PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation and eleven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $188.0769.

A number of brokerages have issued reports on PTC. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of PTC from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. Rosenblatt Securities cut their price objective on PTC from $220.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. KeyCorp set a $210.00 target price on PTC in a report on Thursday, February 5th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on PTC from $219.00 to $189.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Citigroup cut their price target on PTC from $181.00 to $166.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 6th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Kristian Talvitie sold 50,291 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.14, for a total value of $8,707,383.74. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 12,386 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,144,512.04. The trade was a 80.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Staats Aaron C. Von sold 6,328 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.79, for a total transaction of $1,106,071.12. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 22,461 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,925,958.19. This trade represents a 21.98% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 61,517 shares of company stock valued at $10,662,740. 0.29% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PTC. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in PTC during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Palladiem LLC bought a new position in shares of PTC during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. DV Equities LLC purchased a new stake in PTC during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in PTC in the third quarter worth $30,000. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. lifted its position in PTC by 2,257.1% in the third quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 165 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.14% of the company’s stock.

PTC Stock Up 0.5%

NASDAQ PTC opened at $155.16 on Wednesday. PTC has a 12 month low of $133.38 and a 12 month high of $219.69. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The stock has a market cap of $18.46 billion, a PE ratio of 22.65, a P/E/G ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.03. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $165.75 and its 200 day moving average is $185.65.

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.33. PTC had a net margin of 28.86% and a return on equity of 24.63%. The business had revenue of $685.83 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $635.44 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.10 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 21.4% on a year-over-year basis. PTC has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.540 EPS. Research analysts predict that PTC will post 4.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About PTC

PTC Inc (NASDAQ: PTC) is a global technology company that develops software and services to help manufacturers design, operate, and service physical products. Founded in 1985 as Parametric Technology Corporation, PTC pioneered parametric, feature-based CAD with its Pro/ENGINEER product (now marketed as Creo) and has since expanded its portfolio to address product lifecycle management, Internet of Things (IoT), augmented reality (AR) and industrial connectivity.

Key product lines include Creo for 3D CAD; Windchill for product lifecycle management (PLM); ThingWorx, an IoT platform for connecting devices and building industrial applications; Vuforia, an AR platform for creating immersive service and training experiences; and Kepware, a suite for industrial connectivity and protocol translation.