PTC (PTC) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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PTC has been rated by research analysts at Barclays , BMO Capital Markets , Citigroup , Piper Sandler , Rosenblatt Securities , Stifel Nicolaus , and Weiss Ratings in the past 90 days.

$135.89 +1.45 (+1.08%)

Closing price 09/18/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

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PTC - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 14 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
6

Buy
7

Based on 14 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for PTC in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 14 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 6 have given a hold rating, and 7 have given a buy rating for PTC.

Consensus Price Target

$170.14
25.21% Upside

According to the 14 analysts' twelve-month price targets for PTC, the average price target is $170.14. The highest price target for PTC is $200.00, while the lowest price target for PTC is $130.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 25.21% from the current price of $135.89.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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PTC Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/19/25 to 9/19/26	1 Month Ago 8/20/25 to 8/20/26	3 Months Ago 6/21/25 to 6/21/26	1 Year Ago 9/19/24 to 9/19/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	7 Buy rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)
Hold	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$170.14	$170.14	$173.60	$202.14
Forecasted Upside	25.21% Upside	10.83% Upside	51.29% Upside	-1.85% Downside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

PTC Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

PTC Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

PTC Stock vs. The Competition

Type	PTC	Technology Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.43	2.23	2.53
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	25.21% Upside	721.44% Upside	18.44% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent PTC News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
8/3/2026	Weiss Ratings 5 of 5 stars		Reiterated Rating	Hold (C-)
7/31/2026	Citigroup 4 of 5 stars	Tyler Radke 1 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Neutral	$127.00 ➝ $141.00	+3.45%
7/30/2026	Stifel Nicolaus 4 of 5 stars	Adam Borg 2 of 5 stars	Lower Target	Buy	$180.00 ➝ $165.00	+20.02%
7/30/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Saket Kalia Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$150.00 ➝ $155.00	+17.02%
7/30/2026	Rosenblatt Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Blair Abernethy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$190.00	+43.44%
7/30/2026	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Clarke Jeffries Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$175.00 ➝ $157.00	+18.53%
7/30/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$155.00 ➝ $164.00	+23.81%
6/18/2026	BNP Paribas Exane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew DeGasperi Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$130.00	+11.17%
5/27/2026	Berenberg Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$170.00	+17.34%
5/7/2026	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$198.00	+34.78%
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3/23/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Siti Panigrahi Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$180.00 ➝ $160.00	+6.58%
3/17/2026	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jason Celino Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$210.00 ➝ $195.00	+24.32%
2/5/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matthew Hedberg Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$235.00 ➝ $195.00	+26.68%
2/2/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Alexei Gogolev Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Underweight	$205.00 ➝ $162.00	+3.76%
1/28/2026	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ken Wong Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$240.00 ➝ $200.00	+21.48%
9/29/2025	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
7/29/2025	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy
7/29/2025	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Overweight
7/29/2025	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Kristen Kluska Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target	Overweight	$120.00	-40.87%

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Should I Buy PTC Stock? PTC Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Monday, September 14, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these PTC pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

PTC
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in PTC Inc.:

PTC Inc. is currently trading at $136.65, which is significantly below the consensus price target of $170.14 set by analysts, suggesting substantial upside potential for investors entering the position now.
The company demonstrated strong operational resilience in its most recent quarter by beating consensus estimates for earnings per share with a result of $1.58, while also raising its full-year 2026 guidance to a range of $7.870 to $8.420, indicating management confidence in future performance.
Institutional interest in the stock has surged recently, with major investors like the California State Teachers Retirement System increasing its holdings by over 11,000% and National Pension Service raising its position by 33.5% in the second quarter, signaling strong institutional conviction.
PTC Inc. maintains a favorable valuation profile with a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.22, which is attractive for a technology company that continues to deliver solid returns on equity of 25.31% and a net margin of 41.67%.
The stock has a beta of 1.00, meaning it moves in line with the broader market, offering a balanced risk profile for investors seeking exposure to the software sector without excessive volatility relative to the S&P 500.

PTC
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in PTC Inc. for these reasons:

Revenue growth has slowed significantly, with the most recent quarter showing a year-over-year decline of 6.8% and actual revenue of $600.05 million falling short of the consensus estimate of $611.62 million, indicating potential demand headwinds.
The stock has experienced a substantial drawdown from its 52-week high of $208.56 to its current price of $136.65, reflecting a loss of nearly 35% in value over the past year and suggesting persistent investor skepticism.
Wall Street analysts have downgraded their outlook, with the consensus rating shifting to "Hold" and several firms like Piper Sandler and Citigroup lowering their price targets in July, which may limit near-term price appreciation.
Short interest in the stock has increased, with shares shorted rising to 5,697,514 as of the latest record date, indicating that a significant portion of the market is betting against the company's future performance.
Insider selling activity has been notable, with executives such as Kristian Talvitie and Aaron Von Staats selling thousands of shares in late 2025 and early 2026, which can be interpreted as a lack of confidence from those closest to the company.

PTC Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 14 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for PTC is $170.14, with a high forecast of $200.00 and a low forecast of $130.00.

14 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for PTC in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" PTC shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in PTC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.

According to analysts, PTC's stock has a predicted upside of 25.21% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

PTC has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, Piper Sandler, Rosenblatt Securities, Stifel Nicolaus, and Weiss Ratings in the past 90 days.

Analysts like PTC more than other "technology" companies. The consensus rating score for PTC is 2.43 while the average consensus rating score for "technology" companies is 2.23. Learn more on how PTC compares to other companies.

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PTC (PTC) Stock Forecast & Price Target