Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. Buys 5,000 Shares of PTC Inc. $PTC

Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. boosted its stake in shares of PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC) by 125.0% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 9,000 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,000 shares during the period. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C.’s holdings in PTC were worth $1,827,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of PTC in the third quarter worth $30,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. raised its position in shares of PTC by 2,257.1% in the 3rd quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 165 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in PTC by 37.6% in the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 194 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its position in PTC by 339.3% during the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 268 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 207 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in PTC by 34.4% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 297 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.14% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at PTC

In other news, EVP Staats Aaron C. Von sold 240 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.10, for a total transaction of $38,664.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 22,221 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,579,803.10. This represents a 1.07% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Kristian Talvitie sold 50,291 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.14, for a total transaction of $8,707,383.74. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 12,386 shares in the company, valued at $2,144,512.04. This trade represents a 80.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 61,517 shares of company stock valued at $10,662,740. Corporate insiders own 0.29% of the company’s stock.

PTC Price Performance

Shares of PTC opened at $150.79 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $168.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $188.30. The firm has a market cap of $17.94 billion, a PE ratio of 22.01, a P/E/G ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. PTC Inc. has a 1-year low of $133.38 and a 1-year high of $219.69.

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 revenue for the quarter was up 21.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.10 EPS. PTC has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.540 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that PTC Inc. will post 4.46 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on PTC shares. BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on shares of PTC from $219.00 to $189.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of PTC from $181.00 to $166.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 6th. Oppenheimer cut their target price on PTC from $240.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $180.00 target price on PTC in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded PTC from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. Eleven 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, PTC currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $188.08.

PTC 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.