Rep. April McClain Delaney Buys PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC) Stock

Key Points

• Rep. April McClain Delaney has purchased shares of PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC) valued between $15,001 and $50,000, as disclosed in a filing on September 2nd.
• PTC recently reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $1.64, exceeding analysts' expectations, with revenue up 24.2% compared to last year.
• Analysts have raised their price targets for PTC, with Barclays setting a target of $233.00 and BMO Capital Markets raising theirs to $231.00, indicating a strong outlook for the company.

Representative April McClain Delaney (D-Maryland) recently bought shares of PTC Inc. NASDAQ: PTC. In a filing disclosed on September 02nd, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $15,001 and $50,000 in PTC stock on August 1st.

Representative April McClain Delaney also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of BJ's Wholesale Club NYSE: BJ on 8/25/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Markel Group NYSE: MKL on 8/21/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Dayforce NYSE: DAY on 8/19/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Viking NYSE: VIK on 8/13/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Core & Main NYSE: CNM on 8/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Jones Lang LaSalle NYSE: JLL on 8/7/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Markel Group NYSE: MKL on 8/7/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of IDEXX Laboratories NASDAQ: IDXX on 8/7/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Clean Harbors NYSE: CLH on 8/7/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Morningstar NASDAQ: MORN on 8/2/2025.

PTC Stock Performance

Shares of PTC traded up $0.65 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $213.90. The stock had a trading volume of 632,631 shares, compared to its average volume of 724,620. The company has a market cap of $25.62 billion, a PE ratio of 50.45, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.18. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $202.49 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $174.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. PTC Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $133.38 and a fifty-two 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 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.22 by $0.42. The company had revenue of $643.94 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $582.12 million. PTC had a return on equity of 17.09% and a net margin of 20.74%.The business's revenue was up 24.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.98 EPS. PTC has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.630-7.030 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 2.100-2.500 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that PTC Inc. will post 4.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have weighed in on PTC shares. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $120.00 target price on PTC and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Wall Street Zen cut PTC from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 30th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on PTC from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on PTC from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "buy" rating and set a $204.00 price objective on shares of PTC in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, PTC currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $202.14.

Insider Buying and Selling at PTC

In other news, EVP Staats Aaron C. Von sold 1,988 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.29, for a total value of $429,984.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 15,743 shares in the company, valued at $3,405,053.47. This trade represents a 11.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.32% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of PTC by 17.7% in the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 20,312,856 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $3,147,478,000 after purchasing an additional 3,048,311 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in PTC by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,748,971 shares of the technology company's stock worth $2,541,838,000 after buying an additional 416,791 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its holdings in PTC by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,372,296 shares of the technology company's stock worth $925,861,000 after purchasing an additional 205,029 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in PTC by 8.4% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,415,785 shares of the technology company's stock worth $586,438,000 after purchasing an additional 265,558 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pictet Asset Management Holding SA increased its holdings in PTC by 41.6% during the 1st quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 2,876,333 shares of the technology company's stock worth $445,687,000 after purchasing an additional 844,418 shares in the last quarter. 95.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Representative McClain Delaney

April McClain-Delaney (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Maryland's 6th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. McClain-Delaney (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 6th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election. April McClain-Delaney grew up in Buhl, Idaho, where her father was a potato farmer. She obtained her bachelor's degree in communications from Northwestern University in 1986 and her law degree from Georgetown Law Center in 1989. McClain-Delaney worked in communications law, first with the satellite firm Orion Network Systems and later as the Washington director for Common Sense Media, a nonprofit focused on technology and children. In 2022, McClain-Delaney joined the U.S. Department of Commerce under President Joe Biden (D) as deputy assistant secretary for communications and information. McClain-Delaney served on the board of the Georgetown University Law Center, the International Center for Research on Women, and the Northwestern University School of Communications.

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.