PTC (PTC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. PTC delivers these capabilities through a mix of on-premises software, cloud and SaaS offerings, plus professional services and support to help customers deploy and scale implementations.

PTC serves a global customer base across capital-intensive industries such as industrial equipment, aerospace and defense, automotive, electronics, medical devices and high-tech manufacturing. Its solutions are used to accelerate product development cycles, enable predictive maintenance, improve field service efficiency and create digital threads that connect engineering, operations and service organizations.

Headquartered in the Boston area, PTC is led by President and Chief Executive Officer James E. Heppelmann, who has overseen the company’s strategic shift toward subscription- and cloud-based offerings and an expanded focus on IoT and AR. PTC’s business strategy emphasizes integrating design and engineering data with operational and service information to support customers’ digital transformation initiatives.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $142.47 to $146.91
• 50-Day Range: $133.44 to $164.25
• 52-Week Range: $130.89 to $219.69
• Volume: 1.22 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.46 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $17.45 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.99
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $177.23
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

PTC Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PTC scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 143rd out of 623 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

PTC has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

PTC has a consensus price target of $177.23, representing about 20.9% upside from its current price of $146.65.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PTC has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.71%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for PTC are expected to grow by 5.71% in the coming year, from $6.13 to $6.48 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PTC is 13.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 43.85.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PTC is 13.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 165.27.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PTC has a PEG Ratio of 2.57. 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 4.52. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.62% 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 3.78, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in PTC has recently increased by 0.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

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: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.67

News Sentiment

PTC has a news sentiment score of 0.67. 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 0.56 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 46 news articles for PTC this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

11 people have searched for PTC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 38% 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 $144,801.00 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: 5/06/2026
• Today: 5/08/2026
• J.P. Morgan 54th Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference: 5/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: COMP - SOFTWARE
• Sub-Industry: Computer 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: $177.23
• High Price Target: $200.00
• Low Price Target: $120.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.99
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.92
• P/E Growth: 2.57
• Net Income: $734 million
• Net Margins: 41.81%
• Pretax Margin: 52.42%
• Return on Equity: 25.84%
• Return on Assets: 15.06%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.31
• Current Ratio: 1.68
• Quick Ratio: 1.22

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.74 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.37
• Cash Flow: $7.82 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.76
• Book Value: $32.44 per share
• Price / Book: 4.52

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 119,000,000
• Free Float: 118,651,000
• Market Cap: $17.45 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.98