PTC (PTC) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Q: What analysts cover PTC?

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.

$144.03 -2.44 (-1.67%)

Closing price 10/2/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$144.38 +0.35 (+0.25%)

As of 10/2/2026 07:30 PM Eastern

Compare

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

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 13 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
5

Buy
7

Based on 13 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 13 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 5 have given a hold rating, and 7 have given a buy rating for PTC.

Consensus Price Target

$170.14
18.13% Upside

According to the 13 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 18.13% from the current price of $144.03.

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.

Get the Latest News and Ratings for PTC and Related Stocks

Enter your email address to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for PTC and its competitors.

SMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy.

PTC Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 10/4/25 to 10/4/26	1 Month Ago 9/4/25 to 9/4/26	3 Months Ago 7/6/25 to 7/6/26	1 Year Ago 10/4/24 to 10/4/25
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	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 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	18.13% Upside	20.65% Upside	38.90% Upside	-0.42% 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	2.46	2.23	2.53
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	18.13% Upside	556.24% Upside	21.53% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent PTC News	Neutral News	Neutral News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

Rating

Upside/Downside

Action

Time Frame

Start Date

End Date

Show

Export

Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
8/3/2026	Weiss Ratings 3 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%
Get the Latest News and Ratings for PTC and Related Stocks Enter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for PTC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
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%

Analyst ratings data on MarketBeat is provided by Benzinga and other data providers. This page was last refreshed on Sunday at 02:52 AM ET.

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 Friday, October 2, 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. recently demonstrated strong earnings resilience by beating consensus estimates in its most recent quarterly report, delivering $1.58 in earnings per share against an expected $1.57, which signals that the company is maintaining profitability despite broader market headwinds.
The stock is currently trading at $144.03, which is significantly below the average analyst price target of $170.14, suggesting that the market may be undervaluing the company's potential for recovery and growth relative to Wall Street's expectations.
PTC Inc. has secured a major new business win with Fisica Applied Technologies, which has adopted PTC's Creo and Windchill platforms for defense engineering, indicating strong demand for the company's industrial software solutions in high-value sectors.
The company maintains a healthy financial position with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 1.03, providing a solid balance sheet that can support ongoing operations and strategic initiatives without excessive financial risk.
PTC Inc. continues to innovate in the industrial internet of things and augmented reality spaces, with its PTC'DC 2026 event drawing record attendance, which highlights the company's growing influence and adoption in the next phase of digital infrastructure growth.

PTC
Bear Case

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

PTC Inc. reported a 6.8% decline in quarterly revenue compared to the same period last year, indicating that the company is facing challenges in maintaining top-line growth in its core business segments.
The stock has experienced significant volatility, trading as low as $108.50 in the past fifty-two weeks, which reflects a substantial drawdown from its high of $206.82 and suggests heightened risk for investors seeking stable returns.
Wall Street analysts have recently downgraded their outlook on the stock, with Piper Sandler lowering its price target to $157.00 and Stifel Nicolaus reducing its target to $165.00, signaling a more cautious stance on the company's near-term performance.
Short interest in PTC Inc. has increased, with the number of shares shorted rising to 5,947,413 in the most recent reporting period, which may indicate that some market participants are betting against the stock's future performance.
The company's revenue guidance for the fourth quarter of 2026 is set at $630.0 million to $690.0 million, which is below the consensus estimate of $656.9 million, suggesting that management may be anticipating slower-than-expected growth in the coming months.

PTC Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 13 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.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for PTC in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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 18.13% 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 2.46 while the average consensus rating score for "technology" companies is 2.23. Learn more on how PTC compares to other companies.

Stock Forecasts and Research Tools

Related Companies

Today's Analyst Ratings

Top-Rated Stocks

More Ratings Tools

Brokerages With PTC Recommendations

MarketBeat monitors more than a dozen sources for PTC analyst ratings, with the most recent rating issued on 8/3/2026.

From Our Partners

Unlock superior investment research and tools.

Get MarketBeat All Access

In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies.
Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more.
Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter.

Sign In
Create Account

Your Email Address:

Your Password:

Forgot your password?

Your Email Address:

Choose a Password:

By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

PTC (PTC) Stock Forecast & Price Target