PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• PTC has updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance, projecting earnings per share (EPS) of 6.630-7.030 and revenue of $2.6 billion, surpassing consensus estimates.
• Analysts have shown mixed responses, with Oppenheimer raising their price target to $225.00, while other firms like Stifel Nicolaus cut their target to $200.00.
• PTC's stock traded down 0.8% to reach $202.51, with a market capitalization of $24.29 billion.

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 6.630-7.030 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 6.109. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.6 billion-$2.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.5 billion. PTC also updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 2.100-2.500 EPS.

PTC Trading Down 1.3%

PTC traded down $2.70 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $212.11. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,598,374 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,547,054. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The firm has a market cap of $25.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.03, a PEG ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 1.17. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $181.28 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $169.88. PTC has a 52-week low of $133.38 and a 52-week high of $219.69.

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The technology company reported $1.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.22 by $0.42. The business had revenue of $643.94 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $582.12 million. PTC had a return on equity of 17.09% and a net margin of 20.74%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 24.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.98 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that PTC will post 4.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Mizuho decreased their price target on PTC from $190.00 to $160.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $160.00 target price (down from $210.00) on shares of PTC in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on PTC from $224.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday. Piper Sandler upped their target price on PTC from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $204.00 target price on shares of PTC in a research report on Tuesday. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $202.14.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Staats Aaron C. Von sold 1,988 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total value of $318,080.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 17,731 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,836,960. This represents a 10.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.32% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PTC

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in PTC stock. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC - Free Report) by 34.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 297 shares of the technology company's stock after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc.'s holdings in PTC were worth $46,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.14% of the company's stock.

About PTC

PTC Inc operates as software company in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides Windchill, a suite that manages all aspects of the product development lifecycle(PLM) that provides real-time information sharing, dynamic data visualization, collaborate across geographically distributed teams, and enabling manufacturers to elevate product development, manufacturing, and field service processes; ThingWorx, a platform for Industrial Internet of Things; ServiceMax, a field service management solutions enable companies to asset uptime with optimized in-person and remote service and technician productivity with mobile tools.