PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) Issues Q1 2026 Earnings Guidance

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) updated its first quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.260-1.820 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.490. The company issued revenue guidance of $600.0 million-$660.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $637.4 million. PTC also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 6.490-8.950 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Zacks Research cut PTC from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of PTC from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 6th. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of PTC from $200.00 to $175.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Rosenblatt Securities cut their price target on shares of PTC from $227.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $255.00 price target on shares of PTC in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $205.92.

PTC Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:PTC opened at $176.59 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $181.76 and its 200-day moving average price is $192.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.76, a PEG ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 1.03. PTC has a one year low of $133.38 and a one year high of $219.69.

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) last announced its earnings results on Friday, November 21st. The technology company reported $2.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. PTC had a net margin of 27.05% and a return on equity of 23.03%. The company had revenue of $1.76 billion during the quarter. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that PTC will post 4.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Staats Aaron C. Von sold 6,328 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.79, for a total value of $1,106,071.12. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 22,461 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,925,958.19. The trade was a 21.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Kristian Talvitie sold 50,291 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.14, for a total transaction of $8,707,383.74. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 12,386 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,144,512.04. This represents a 80.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 61,277 shares of company stock valued at $10,624,076 in the last 90 days. 0.32% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PTC

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its position in PTC by 10.6% in the third quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,368 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $278,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. bought a new position in shares of PTC in the third quarter worth approximately $3,357,000. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in PTC by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 10,750 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,183,000 after acquiring an additional 405 shares during the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of PTC by 17.3% in the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,234 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $657,000 after acquiring an additional 476 shares during the period. Finally, Danske Bank A S purchased a new stake in shares of PTC during the third quarter worth about $12,547,000. Institutional investors own 95.14% of the company’s stock.

PTC Company Profile

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.