PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 6.490-8.950 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 6.770. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.7 billion-$2.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.8 billion. PTC also updated its Q1 2026 guidance to 1.260-1.820 EPS.

PTC Price Performance

Shares of PTC stock traded down $2.06 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $189.97. 1,306,144 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 995,762. PTC has a fifty-two week low of $133.38 and a fifty-two week high of $219.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $204.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $189.48. The company has a market cap of $22.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.15.

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The technology company reported $3.10 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.26 by $0.84. PTC had a net margin of 20.74% and a return on equity of 17.09%. PTC has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.260-1.820 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 6.490-8.950 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that PTC will post 4.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have weighed in on PTC. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $227.00 price objective on shares of PTC in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $120.00 price objective on shares of PTC and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Zacks Research cut shares of PTC from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of PTC in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Barclays set a $233.00 price target on PTC in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $209.31.

Institutional Trading of PTC

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC grew its stake in shares of PTC by 44.5% during the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 6,131 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,057,000 after buying an additional 1,889 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of PTC by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 6,116 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,054,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC grew its holdings in PTC by 80.2% during the 2nd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 4,391 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $757,000 after acquiring an additional 1,954 shares during the period. Diversify Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in PTC by 30.9% in the second quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,632 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $454,000 after purchasing an additional 622 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Snowden Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in PTC by 10.0% in the second quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,270 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $391,000 after acquiring an additional 207 shares in the last quarter. 95.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.