PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 6.490-8.950 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 6.770. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.7 billion-$2.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.8 billion. PTC also updated its Q1 2026 guidance to 1.260-1.820 EPS.

PTC Trading Down 1.1%

PTC stock traded down $2.06 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $189.97. The stock had a trading volume of 1,306,144 shares, compared to its average volume of 995,762. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $204.72 and its 200 day moving average price is $189.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The firm has a market cap of $22.76 billion, a PE ratio of 44.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.15. PTC has a 12-month low of $133.38 and a 12-month high of $219.69.

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The technology company reported $3.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.26 by $0.84. PTC had a return on equity of 17.09% and a net margin of 20.74%. PTC has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.260-1.820 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 6.490-8.950 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that PTC will post 4.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PTC has been the topic of several research analyst reports. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $245.00 target price (up previously from $192.00) on shares of PTC in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of PTC from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 20th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on PTC from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of PTC in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on PTC from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $209.31.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC boosted its position in shares of PTC by 44.5% during the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 6,131 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,057,000 after acquiring an additional 1,889 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in PTC by 1.7% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 6,116 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,054,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC boosted its holdings in PTC by 80.2% during the second quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 4,391 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $757,000 after purchasing an additional 1,954 shares in the last quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of PTC by 30.9% in the 2nd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,632 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $454,000 after purchasing an additional 622 shares during the period. Finally, Snowden Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of PTC by 10.0% in the 2nd quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,270 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $391,000 after buying an additional 207 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.14% of the company’s stock.

About PTC

PTC Inc operates as software company in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides Windchill, a suite that manages all aspects of the product development lifecycle(PLM) that provides real-time information sharing, dynamic data visualization, collaborate across geographically distributed teams, and enabling manufacturers to elevate product development, manufacturing, and field service processes; ThingWorx, a platform for Industrial Internet of Things; ServiceMax, a field service management solutions enable companies to asset uptime with optimized in-person and remote service and technician productivity with mobile tools.