Analysts Set PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC) PT at $188.08

PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen ratings firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation and eleven have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $182.8462.

PTC has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus set a $180.00 target price on shares of PTC in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. KeyCorp cut their price target on shares of PTC from $210.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen cut PTC from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. Weiss Ratings downgraded PTC from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities lowered their target price on PTC from $220.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 5th.

PTC News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting PTC this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PTC completed the sale of its Kepware and ThingWorx IoT businesses and announced a $375 million accelerated share repurchase to use net after‑tax proceeds for buybacks — this reduces non-core exposure, concentrates the company on its Intelligent Product Lifecycle strategy, and is shareholder-friendly by shrinking float and supporting EPS. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: PTC announced a strategic product partnership with NVIDIA to connect Onshape CAD to NVIDIA Isaac Sim, positioning PTC for deeper exposure to robotics simulation and AI-enabled product development — a potential growth catalyst for its CAD/PDM platform. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Barclays initiated coverage with an “overweight” rating and a $180 price target (roughly 16.8% above current levels), which provides institutional support and a constructive second viewpoint on upside. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: PTC published investor materials and a transcript discussing the divestiture and updated financial guidance — useful for modeling the impact of the sale, buyback timing, and any guidance adjustments but not an immediate directional catalyst by itself. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: KeyCorp lowered its price target from $210 to $195 while keeping an “overweight” stance — the cut trims upside expectations and may apply short-term pressure despite still implying meaningful upside from current levels. Article Title

PTC Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of PTC opened at $154.12 on Friday. PTC has a 1 year low of $133.38 and a 1 year high of $219.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.22. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $159.90 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $179.44. The firm has a market cap of $18.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.50, a P/E/G ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 1.03.

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $1.92 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.59 by $0.33. The firm had revenue of $685.83 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $635.44 million. PTC had a net margin of 28.86% and a return on equity of 24.63%. The business’s revenue was up 21.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.10 earnings per share. PTC has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.540 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that PTC will post 4.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other PTC news, EVP Staats Aaron C. Von sold 240 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.10, for a total value of $38,664.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 22,221 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,579,803.10. The trade was a 1.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.29% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in PTC during the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of PTC in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Palladiem LLC purchased a new position in shares of PTC in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. raised its stake in shares of PTC by 2,257.1% during the third quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 165 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DV Equities LLC bought a new position in shares of PTC during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Institutional investors own 95.14% of the company’s stock.

About PTC

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.