PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $176.7143.

PTC has been the topic of a number of research reports. Stifel Nicolaus set a $180.00 price objective on PTC in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of PTC from $180.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on shares of PTC from $219.00 to $189.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of PTC from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, May 31st. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 target price on shares of PTC in a report on Tuesday, May 5th.

PTC Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PTC opened at $138.79 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $141.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $156.77. PTC has a 1-year low of $130.89 and a 1-year high of $219.69. The firm has a market cap of $16.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.97.

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The technology company reported $2.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.06 by $0.63. The firm had revenue of $774.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $712.40 million. PTC had a return on equity of 25.84% and a net margin of 41.81%.The business’s revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.79 earnings per share. PTC has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.650-8.900 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.240-1.780 EPS. Analysts anticipate that PTC will post 6.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at PTC

In other news, CAO Alice Christenson sold 816 shares of PTC stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.82, for a total value of $118,989.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 1,265 shares in the company, valued at approximately $184,462.30. The trade was a 39.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Corinna Lathan sold 675 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.24, for a total value of $106,137.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 8,429 shares in the company, valued at $1,325,375.96. This trade represents a 7.41% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.29% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PTC

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of PTC. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new stake in PTC during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Palladiem LLC bought a new position in PTC in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. DV Equities LLC purchased a new position in shares of PTC during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new position in shares of PTC in the fourth quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of PTC in the first quarter worth $36,000. 95.14% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.