PTC (PTC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PTC Inc. (NASDAQ: PTC) develops software that helps manufacturers and other industrial companies design, manage, and optimize products and production processes. Its portfolio supports computer-aided design, product lifecycle management, digital manufacturing, and industrial Internet of Things initiatives.

The company’s products include Creo for 3D computer-aided design and engineering, Windchill for product lifecycle management, and Codebeamer for application lifecycle management. PTC also offers ThingWorx for industrial connectivity and IoT applications, Kepware for industrial automation connectivity, and Vuforia for augmented reality solutions.

Founded in 1985, PTC serves customers globally across industries such as automotive, aerospace and defense, industrial equipment, electronics, and life sciences. The company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Neil Barua.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $192.76 to $194.10
• 50-Day Range: $128.71 to $194.45
• 52-Week Range: $108.50 to $206.82
• Volume: 3.14 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.26 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $20.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.66
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $200.06
• Consensus Rating: Hold

PTC Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PTC scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 268th out of 590 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

PTC has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.13, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 14 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for PTC is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PTC has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.37%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for PTC are expected to grow by 9.37% in the coming year, from $6.51 to $7.12 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PTC is 18.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.73.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PTC is 18.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 76.97.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PTC has a PEG Ratio of 2.53. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

PTC has a P/B Ratio of 6.04. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.07% of the float of PTC has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

PTC has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in PTC has recently decreased by 7.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

PTC does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

PTC does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.56

News Sentiment

PTC has a news sentiment score of 0.56. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for PTC this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

24 people have searched for PTC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added PTC to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, PTC insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $342,562.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.29% of the stock of PTC is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.14% of the stock of PTC is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Today: 10/19/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PTC
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:PMTC
• CIK: 857005
• Web: www.ptc.com
• Phone: (781) 370-5000
• Fax: 781-370-6000
• Employees: 7,000
• Year Founded: 1985

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for PTC: $200.06
• High Price Target: $306.00
• Low Price Target: $130.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.13
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.34
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.66
• Forward P/E Ratio: 29.64
• P/E Growth: 2.53
• Net Income: $734 million
• Net Margins: 41.67%
• Pretax Margin: 51.81%
• Return on Equity: 25.31%
• Return on Assets: 14.55%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.40
• Current Ratio: 1.03
• Quick Ratio: 1.03

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.95 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.09
• Cash Flow: $7.87 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 24.52
• Book Value: $31.94 per share
• Price / Book: 6.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 108,506,000
• Free Float: 108,191,000
• Market Cap: $20.94 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.99