PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC – Get Free Report) has earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the fifteen ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $188.00.
A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of PTC in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of PTC from $155.00 to $164.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. KeyCorp lowered shares of PTC from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research note on Monday. Barclays reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $205.00 price target on shares of PTC in a report on Monday. Finally, Citigroup upped their target price on shares of PTC from $127.00 to $141.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st.
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More PTC News
- Positive Sentiment: Schneider will pay $205 per PTC share, representing a premium of approximately 42% to PTC’s prior closing price. The offer provides investors with a defined cash value and is the primary catalyst behind the stock’s surge. Schneider Electric inks $22.6 billion takeover of software maker PTC
- Positive Sentiment: The transaction gives Schneider a broad portfolio of industrial software, including PTC’s product lifecycle management and digital-thread technologies. Schneider’s management characterized the combination as a way to accelerate industrial artificial intelligence and create a next-generation industrial technology platform. Schneider Electric CEO: $22.6B PTC Deal Creates Next Generation of Industrial AI
- Neutral Sentiment: PTC’s board has approved the proposed merger, but the transaction remains subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The stock is trading below the $205 consideration, reflecting deal-completion risk and the time required to close.
- Neutral Sentiment: Analyst reactions were mixed but largely reflected the takeover price: Barclays reaffirmed an Equal Weight rating with a $205 target, while Loop Capital moved to Hold and KeyCorp downgraded the stock to Sector Weight. These changes suggest limited standalone upside beyond the offer price.
- Negative Sentiment: Investor-rights law firms, including Ademi, Halper Sadeh and Brodsky & Smith, announced investigations into whether the $205 price fairly values PTC and whether the board adequately protected shareholders. Such reviews do not necessarily block the deal but could create additional uncertainty or delay.
- Negative Sentiment: Some coverage characterized Schneider’s purchase price as aggressive, while Schneider shares declined on concerns about the transaction’s size and financing. For PTC shareholders, however, the immediate focus is the cash premium and probability of closing rather than PTC’s recent operating results.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of PTC. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of PTC by 13.4% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 752 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $107,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board boosted its holdings in PTC by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 5,500 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $958,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co grew its position in PTC by 4.6% in the first quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 2,296 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $327,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its position in PTC by 2.7% in the first quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 3,783 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $539,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Covestor Ltd increased its stake in PTC by 25.3% in the 2nd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 500 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 101 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.14% of the company’s stock.
PTC Stock Performance
PTC stock opened at $192.26 on Thursday. PTC has a 12-month low of $108.50 and a 12-month high of $206.82. The company has a market capitalization of $20.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $144.06 and its 200 day moving average price is $137.21.
PTC (NASDAQ:PTC – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $1.58 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.01. PTC had a net margin of 41.67% and a return on equity of 25.31%. The firm had revenue of $600.05 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $611.62 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.64 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. PTC has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.870-8.420 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.630-2.210 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that PTC will post 6.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.
About PTC
PTC Inc (NASDAQ: PTC) develops software designed to help manufacturers and other industrial companies create, manage, operate and service physical products. Its portfolio supports product lifecycle management, computer-aided design, application lifecycle management, service lifecycle management, industrial Internet of Things applications and augmented reality.
PTC’s primary products include Creo for 3D computer-aided design and engineering, Windchill for product lifecycle management, Codebeamer for application lifecycle management, and Servigistics for service parts and service operations management.
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