PTC Inc. $PTC Shares Purchased by National Pension Service

National Pension Service boosted its stake in shares of PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC) by 33.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 40,800 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,231 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service’s holdings in PTC were worth $4,635,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in PTC by 11,021.4% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 19,248,715 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,186,847,000 after purchasing an additional 19,075,637 shares in the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of PTC by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 18,384,246 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,202,720,000 after purchasing an additional 602,858 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of PTC by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,905,645 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,028,822,000 after purchasing an additional 312,000 shares in the last quarter. Jupiter Topco LLC acquired a new position in shares of PTC in the 2nd quarter valued at $418,553,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of PTC by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,570,540 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $619,901,000 after purchasing an additional 71,181 shares during the period. 95.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

PTC Price Performance

PTC stock opened at $130.78 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $138.01 and its 200 day moving average price is $139.15. PTC Inc. has a 1 year low of $108.50 and a 1 year high of $208.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.03.

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $1.58 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.01. PTC had a net margin of 41.67% and a return on equity of 25.31%. The company had revenue of $600.05 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $611.62 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.64 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. PTC has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.870-8.420 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.630-2.210 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that PTC Inc. will post 6.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of PTC in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of PTC from $155.00 to $164.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 target price on shares of PTC in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on PTC from $175.00 to $157.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on PTC from $127.00 to $141.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $170.14.

About PTC

PTC Inc is a technology company that develops software for product design, engineering, manufacturing and service organizations. Its solutions help businesses create, manage and analyze product data throughout the product lifecycle, supporting collaboration from initial design through production and ongoing maintenance.

The company’s portfolio includes Creo computer-aided design software, Windchill product lifecycle management software, and Onshape cloud-native product development tools.