Corinna Lathan Sells 675 Shares of PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) Stock

PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC) Director Corinna Lathan sold 675 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.24, for a total transaction of $106,137.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 8,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,325,375.96. The trade was a 7.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

PTC Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of PTC stock opened at $150.67 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $158.96 and a 200-day moving average of $179.04. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. PTC Inc. has a 12-month low of $133.38 and a 12-month high of $219.69. The firm has a market cap of $17.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.00, a PEG 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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.33. PTC had a net margin of 28.86% and a return on equity of 24.63%. The company had revenue of $685.83 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $635.44 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.10 EPS. PTC’s revenue was up 21.4% on a year-over-year basis. PTC has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.540 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that PTC Inc. will post 4.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Headlines Impacting PTC

Here are the key news stories impacting PTC this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PTC announced a partnership to integrate its Onshape CAD platform with NVIDIA’s Isaac Sim to accelerate robot design and testing—this expands PTC’s addressable market in robotics and reinforces its positioning in simulation/AI workflows. PTC teams up with Nvidia to speed robot design testing
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlighting PTC’s refocus on core software, a tie-up with NVIDIA and share buybacks has boosted investor sentiment—buybacks can support the share price and a tighter focus on software can improve margins and recurring revenue profile. PTC Refocuses On Core Software With NVIDIA Tie Up And Buybacks
• Positive Sentiment: Reports show PTC is leveraging AI both to enhance products and to boost internal efficiency—an important positive given investor appetite for practical AI applications that deepen product differentiation. PTC Inc (PTC) leveraging AI
• Neutral Sentiment: Barclays initiated coverage on PTC (coverage increases visibility and liquidity); the initiation itself is informational and may have limited immediate directional impact absent a strong buy/sell stance. Barclays Initiates Coverage on PTC
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysis pieces assessing PTC’s valuation after a ~12% YTD share decline provide context for investors evaluating whether the pullback offers a buying opportunity versus risks. Assessing PTC (PTC) Valuation After A 12% Year To Date Share Price Decline
• Neutral Sentiment: Rosenblatt trimmed its price target from $200 to $190 but kept a Buy rating—this is a modest downgrade to upside assumptions but still indicates confidence in the story. Rosenblatt lowers price target
• Negative Sentiment: A PTC director (Corinna Lathan) sold 675 shares at about $157 each; insider selling can be perceived negatively by investors, though the sale size is small relative to institutional holdings. Insider Selling: PTC Director Sells 675 Shares
• Negative Sentiment: KeyCorp and other analysts have lowered price targets in recent weeks (e.g., KeyCorp cut its target to $195), which narrows perceived upside and may cap near-term gains until execution or growth signals re-accelerate. KeyCorp Lowers PTC Price Target

Institutional Trading of PTC

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in PTC in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Palladiem LLC bought a new stake in shares of PTC during the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. DV Equities LLC bought a new stake in shares of PTC during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of PTC in the third quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of PTC by 2,257.1% in the third quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 165 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. 95.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on PTC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded PTC from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $205.00 to $162.00 in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup lowered their price objective on PTC from $181.00 to $166.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Oppenheimer cut their target price on shares of PTC from $240.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on shares of PTC from $235.00 to $195.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities lowered their price target on shares of PTC from $200.00 to $190.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PTC currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $182.08.

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.