Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for PTC (PTC)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) recently:

• 2/21/2025 – PTC was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 2/13/2025 – PTC was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 2/6/2025 – PTC had its price target raised by analysts at KeyCorp from $205.00 to $211.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/5/2025 – PTC had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $200.00 to $195.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/5/2025 – PTC was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 2/4/2025 – PTC had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $204.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/28/2025 – PTC was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

PTC Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ:PTC opened at $162.58 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 0.69. PTC Inc. has a 52 week low of $160.53 and a 52 week high of $203.09. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $182.14 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $183.29. The company has a market capitalization of $19.56 billion, a PE ratio of 50.18, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.19.

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The technology company reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.91 by ($0.12). PTC had a net margin of 16.95% and a return on equity of 14.49%. Analysts forecast that PTC Inc. will post 4.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Staats Aaron C. Von sold 5,373 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.13, for a total value of $1,075,298.49. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 21,707 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,344,221.91. This represents a 19.84 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Kristian Talvitie sold 10,306 shares of PTC stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.34, for a total value of $2,054,398.04. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 57,134 shares in the company, valued at $11,389,091.56. This represents a 15.28 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.32% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PTC

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd bought a new stake in shares of PTC in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Covestor Ltd increased its stake in PTC by 70.8% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 193 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in PTC by 58.0% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 188 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Pinney & Scofield Inc. acquired a new position in shares of PTC during the 4th quarter worth about $47,000. Finally, Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda bought a new position in shares of PTC in the 4th quarter valued at about $51,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.14% of the company’s stock.

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.