PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab Takes $9.74 Million Position in PTC Inc. $PTC

Key Points

• PFA Pension bought a new stake of 55,524 PTC shares in Q4 valued at approximately $9.74 million.
• PTC reported Q4 EPS of $1.92 (vs. $1.59 expected) and revenue of $685.8M, up 21.4% year‑over‑year, and set Q2 2026 guidance of EPS 1.93–2.54.
• Institutional investors own about 95.14% of PTC; the stock has a consensus "Moderate Buy" with a $180.54 target, while insiders hold 0.29% and have recently sold shares.

PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab bought a new stake in PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 55,524 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $9,739,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of PTC in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $378,000. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its position in shares of PTC by 14.0% in the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 5,051 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $880,000 after acquiring an additional 620 shares in the last quarter. Danske Bank A S lifted its position in shares of PTC by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Danske Bank A S now owns 65,200 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $11,358,000 after acquiring an additional 3,400 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its position in shares of PTC by 19.6% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 4,251 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $741,000 after acquiring an additional 697 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp lifted its position in shares of PTC by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 88,935 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $15,493,000 after acquiring an additional 2,647 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.14% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other PTC news, EVP Staats Aaron C. Von sold 240 shares of PTC stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.10, for a total value of $38,664.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 22,221 shares in the company, valued at $3,579,803.10. The trade was a 1.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Corinna Lathan sold 675 shares of PTC stock in a transaction on Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.24, for a total value of $106,137.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 8,429 shares in the company, valued at $1,325,375.96. This represents a 7.41% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.29% of the stock is owned by insiders.

PTC Stock Performance

Shares of PTC stock opened at $136.53 on Monday. PTC Inc. has a one year low of $130.89 and a one year high of $219.69. The company has a market cap of $16.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.93, a PEG ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.22. The business's 50 day moving average price is $147.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $164.91.

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $1.92 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.33. PTC had a return on equity of 24.63% and a net margin of 28.86%.The firm had revenue of $685.83 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $635.44 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.10 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 21.4% compared to the same quarter last year. PTC has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.540 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that PTC Inc. will post 6.13 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on PTC shares. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on PTC from $219.00 to $189.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on PTC from $166.00 to $146.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings downgraded PTC from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Wall Street Zen upgraded PTC from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, April 18th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $180.00 price objective on PTC in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $180.54.

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.

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