PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Key Points

• Consensus "Moderate Buy": 17 analysts cover PTC with a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and an average 12‑month price target of about $182.08.
• Several firms have recently reduced ratings or price targets—JPMorgan cut to underweight with a $162 target and Mizuho and Rosenblatt trimmed targets to $160 and $190 respectively—while KeyCorp remains more positive at $195 (overweight).
• Earnings beat: PTC reported $1.92 EPS (vs. $1.59 expected) and $685.8M revenue (vs. $635.4M expected), with revenue up 21.4% year‑over‑year and Q2 2026 guidance of 1.930–2.540 EPS.

Shares of PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the seventeen brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a hold recommendation and eleven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $182.0769.

PTC has been the subject of a number of research reports. Rosenblatt Securities decreased their price target on shares of PTC from $200.00 to $190.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of PTC from a "neutral" rating to an "underweight" rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $205.00 to $162.00 in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of PTC from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, March 21st. Mizuho decreased their price target on shares of PTC from $180.00 to $160.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Finally, KeyCorp decreased their price target on shares of PTC from $210.00 to $195.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th.

Insider Transactions at PTC

In related news, Director Corinna Lathan sold 675 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the director directly owned 8,429 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,325,375.96. This represents a 7.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Staats Aaron C. Von sold 240 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.10, for a total transaction of $38,664.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 22,221 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,579,803.10. The trade was a 1.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.29% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PTC

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its stake in shares of PTC by 10.5% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 2,281 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $397,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors bought a new position in shares of PTC during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $245,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of PTC by 50.2% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,560 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $2,015,000 after purchasing an additional 3,863 shares in the last quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. bought a new position in shares of PTC during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $454,000. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of PTC by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 18,384,246 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $3,202,720,000 after purchasing an additional 602,858 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.14% of the company's stock.

PTC Stock Performance

PTC stock opened at $144.32 on Thursday. PTC has a 1-year low of $133.38 and a 1-year high of $219.69. The firm has a market cap of $17.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.07, a P/E/G ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.06. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $152.74 and a 200-day moving average of $172.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31.

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $685.83 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $635.44 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.10 earnings per share. PTC'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. Sell-side analysts expect that PTC will post 4.46 EPS for the current 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.

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