PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 6.490-8.950 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 6.770. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.7 billion-$2.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.8 billion. PTC also updated its Q1 2026 guidance to 1.260-1.820 EPS.

PTC Stock Down 8.4%

PTC stock opened at $173.93 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.15. PTC has a fifty-two week low of $133.38 and a fifty-two week high of $219.69. The business has a 50-day moving average of $203.37 and a 200-day moving average of $189.37.

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The technology company reported $3.47 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.26 by $1.21. The firm had revenue of $893.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $752.05 million. PTC had a return on equity of 17.09% and a net margin of 20.74%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 42.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.54 EPS. PTC has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.260-1.820 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 6.490-8.950 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that PTC will post 4.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on PTC shares. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of PTC from $224.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Barclays set a $233.00 target price on PTC in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Robert W. Baird set a $255.00 price target on PTC in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on PTC from $200.00 to $175.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of PTC from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 20th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, PTC presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $205.92.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PTC

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in PTC by 3.1% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,498 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $387,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of 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 period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of PTC by 0.3% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 26,367 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $4,544,000 after acquiring an additional 87 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of PTC by 1.7% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 6,116 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,054,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of PTC by 1.0% during the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 15,700 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,706,000 after purchasing an additional 159 shares during the period. 95.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

PTC Company Profile

PTC Inc operates as software company in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides Windchill, a suite that manages all aspects of the product development lifecycle(PLM) that provides real-time information sharing, dynamic data visualization, collaborate across geographically distributed teams, and enabling manufacturers to elevate product development, manufacturing, and field service processes; ThingWorx, a platform for Industrial Internet of Things; ServiceMax, a field service management solutions enable companies to asset uptime with optimized in-person and remote service and technician productivity with mobile tools.