The stock price of PTC Inc (NASDAQ: PTC) has plunged by -1.13 when compared to previous closing price of 162.15, but the company has seen a 0.26% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-03-27 that Industry-leading ALM solution delivers enhanced speed and scalability with variant management Modern branching method and scaled working sets enable customers to accelerate development of products and ensure compliance Sustainability Template offers eco-friendly design best practices and reduces physical prototypes through reuse Provides end-to-end traceability and process support for product compliance in regulated industries BOSTON, March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) today announced the release of its Codebeamer® 3.0 Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solution, designed to enable companies to develop products faster, more sustainably, and with higher quality, as well as help ensure regulatory compliance. Faster: Codebeamer 3.0 introduces a modern branching method and scaled working sets that simplify collaboration between engineering teams and enable them to reduce overall development time.
Is It Worth Investing in PTC Inc (NASDAQ: PTC) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for PTC Inc (NASDAQ: PTC) is above average at 49.45x. The 36-month beta value for PTC is also noteworthy at 1.17. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 6 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for PTC is 118.98M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.09% of that float. The average trading volume of PTC on March 28, 2025 was 1.07M shares.
PTC’s Market Performance
PTC stock saw a decrease of 0.26% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -1.67% and a quarterly a decrease of -13.46%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.73%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.26% for PTC Inc (PTC). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.26% for PTC stock, with a simple moving average of -10.59% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PTC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PTC stocks, with Berenberg repeating the rating for PTC by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for PTC in the upcoming period, according to Berenberg is $196 based on the research report published on November 01, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Mizuho, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PTC reach a price target of $190, previously predicting the price at $200. The rating they have provided for PTC stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on June 04th, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Overweight” to PTC, setting the target price at $200 in the report published on January 04th of the previous year.
PTC Trading at -6.12% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PTC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -21.06% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.26%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.73%, as shares sank -1.50% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -13.58% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PTC rose by +0.26%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -8.12% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $159.90. In addition, PTC Inc saw -12.81% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PTC starting from Kniker Catherine, who proposed sale 72 shares at the price of $160.20 back on Mar 20 ’25. After this action, Kniker Catherine now owns shares of PTC Inc, valued at $11,534 using the latest closing price.
Lathan Corinna, the Director of PTC Inc, sale 622 shares at $155.53 during a trade that took place back on Mar 17 ’25, which means that Lathan Corinna is holding 7,604 shares at $96,740 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PTC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.25 for the present operating margin
- 0.8 for the gross margin
The net margin for PTC Inc stands at 0.17. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 12.99, with 6.35 for asset returns.
Based on PTC Inc (PTC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.35 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.47. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.53. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.5.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 730.02 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.28. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 9.0. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.33for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.38. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.69.
Conclusion
In summary, PTC Inc (PTC) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
