PTC (PTC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PTC Inc. is a technology company that develops software for product design, engineering, manufacturing and service organizations. Its solutions help businesses create, manage and analyze product data throughout the product lifecycle, supporting collaboration from initial design through production and ongoing maintenance.

The company’s portfolio includes Creo computer-aided design software, Windchill product lifecycle management software, and Onshape cloud-native product development tools. PTC also offers Arena product lifecycle management and quality management solutions, ThingWorx industrial Internet of Things software, and Vuforia augmented reality applications. These products are used across industries such as industrial manufacturing, automotive, aerospace and defense, electronics, and medical devices.

Founded in 1985 as Parametric Technology Corporation, PTC is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and serves customers worldwide through direct operations and business partners. Neil Barua has served as the company’s president and chief executive officer since 2024, succeeding James Heppelmann.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $133.97 to $137.21
• 50-Day Range: $113.05 to $158.95
• 52-Week Range: $108.50 to $207.49
• Volume: 1.01 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.45 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $14.68 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.08
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $170.14
• Consensus Rating: Hold

PTC Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PTC scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 161st out of 595 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: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

PTC has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

PTC has a consensus price target of $170.14, representing about 25.8% upside from its current price of $135.28.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PTC has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.10%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for PTC are expected to grow by 8.10% in the coming year, from $6.54 to $7.07 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PTC is 13.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PTC is 13.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 78.61.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PTC has a PEG Ratio of 1.86. 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 4.24. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.27% 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 5.23.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in PTC has recently decreased by 2.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

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: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.77

News Sentiment

PTC has a news sentiment score of 0.77. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for PTC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, PTC insiders have not sold or bought any 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: 9/21/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026

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: 7,642
• Year Founded: 1985

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for PTC: $170.14
• High Price Target: $200.00
• Low Price Target: $130.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.34
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.69
• P/E Growth: 1.86
• 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: 4.97
• Cash Flow: $7.83 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.27
• Book Value: $31.94 per share
• Price / Book: 4.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 108,506,000
• Free Float: 108,191,000
• Market Cap: $14.68 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.00