PTC Inc. $PTC Stock Position Lifted by MUFG Securities EMEA plc

MUFG Securities EMEA plc lifted its stake in shares of PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC) by 1,640.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 39,917 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 37,624 shares during the quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc’s holdings in PTC were worth $6,954,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of PTC in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new stake in shares of PTC in the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of PTC by 2,725.0% in the 4th quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 226 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP lifted its holdings in shares of PTC by 86.2% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 203 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of PTC by 34.4% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 297 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.14% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at PTC

In other PTC news, CAO Alice Christenson sold 816 shares of PTC stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.82, for a total transaction of $118,989.12. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 1,265 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $184,462.30. The trade was a 39.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Corinna Lathan sold 675 shares of PTC stock in a transaction on Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.24, for a total value of $106,137.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 8,429 shares in the company, valued at $1,325,375.96. The trade was a 7.41% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.29% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently issued reports on PTC. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on PTC from $219.00 to $189.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on PTC from $235.00 to $195.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Barclays raised their price target on PTC from $180.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Weiss Ratings downgraded PTC from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, KeyCorp cut their price target on PTC from $210.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $176.71.

PTC Price Performance

Shares of PTC stock opened at $138.73 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $141.67 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $157.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 1.23. The company has a market capitalization of $16.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.24, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.97. PTC Inc. has a 1-year low of $130.89 and a 1-year high of $219.69.

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The technology company reported $2.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.06 by $0.63. The firm had revenue of $774.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $712.40 million. PTC had a return on equity of 25.84% and a net margin of 41.81%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.79 EPS. PTC has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.650-8.900 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.240-1.780 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that PTC Inc. will post 6.3 EPS for the current year.

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.