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PTC·PTC Inc.

$193.67
+0.67 (+0.35%)
High
$194.13
Open
$193.29
Market Cap
20.93B
52W High
$209.00
Low
$192.75
P. Close
$193.67
P/E
17.10
52W Low
$108.50
Fwd P/E
21.63
DailyIQ Est.
$180.29
Inst. Ownership
46.5%
Short Interest
5.51%
Days to Cover
3.8
Technical Score (1D)
100
BULLISH
News Sentiment
64
BULLISH
On Oct 7, BNP Paribas increased its price target for PTC from $140 to $205, reflecting a more optimistic view of the company’s future earnings. On Oct 7, the rating remained a hold, indicating moderate confidence in the company’s prospects. On Oct 7, the upgrade signals expectations of stronger revenue growth and improved profitability, according to the bank. On Oct 7, analysts’ consensus suggested that PTC’s product portfolio and market positioning would drive upside in the coming years. On Oct 7, the adjustment aligned with the view that the company’s future earnings were likely to be stronger. On Oct 7, this change in target reflected a shift in analysts’ outlook on PTC’s earnings potential.
LOW TARGET
$140 -27.7%
2 analysts
MEAN TARGET
$174 -10.1%
12 analysts
HIGH TARGET
$230 +18.8%
13 analysts
PRICE RANGE
$140.00 - $230.00
SB / B / H / S / SS
6/11/8/1/1
DAILYIQ EST.
$180.29 (-6.9%)
Sector
Technology
Industry
Software - Application
Exchange
NMS
Country
United States
Website
ptc.com
Symbol
PTC
Description
PTC Inc. is a global software provider specializing in solutions that streamline product development and lifecycle management for manufacturers. The company's core offerings include Windchill, a comprehensive platform for managing all stages of product development, and ThingWorx, an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform designed to improve operational efficiency. PTC also provides ServiceMax, which focuses on service lifecycle management, and Arena, a cloud-based product lifecycle management solution. These solutions, along with offerings like Creo for 3D CAD and Vuforia for augmented reality, enable PTC to help its customers improve product design, manufacturing, and service delivery across the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific regions.
Bought (1Y)
0 shares
$0
Sold (1Y)
8,501 shares
$1.4M
Lathan Corinna-
Sell1,750 shares2026-10-05
BERNSHTEYN ROBERT-
Option Exercise1,117 shares2026-09-15
BERNSHTEYN ROBERT-
Option Exercise1,117 shares2026-09-15
STEVENSON JONChief Product Officer
Option Exercise4,099 shares2026-08-15
STEVENSON JONChief Product Officer
Tax Withholding1,204 shares2026-08-15
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79/ 100
Bullish
Overall: Bullish
✓Revenue growing year over year
✓Positive net margin
✓Positive operating cash flow
Gross Margin
83.8%
Net Margin
26.8%
Revenue CAGR
5.7%
Current Ratio
1.12x
Debt / Equity
0.31x
Return on Equity
19.2%
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Earnings Summary
PTC Inc. is a global software provider that delivers product development and lifecycle management solutions, including Windchill, ThingWorx, ServiceMax, and Arena, positioning it within the technology software‑application sector. In the most recent quarters, the company posted EPS of $1.64 in Q2 2025 and $3.47 in Q3 2025, both exceeding analyst expectations of $1.21 and $2.27 respectively, while revenue rose from $643.9 million to $893.8 million, a 39.6% increase that outpaced prior quarter growth. The trend of beating estimates continued, with the firm surpassing guidance in each of the last four quarters, though the EPS margin narrowed slightly in Q3 2025 compared to Q2 2025. Historically, PTC has shown a steady YoY revenue growth trajectory, with revenue increasing from $565.1 million in Q4 2024 to $774.3 million in Q2 2026, a 37.5% year‑over‑year rise, while EPS has consistently outperformed estimates, indicating robust profitability. Recent news highlights the October 6, 2026 acquisition announcement by Schneider Electric for $22.6 billion, which immediately propelled PTC shares up 33.5% and introduced expectations of low‑single‑digit EPS accretion in the first year, suggesting a strategic shift that could influence future earnings dynamics.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$0.87$1.61$2.34$3.07$3.81Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$1.96 - -
Q3'26$1.81$1.58-12.9%
Q2'26$2.11$2.69+27.5%
Q3'25$2.27$3.47+52.7%
Q2'25$1.21$1.64+35.3%
Q1'25$1.40$1.79+27.6%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$556M$651M$747M$842M$938MQ1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$668M - -
Q3'26$614M$600M-2.3%
Q2'26$713M$774M+8.6%
Q3'25 - $894M -
Q2'25 - $644M -
Q1'25 - $636M -
Full Earnings BreakdownEstimates, actuals, guidance, and historical context
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Market Data

PTC Stock Snapshot

BULLISH100/100
$193.67+$0.67 (0.3%)
Market cap
20.93B
P/E ratio
17.1
Day range
$192.75 – $194.13
News sentiment
64/100 · Bullish
Analyst target
$174.21 (-10.0%)
Consensus
Buy · 27 analysts
52-week range+78.5% off low · -7.3% from high
$108.50$209.00
Price $193.67 DailyIQ Est. $180.29

The signal on PTC is bullish: price action is confirming the underlying trend, not fighting it. The stock is liquid enough that positioning changes get absorbed without distorting the trend.

Reverse DCF

What growth is priced into PTC?

RICH

At today's price, PTC Inc. needs to grow free cash flow about 16.9% a year for the next 10 years to justify its valuation at a 9.06% cost of capital. Over its actual history it has compounded free cash flow at 12.9% a year, so the market is asking for 4.0 percentage points above its own delivered rate. On that basis PTC looks priced above what its own growth record supports.

Implied FCF growth
16.9%
Historical FCF CAGR
12.9%
Growth gap
+4.0 pts
Verdict
RICH
Discount rate (WACC)
9.06%
Beta
0.82

Behaviour On Record

What PTC's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
108.3% 100th pct
Below its peak
-11.4%
vs 200-day average
+32.4%
Up days (1y)
49%

PTC Inc. is currently running 108.3% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against PTC's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 100th percentile — an extreme by its own standards, against a typical reading of 26.0%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

PTC is trading -11.4% below its running peak. Across 12 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -23.8%, and the deepest was -45.3% in 2020. The current pullback is therefore shallower than what this stock gives back in a typical year, which is context worth having before treating it as a dislocation.

Price sits +32.4% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 97th percentile — a wider gap than this stock usually carries. Over the past year PTC closed higher on 49% of sessions, and it is currently 1 session into a rising streak.

On October specifically: over 13 years of records, PTC finished the month higher 8 of 13 times, with a median return of +5.0% and an average of +2.8%. Its strongest month historically has been November at +4.7% on average, its weakest September at -2.7%. Seasonality is a weak signal on its own — a decade is a small sample and regimes change — but it is a real distribution rather than a rule of thumb.

Overnight risk is measurable too: PTC has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 172 of 3,267 sessions (5.3% of the time), with the largest gaps running +35.9% and -10.9%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

All figures computed from 3,268 daily closes between 2013-10-07 and 2026-10-05, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against PTC's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of PTC's sector?

PTC Inc. sits in the Software sector, currently ranked 2nd of 12 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (leading). Within its narrower Software industry group, PTC ranks 2nd of 15 tracked industries, leading.

Sector rank
#2 of 12
Sector state
Leading
Sector rotation score
100
Industry rank
#2 of 15

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for PTC?

CallsPuts

For PTC Inc.'s nearest expiry (2026-10-16, 9 days out), open interest is put-heavy, a defensive/bearish tilt (put/call ratio of 2.36), with at-the-money implied volatility around 6.1%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±1.1% move by that expiry — a range of about $191.53–$195.93.

Put/call ratio (2026-10-16)
2.36
ATM implied volatility
6.1%
Total open interest
7,147
Expected move by 2026-10-16
±1.1% ($191.53–$195.93)

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on PTC?

Loop Capital most recently downgraded PTC Inc. to Hold on Oct 5, 2026 with a price target of $205 (from $200). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 1 downgrade, a net bearish lean.

Latest action
Loop Capital — Hold
90-day upgrades
0
90-day downgrades
1
Net rating momentum
-1
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Oct 5, 2026Loop CapitalDowngradeBuy → Hold$200 → $205
Jul 31, 2026CitigroupMaintainedNeutral$127 → $141
Jul 30, 2026StifelMaintainedBuy$180 → $165
Jul 30, 2026RosenblattMaintainedBuy$190
Jul 30, 2026BarclaysMaintainedOverweight$150 → $155
Jul 30, 2026Piper SandlerMaintainedNeutral$175 → $157
Jul 13, 2026BarclaysMaintainedOverweight$185 → $150
Jun 18, 2026BNP ParibasInitiatedNeutral$130
May 8, 2026CitigroupMaintainedNeutral$146 → $155
May 7, 2026BarclaysMaintainedOverweight$180 → $185
May 5, 2026RosenblattMaintainedBuy$190
Apr 29, 2026CitigroupMaintainedNeutral$166 → $146

PTC Competitive Positioning

PTC Inc. (PTC) is tracked alongside these names in Software - Application on DailyIQ — ranked by market cap, with today's move alongside.

Held by These ETFs

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News Sentiment Analysis

Sentiment gathered from recent headlines

64/100
Strong NegativeNeutralStrong Positive
MODERATELY BULLISH

Recent News Coverage

Most recent articles, ranked by recency (click to expand).

10+ articles
What did this article say?
BNP Paribas increased its price target for PTC from $140 to $205, reflecting a more optimistic view of the company’s future earnings. The rating remains a hold, but the higher target suggests expectations of stronger revenue growth and improved profitability. The adjustment aligns with analysts’ consensus that PTC’s product portfolio and market positioning will drive upside in the coming years.
What did this article say?
Citigroup analyst Tyler Radke upgraded PTC to a neutral stance and increased the price target from $141 to $205. The rating change reflects confidence in the company’s growth prospects and valuation. The adjustment signals a positive outlook for investors, though it does not indicate a dramatic shift in fundamentals.
What did this article say?
Oppenheimer analyst Ken Wong downgraded PTC from Outperform to Perform on October 6. The change reflects a reassessment of the company’s growth prospects relative to peers. The downgrade may temper investor enthusiasm but does not indicate a severe financial issue.
What did this article say?
JP Morgan’s analyst Alexei Gogolev upgraded PTC from Underweight to Neutral and lifted the price target to $205. The upgrade reflects confidence in the company’s growth prospects and earnings outlook. The new target represents a significant upside from the previous $145 level, signaling a positive market view of PTC’s future performance.
What did this article say?
PTC Inc. experienced a technical bullish signal when its 50‑day simple moving average crossed above the 200‑day average, a pattern known as a golden cross. The crossover followed a recent downtrend that bottomed out, suggesting a possible reversal. Over the past month the stock has rallied 36.3%, indicating that the market may be responding positively to the new trend. The event is considered a mild tailwind for the company, though it does not reflect any fundamental change in earnings or guidance.
What did this article say?
Oppenheimer revised its rating on PTC from Outperform to Perform, reflecting a more cautious view of the company’s near‑term prospects. The downgrade was issued as a correction to the original headline, indicating the firm’s reassessment of PTC’s valuation and earnings outlook. The change aligns with a broader trend of tighter expectations for the industrial software sector. Analysts noted that the new rating may influence investor sentiment and trading activity. The adjustment does not alter PTC’s fundamental business model but signals a shift in market confidence.
What did this article say?
Schneider Electric announced its purchase of PTC, sending the industrial software maker’s shares up 37.6% over five sessions, outperforming the S&P 500’s 1.2% gain. The deal positions PTC within a leading energy management portfolio, potentially expanding its customer base and product integration. The transaction is viewed as a strategic fit, likely to enhance PTC’s revenue streams and market presence.
What did this article say?
Schneider Electric announced a definitive agreement to acquire PTC for $205 per share, a 42.3% premium to PTC’s recent closing price, valuing the company at approximately $22.6 billion in equity and $23.7 billion enterprise value. The deal is expected to generate €250 million in cost synergies and €800 million in revenue synergies by combining the companies’ industrial software, digital‑thread and AI capabilities. The announcement triggered a 33.5% surge in PTC shares on the day of the news, reflecting investor enthusiasm for the strategic fit and upside potential.
What did this article say?
PTC published a slide deck accompanying its M&A call regarding the Schneider Electric acquisition.
What did this article say?
Schneider Electric’s all‑cash purchase of PTC for $205 a share, valuing the software firm at roughly $23.7 billion enterprise value, prompted J.P. Morgan to downgrade Schneider to neutral from overweight. The brokerage cited the PTC deal as a drag on the company’s valuation multiple, reducing its December 2027 price target to €310 and its EV/EBITDA multiple to 18.5x. The downgrade reflected concerns that the acquisition would shift focus toward the less attractive Industrial Automation division and alter Schneider’s capital discipline.

Technical Analysis

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Institutional & Hedge Fund Ownership
25 tracked managers · $6.65B combined position · 9 adding, 13 trimming, 3 unchanged (latest 13F filings)
ManagerTrendShares Held% of Co.Position ValueFiled
Vanguard Group Inc▼ Sell14,715,43313.62%$2.56B2026-01-29
BlackRock, Inc.▼ Sell11,499,64010.65%$1.31B2026-08-07
Janus Henderson Group plc• Hold3,530,0703.27%$503.00M2026-05-18
Geode Capital Management, LLC▲ Buy3,754,0333.48%$426.71M2026-08-12
Norges Bank▲ Buy3,135,5482.90%$356.23M2026-08-12
Invesco Ltd.▲ Buy2,675,1362.48%$303.92M2026-08-14
Citadel Advisors LLC• Hold2,339,1292.17%$265.75M2026-09-02
Morgan Stanley▲ Buy1,530,1631.42%$173.84M2026-08-13
Northern Trust Corp▼ Sell1,417,7141.31%$161.07M2026-08-13
Goldman Sachs Group Inc▲ Buy754,3740.70%$85.70M2026-08-14
Wellington Management Group LLP▼ Sell661,8910.61%$75.20M2026-08-14
JPMorgan Chase & Co▼ Sell601,8310.56%$68.54M2026-08-12
Bank of America Corp▼ Sell503,3550.47%$57.19M2026-08-14
Junto Capital Management LP▼ Sell215,1600.20%$43.68M2025-11-14
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.▲ Buy341,3250.32%$38.78M2026-08-14
Renaissance Technologies LLC▼ Sell271,6000.25%$30.86M2026-08-13
FMR LLC (Fidelity)▼ Sell254,0750.24%$28.87M2026-08-13
Two Sigma Investments, LP▲ Buy251,4640.23%$28.57M2026-08-14
Citigroup Inc▲ Buy245,0820.23%$27.84M2026-08-03
Gotham Asset Management, LLC▼ Sell172,4190.16%$19.59M2026-08-14
Millennium Management LLC▼ Sell161,9070.15%$18.39M2026-08-14
AllianceBernstein L.P.▼ Sell127,0140.12%$18.10M2026-08-14
Fisher Asset Management, LLC▼ Sell142,5270.13%$16.19M2026-08-04
Verition Fund Management LLC• Hold130,0820.12%$14.78M2026-08-14
Wells Fargo & Company▲ Buy107,9770.10%$12.27M2026-08-14
Q2 2026 flow:3.09M sh bought ($351.41M)1.56M sh sold ($176.96M)net +1.54M sh (+$174.45M)
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Congressional Trading Activity
20 disclosed trades · ~$343.0K est. traded value · 11 buys, 9 sells
MemberChamberStateTypeAmountTradedFiled
Kevin HernHouseOK01▼ Sell$50K - $100K2026-09-092026-09-25
Kevin HernHouseOK01▼ Sell$50K - $100K2026-08-312026-09-25
Alan ArmstrongSenateOK▲ Buy$1K - $15K2026-03-272026-07-21
April McClain DelaneyHouseMD06▼ Sell$1K - $15K2026-01-302026-02-02
Gilbert CisnerosHouseCA31▲ Buy$1K - $15K2026-01-282026-02-13
April McClain DelaneyHouseMD06▼ Sell$1K - $15K2026-01-232026-02-02
April McClain DelaneyHouseMD06▼ Sell$1K - $15K2025-12-052026-01-05
April McClain DelaneyHouseMD06▼ Sell$1K - $15K2025-12-022026-01-05
Gilbert CisnerosHouseCA31▲ Buy$1K - $15K2025-09-302025-10-10
April McClain DelaneyHouseMD06▲ Buy$15K - $50K2025-08-012025-09-02
April McClain DelaneyHouseMD06▲ Buy$1K - $15K2025-07-112025-08-05
Gilbert CisnerosHouseCA31▲ Buy$1K - $15K2025-07-092025-08-14
Gilbert CisnerosHouseCA31▲ Buy$1K - $15K2025-06-112025-07-10
Gilbert CisnerosHouseCA31▲ Buy$1K - $15K2025-05-282025-06-06
Gilbert CisnerosHouseCA31▲ Buy$1K - $15K2025-05-132025-06-06
Gilbert CisnerosHouseCA31▲ Buy$1K - $15K2025-04-282025-05-06
Rob BresnahanHousePA08▼ Sell$1K - $15K2025-04-082025-05-08
Gilbert CisnerosHouseCA31▲ Buy$15K - $50K2025-04-012025-04-07
April McClain DelaneyHouseMD06▼ Sell$1K - $15K2025-04-012025-05-02
Julie JohnsonHouseTX32▼ Sell$1K - $15K2025-04-012025-05-14
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