PTC Inc. $PTC Shares Bought by Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Teacher Retirement System of Texas boosted its holdings in shares of PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC) by 66.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 26,188 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,475 shares during the quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in PTC were worth $4,562,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PTC. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in PTC by 3.1% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,498 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $387,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in PTC by 34.4% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 297 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in PTC by 68.7% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 705 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $121,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC acquired a new stake in PTC during the second quarter worth $257,000. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its stake in PTC by 3.2% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 132,962 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $22,915,000 after acquiring an additional 4,176 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.14% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at PTC

In related news, EVP Staats Aaron C. Von sold 240 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.10, for a total value of $38,664.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 22,221 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,579,803.10. The trade was a 1.07% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Corinna Lathan sold 675 shares of the business’s 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 8,429 shares in the company, valued at $1,325,375.96. This represents a 7.41% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.29% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Citigroup cut their target price on PTC from $181.00 to $166.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 6th. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on PTC from $219.00 to $189.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Barclays assumed coverage on PTC in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $180.00 target price for the company. Oppenheimer cut their target price on PTC from $240.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Mizuho cut their target price on PTC from $180.00 to $160.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $182.08.

PTC Price Performance

PTC stock opened at $137.17 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The company has a market capitalization of $16.32 billion, a PE ratio of 20.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.06. PTC Inc. has a 12-month low of $130.89 and a 12-month high of $219.69. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $148.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $166.71.

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.59 by $0.33. The firm had revenue of $685.83 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $635.44 million. PTC had a return on equity of 24.63% and a net margin of 28.86%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 21.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.10 EPS. PTC has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.540 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that PTC Inc. will post 6.13 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.