Versor Investments LP Takes $1.08 Million Position in PTC Inc. $PTC

Versor Investments LP bought a new stake in shares of PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 5,295 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,075,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of PTC. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its stake in PTC by 35.8% in the third quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 3,554 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $722,000 after acquiring an additional 937 shares during the last quarter. Profund Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of PTC by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 2,109 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $428,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of PTC during the 3rd quarter valued at about $240,000. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV boosted its stake in PTC by 24.0% in the 3rd quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV now owns 4,227 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $858,000 after buying an additional 818 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in PTC by 160.3% in the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 820 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $167,000 after buying an additional 505 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.14% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at PTC

In other PTC news, EVP Kristian Talvitie sold 50,291 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.14, for a total value of $8,707,383.74. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 12,386 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,144,512.04. The trade was a 80.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Staats Aaron C. Von sold 6,328 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.79, for a total transaction of $1,106,071.12. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 22,461 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,925,958.19. This represents a 21.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 61,277 shares of company stock valued at $10,624,076 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.29% of the company’s stock.

PTC Trading Up 2.6%

Shares of PTC stock opened at $159.74 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $169.39 and its 200 day moving average is $189.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.01 billion, a PE ratio of 23.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.61 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 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 company had revenue of $685.83 million during 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 firm’s revenue was up 21.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.10 earnings per share. PTC has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.540 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that PTC Inc. will post 4.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on PTC from $235.00 to $195.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 5th. KeyCorp set a $210.00 price objective on PTC in a research report on Thursday. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on shares of PTC from $200.00 to $175.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Weiss Ratings lowered PTC from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, 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 note on Wednesday, January 28th. Eleven investment 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, PTC currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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.