PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.12 EPS

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The technology company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.91 by ($0.12), Zacks reports. PTC had a return on equity of 14.63% and a net margin of 16.37%. PTC updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 1.300-1.500 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to 5.300-6.000 EPS.

PTC Stock Down 0.7 %

PTC stock opened at $189.76 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $190.67 and a 200-day moving average price of $183.69. PTC has a 12 month low of $163.30 and a 12 month high of $203.09. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 61.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.19.

Insider Activity at PTC

In related news, Director Corinna Lathan sold 860 shares of PTC stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.00, for a total transaction of $172,000.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 6,843 shares in the company, valued at $1,368,600. This trade represents a 11.16 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CAO Alice Christenson sold 1,703 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $193.20, for a total transaction of $329,019.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 830 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $160,356. This trade represents a 67.23 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 18,242 shares of company stock valued at $3,630,716. 0.32% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently commented on PTC shares. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of PTC from $200.00 to $195.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on PTC from $182.00 to $202.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on PTC from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on PTC from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of PTC from $226.00 to $228.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PTC presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $210.00.

PTC Company Profile

PTC Inc operates as software company in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides Windchill, a suite that manages all aspects of the product development lifecycle(PLM) that provides real-time information sharing, dynamic data visualization, collaborate across geographically distributed teams, and enabling manufacturers to elevate product development, manufacturing, and field service processes; ThingWorx, a platform for Industrial Internet of Things; ServiceMax, a field service management solutions enable companies to asset uptime with optimized in-person and remote service and technician productivity with mobile tools.