Stock events for PTC, Inc. (PTC)
PTC's stock has decreased by 23.21% in the past six months but has increased by 1.92% over the past year. The company's weekly volatility has remained stable at 4% over the last year. Recent events include the launch of cloud-native model-based definition capabilities on February 26, 2026, and Q1 fiscal 2026 earnings exceeding expectations on February 5, 2026. Following earnings, the price target for PTC was decreased by 7.3% to US$196. On February 4, 2026, PTC reported Q4 CY2025 results, beating revenue and adjusted EPS expectations. PTC plans to return approximately $1.1 billion to $1.3 billion to shareholders through share repurchases in fiscal 2026.
Demand Seasonality affecting PTC, Inc.’s stock price
PTC experiences seasonality in its financial performance, particularly in free cash flow generation. Approximately 60% of its free cash flow is expected to be generated in the first half of its fiscal year, with the fourth quarter typically being the period of lowest cash flow generation. The company's guidance for fiscal year 2025 and 2026 assumes similar invoicing seasonality patterns as in previous years.
Overview of PTC, Inc.’s business
PTC Inc. is a global software company providing digital solutions for engineering, manufacturing, and servicing physical products. It operates in the Technology Services sector, focusing on Packaged Software and Application Software. The company's technology portfolio includes CAD, PLM, IIoT, AR, ALM, and SLM. PTC's solutions are used by medium to large enterprises in industries such as manufacturing, automotive, aerospace and defense, healthcare, and industrial machinery.
PTC’s Geographic footprint
PTC has a significant global presence with its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts. It licenses products worldwide, with key markets in the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. In Q4 2025, the Americas contributed the largest portion of revenue at 43.88%. The company has offices across the United States, Europe (including Bucharest, Romania), and Asia-Pacific (including China and Japan).
PTC Corporate Image Assessment
PTC maintains a strong brand reputation as a leader in PLM, CAD, SLM, IoT, and AR. In 2024, Arena earned a Leadership placement in the QMS Software Assessment. In 2023, PTC earned top scores in the Innovation category of ABI Research's CAD assessment. From 2023-2024, PTC Servigistics was named a Leader in the IDC report for the third time. Windchill has received strong ratings for its technology platform, scalability, vision, roadmap, and customer impact. Onshape was recognized as an Industrial Software Corporate Leader by McRock Capital. PTC was ranked #3 in the Boston Globe Top Places to Work and named a "Hot Company to Watch" by Nucleus Research.
Ownership
PTC Inc. is predominantly institutionally owned, with institutional investors holding between 91% and 99.39% of the shares. Individual insider ownership is a much smaller fraction, around 0.27% to low single digits. Major institutional owners include Vanguard Group Inc., T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc., and BlackRock, Inc. Rockwell Automation also holds a strategic minority stake.
