Comparing PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) and Thryv (NASDAQ:THRY)

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) and Thryv (NASDAQ:THRY) are both technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares PTC and Thryv”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PTC	$2.74 billion	5.38	$734.00 million	$10.34	13.14
Thryv	$785.02 million	0.10	$310,000.00	($0.37)	-4.95

PTC has higher revenue and earnings than Thryv. Thryv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PTC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

PTC has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Thryv has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for PTC and Thryv, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PTC	1	6	7	0	2.43
Thryv	1	4	2	0	2.14

PTC presently has a consensus price target of $170.14, indicating a potential upside of 25.21%. Thryv has a consensus price target of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 364.48%. Given Thryv’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Thryv is more favorable than PTC.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

95.1% of PTC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of Thryv shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of PTC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of Thryv shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares PTC and Thryv’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PTC	41.67%	25.31%	14.55%
Thryv	-2.27%	-7.36%	-2.36%

Summary

PTC beats Thryv on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PTC

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. and deliver metrics; and Arena, a SaaS PLM solution enables product teams to collaborate virtually to share product and quality information with internal teams and supply chain partners and deliver products to customers. It offers Codebeamer, an application lifecycle management for products and software development; Servigistics, a service parts management solution; and FlexPLM, a solution provides retailers with a single platform for merchandising and line planning, materials management, sampling, and others. In addition, it offers Kepware, a portfolio of industrial connectivity solutions helps companies connect diverse automation devices and software applications; Creo, a 3D CAD technology enables the digital design, testing, and modification of product models; and Onshape, a cloud product development platform that delivers computer-aided design with data management tools. Further, it offers Vuforia, an augmented reality (AR) technology enables the visualization of digital information in a physical context and the creation of AR enabling companies to drive results in manufacturing, service, engineering, and operations; and Arbortext, a dynamic publishing solution streamlines how organizations create, manage, and publish technical documentation. PTC Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

About Thryv

Thryv Holdings, Inc. provides digital marketing solutions and cloud-based tools to the small-to-medium sized businesses in the United States. It operates through four segments: Thryv U.S. Marketing Services, Thryv U.S. SaaS, Thryv International Marketing Services, and Thryv International SaaS. The company provides print yellow pages, internet yellow pages, and search engine marketing; and other digital media solutions, such as online display and social advertising, online presence and video, and search engine optimization tools. It also offers command center that enables SMBs to centralize all their communication through a modular, expandable, and customizable platform; and business center, a SMB end-to-end customer experience platform, which offers customer relationship management, appointment scheduling, estimate and invoice creation, payments, document management, social media content, and online review management. In addition, the company provides marketing center, a marketing and advertising platform for AutoID, enhanced online presence, omni-channel paid campaigns, and marketing tools; Thryv Add-ons provides AI-assisted website development, SEO tools, google business profile optimization, and Hub by Thryv; and ThryvPay, a payment solution that allows users to get paid via credit card and ACH. The company was formerly known as Dex Media Holdings, Inc. Thryv Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in DFW Airport, Texas.