PTC Inc. (PTC) earnings on July 29, 2026

After the market closes Q2 2026

More PTC Inc. earnings

Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Accurate

PTC's stock moved wildly after its earnings report, swinging from a 7.6% drop to an 8.4% gain before closing 2.9% higher.

PTC price around the earnings

136.30

Change: +2.9%

2026-07-30, 20:00 UTC

Start of the measured window End of the measured window
122.45 129.47 136.48 143.50 132.46
Price series around the eventClosing price per minute from before the event to the end of the measured window.No trading (market closed)
July 29, 2026 July 30, 2026
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Price series around the event

Prior thesis

Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Accurate

Thesis published
Results released

Analysts expect strong growth with an optimistic scenario, supported by exceptional historical earnings beats.

Context analyzed before publication

Trend
Trajectory improved sharply from 31.6 to 68.4 over the week, indicating a strengthening setup into earnings

Analysts

Evidence

Analyst consensus
Buy
Consensus average (1-5)
1.9
Analysts covering the stock
20
Average price target
174.1
Lowest price target
127
Highest price target
230
Upside to price target
33%
Quarterly earnings growth
263.2%
Revenue growth
21.7%
Forward EPS
8.63
Trailing EPS
10.4
Analyst moves in the last 60 days
2
  • Strong buy: 3
  • Buy: 10
  • Hold: 6
  • Sell: 0
  • Strong sell: 1
Strong buy
3
Buy
10
Hold
6
Sell
0
Strong sell
1
  • July 13, 2026 · Barclays: Maintains rating (Overweight → Overweight)
  • June 18, 2026 · BNP Paribas: Initiates coverage (Neutral)

News and sentiment

Evidence

Sentiment
Sentiment
Constructive
Mention volume
Low
Normalized volume
33%
News
Sources (1)

Technicals

Evidence

Price when the context was analyzed
127.55
Average true range (ATR)
3.8%
Distance to 52-week high
-39.5%
14-day change (14d)
+4.1%
30-day change (32d)
+10.3%
30-day relative strength
+8.7%
SPY change (32d)
+1.6%
Nearest support
126.12
Distance to nearest support
1.1%
Nearest resistance
127.58
Distance to nearest resistance
0%
Volume accumulation ratio (14d / 46d)
0.74
  • Mid: 126.12 (1.1% away, 0.29 ATR, 22 touches)
  • Mid: 125.09 (1.9% away, 0.5 ATR, 10 touches)
  • Minor: 123.45 (3.2% away, 0.84 ATR, 4 touches)
  • Mid: 127.58 (0% away, 0.01 ATR, 8 touches)
  • Minor: 128.55 (0.8% away, 0.21 ATR, 1 touches)
  • Mid: 130.69 (2.5% away, 0.65 ATR, 4 touches)

Trends

Evidence

Average earnings surprise
+34.6%
  • May 6, 2026: actual EPS 2.69 vs estimate 2.1 (surprise +27.9%)
  • February 4, 2026: actual EPS 1.92 vs estimate 1.56 (surprise +22.8%)
  • November 5, 2025: actual EPS 3.47 vs estimate 2.27 (surprise +52.7%)
  • July 30, 2025: actual EPS 1.64 vs estimate 1.21 (surprise +35.3%)

Expected move

Implied move
+2.8%
Source
Options chain

Reactions over its last 20 earnings

Median move
4.8%
75th percentile move
7.5%
90th percentile move
8.5%
Up / down moves
9 / 11
Average up move
+5.9%
Average down move
-4.6%

Monitoring and close

What PTC Inc. reported

Status
Finished
Actual EPS1.58
EPS estimate1.56
EPS surprise+1.0%

PTC posts mixed Q3 results and raises fiscal 2026 revenue outlook. Barclays maintains $155 price target. Stifel maintains Buy rating with $165 price target.

Sources (18)

Pre-market second reading after the results

There is no second reading available for this event.

How the stock reacted

Outcome
Accurate
Consolidated
+2.9%
Max favorable move (MFE)
8.4%
Max adverse move (MAE)
7.6%