PTC Inc. $PTC Stock Holdings Decreased by Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund lessened its stake in PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC) by 74.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 7,477 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 21,658 shares during the quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund’s holdings in PTC were worth $1,065,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of PTC. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its stake in PTC by 89.3% in the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 389,100 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $55,443,000 after purchasing an additional 183,600 shares in the last quarter. Oak Associates Ltd. OH bought a new stake in PTC in the first quarter valued at about $910,000. Gibbs Wealth Management raised its stake in PTC by 199.5% during the first quarter. Gibbs Wealth Management now owns 3,675 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $524,000 after buying an additional 2,448 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. raised its stake in PTC by 58.4% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 67,615 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $9,634,000 after buying an additional 24,921 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in PTC by 21.1% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 12,393 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,766,000 after buying an additional 2,156 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.14% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting PTC

Here are the key news stories impacting PTC this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PTC raised its fiscal 2026 outlook, including expectations for approximately 9%–9.5% constant-currency annual recurring revenue growth. Management also increased its share-repurchase target to about $1.625 billion, supporting per-share earnings and shareholder returns. PTC forecasts ARR growth and raises buyback target
• Positive Sentiment: The company’s focus on cloud collaboration, governed product data and targeted artificial-intelligence applications is strengthening its long-term industrial software growth narrative. Investors appear encouraged that AI adoption could expand PTC’s addressable market and support higher-value subscriptions and services. PTC AI, cloud and product data trends
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support remains mixed but generally constructive: BMO raised its target to $164 with an outperform rating, while Rosenblatt reaffirmed a buy rating and set a $190 target. These targets suggest potential upside if PTC delivers on its revised outlook. BMO raises PTC price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Fiscal Q3 adjusted earnings were approximately $1.58 per share, broadly in line with estimates, but revenue of about $600 million fell short of consensus near $612 million and declined year over year. The earnings details therefore provide limited evidence of near-term acceleration. PTC Q3 earnings and revenue report
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are focused on whether PTC can convert its improved annual recurring-revenue outlook into reported results, particularly in the fourth quarter. Margin pressure, slower revenue growth and a demanding year-end execution target could limit further gains if guidance is not met. PTC AI-led lifecycle strategy outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Piper Sandler lowered its price target from $175 to $157 and moved to a neutral rating, underscoring valuation and execution concerns despite the revised company guidance. Piper Sandler changes PTC rating

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently commented on PTC. Citigroup lifted their target price on PTC from $127.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday. Wall Street Zen lowered PTC from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 27th. Robert W. Baird set a $198.00 price objective on PTC in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of PTC from $150.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of PTC in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $130.00 target price for the company. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $170.14.

PTC Stock Performance

Shares of PTC stock opened at $137.20 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The business has a 50 day moving average of $125.88 and a two-hundred day moving average of $141.89. PTC Inc. has a 52 week low of $108.50 and a 52 week high of $219.69. The company has a market cap of $15.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.27, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.99.

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $1.58 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $600.05 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $611.62 million. PTC had a return on equity of 25.31% and a net margin of 41.67%.The business’s revenue was down 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.64 earnings per share. PTC has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.870-8.420 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.630-2.210 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that PTC Inc. will post 6.35 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Alice Christenson sold 816 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.82, for a total transaction of $118,989.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 1,265 shares in the company, valued at $184,462.30. This represents a 39.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.29% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

PTC Profile

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.