PTC Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
PTC's CEO is Neil Barua, appointed in Feb 2024, has a tenure of 2.42 years. total yearly compensation is $24.32M, comprised of 3.3% salary and 96.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.075% of the company’s shares, worth $10.60M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.7 years and 3.7 years respectively.
Key information
Neil Barua
Chief executive officer
US$24.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 3.29% |
| CEO tenure | 2.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.07% |
| Management average tenure | 1.7yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.7yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Narrative Update • Jul 06
PTC: AI Industrial Software Advances Will Support Long Term Upside Potential
Analysts have trimmed their price target on PTC by about $11 to $179.25, reflecting updated assumptions for fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E, while recent Street research has shown a mix of price target cuts and more cautious ratings across the stock. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research on PTC shows a split view, with some firms starting coverage cautiously and others adjusting price targets around current execution, valuation and growth expectations, particularly in areas such as AI-powered industrial software.Seeking Alpha • Jul 03
PTC: An Undervalued Digital Moat In Industrial Software
Summary PTC Inc.’s software suite, specifically Creo for computer-aided design (CAD) and Windchill for product lifecycle management (PLM), serves as the foundational architecture for physical R&D workflows. This structural lock-in is verified by a massive 27% year-over-year increase in Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO). A highly secure 95% of total revenue is entirely recurring in nature. $365 million has already been deployed for immediate share repurchases. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Narrative Update • Jun 22
PTC: AI-Powered Industrial Digital Twins Will Support Future Profit Margins
PTC's analyst price target has moved slightly higher to about $222 from about $220, as analysts factor in modest adjustments to revenue growth, profit margin, discount rate and future P/E assumptions in light of mixed recent research, including new coverage at Neutral and several revised targets across the Street. Analyst Commentary Recent research on PTC reflects a mixed but constructive tone, with several bullish analysts highlighting potential upside drivers around execution, product positioning and exposure to themes like AI powered industrial digital twins.Analysis Article • Jun 20
PTC (PTC) Stock Could Be 39.8% Undervalued After Its Sharp Pullback
With no single headline event driving PTC (PTC) today, recent share performance is front of mind for investors as the stock trades around $114.75 after a period of weaker returns. See our latest analysis for PTC. Recent trading has been choppy for PTC, with the 1-month share price return down 21.32% and the year-to-date share price return down 32.54%, while the 1-year total shareholder return has declined 31.28%. This suggests that momentum has been fading rather than building. If you are...
Narrative Update • Jun 07
PTC: AI Industrial Software Momentum Will Outweigh Free Cash Flow Headwinds
PTC's analyst fair value estimate has shifted from $146 to $155 as analysts recalibrated price targets around mixed target changes and evolving views on AI driven industrial software opportunities following recent research updates. Analyst Commentary Recent research shows a split view on PTC, with some firms lifting targets modestly and others trimming them, especially as the market reassesses AI driven industrial software and the impact of recent portfolio changes.Narrative Update • May 24
PTC: Divestiture Uplift And AI Tools Will Support Future Profit Margins
PTC's updated analyst price target has eased by about $4 to $220, reflecting modestly softer fair value and profit margin assumptions, even as some recent target increases from firms like Baird and Barclays have partly offset larger reductions from others. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research on PTC shows a mix of higher and lower targets, with several bullish analysts still highlighting upside drivers around execution and growth, even as others reset expectations.Narrative Update • May 07
PTC: Cautious Reset Balances AI Progress With Free Cash Flow Headwinds
Analysts have reduced the fair value estimate for PTC by $12 to $146, reflecting lower price targets across several recent research updates, as well as adjusted assumptions for discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E. Analyst Commentary Recent research updates on PTC show a cluster of lower price targets, even as at least one major firm reinstated coverage with a positive rating and a US$180 target after the ThingWorx and Kepware divestiture.Narrative Update • Apr 21
PTC: Divestiture Reset And AI Lifecycle Tools Will Support Long-Term Profit Margins
The analyst price target for PTC has been reduced by about $21 to $224, as analysts factor in lower fair value estimates amid a series of recent target cuts and updated views on growth, margins and future P/E assumptions following the ThingWorx and Kepware divestiture. Analyst Commentary Even with the series of price target cuts, there are still some constructive signals in the recent research that focus on execution and long term growth drivers following the ThingWorx and Kepware divestiture.Narrative Update • Apr 07
PTC: Cautious Reset Will Meet AI Partnerships And Capital Returns
Analysts have trimmed their average PTC price target by around $20 to reflect more cautious revenue growth assumptions, a slightly higher discount rate, and updated views on long term profitability and P/E multiples following recent sector wide target cuts and the ThingWorx and Kepware divestiture. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research on PTC has leaned cautious, with several bearish analysts cutting price targets by double digit dollar amounts and, in at least one case, issuing a downgrade.Narrative Update • Mar 24
PTC: Software Pullback And AI Partnerships Will Support Long Term Upside
Analysts have trimmed the PTC fair value estimate from $195.00 to about $190.53, reflecting recent reductions in price targets across the Street after the divestiture-related updates and reassessments of growth, margins, discount rate, and future P/E assumptions. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research on PTC has centered on how the divestiture of ThingWorx and Kepware feeds into growth, free cash flow and valuation, with several firms revising price targets and one major Wall Street bank adjusting its rating.Narrative Update • Mar 09
PTC: AI Product Lifecycle Advances Will Support Stronger Long-Term Profit Margins
Analysts have trimmed their average price target on PTC by about $9.57, reflecting more cautious assumptions on revenue growth and valuation multiples, even as profit margin expectations edge higher. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research on PTC clusters around lower price targets and at least one downgrade, but the details point to a more nuanced read on how analysts view the company’s execution and long term growth opportunity.Narrative Update • Feb 23
PTC: Cautious Street Reset Will Meet AI Rollout And Capital Returns
Analysts have trimmed their price targets on PTC, reflected in a reduced fair value estimate from $160 to $158, as they revise assumptions around revenue growth, profit margins, discount rates, and future P/E multiples. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research shows a cluster of bearish moves on PTC, with multiple firms cutting price targets and at least one major bank shifting its rating to a more cautious stance.Narrative Update • Feb 09
PTC: Software Pullback And AI Adoption Will Support Long Term Upside
Analysts have trimmed their PTC fair value estimate from $211.28 to $195.00 as they reset price targets and P/E expectations following a broad round of target cuts across major firms. Analyst Commentary Street research on PTC has recently centered on resetting price targets and reassessing P/E assumptions, with several firms trimming their targets at roughly the same time.Analysis Article • Feb 08
PTC Inc. Just Beat EPS By 29%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
A week ago, PTC Inc. ( NASDAQ:PTC ) came out with a strong set of quarterly numbers that could potentially lead to a...Narrative Update • Jan 26
PTC: AI Offerings And Software Pullback Will Support Long Term Upside
Analysts have kept their price target for PTC broadly in line with prior views, with the fair value estimate holding at about $211.28, as only slight tweaks in the discount rate, revenue growth outlook and future P/E assumptions were made. What's in the News Orlando Bravo told the Financial Times that the recent software selloff is creating what he views as a "huge buying opportunity," putting sector-wide attention on software names such as PTC (Financial Times).Narrative Update • Jan 12
PTC: AI And SaaS Expansion Will Support Long Term Margin Strength
Narrative Update on PTC Analysts have nudged their price target for PTC lower by about $5 to roughly $211, reflecting slightly more cautious assumptions around fair value, revenue, profit margins, and future P/E expectations. What's in the News PTC launched new AI capabilities for its FlexPLM retail solution that automate tech pack creation, with public demonstrations planned at NRF Retail's Big Show in New York.Narrative Update • Dec 25
PTC: AI Product Lifecycle Advances Will Drive Stronger Long-Term Profitability
Analysts have raised their price target on PTC from 240.00 dollars to 255.00 dollars, reflecting expectations for stronger long term profitability and a slightly lower future valuation multiple, despite more moderate revenue growth assumptions. What's in the News PTC unveiled a CES 2026 showcase with Automobili Lamborghini, demonstrating an Intelligent Product Lifecycle that unifies Creo CAD, Windchill PLM, Codebeamer ALM, and ServiceMax for AI driven bumper design and service workflows, featuring the Lamborghini Revuelto on site (Product Related Announcement).Narrative Update • Dec 11
PTC: AI And SaaS Adoption Will Drive Strong Margin Expansion
Analysts have nudged their price target on PTC slightly lower from $217.17 to $216.17. This reflects marginally higher discount rate assumptions while maintaining broadly unchanged views on revenue growth, profit margins, and valuation multiples.Narrative Update • Nov 26
PTC: AI Advancements Will Drive Expanding Margins And Cloud Momentum
Analysts have adjusted their price target for PTC slightly downward from $220.39 to $217.17. This change reflects modestly lower revenue growth expectations, which are partially offset by improved profit margin forecasts and a lower projected future P/E ratio.Narrative Update • Nov 07
PTC: AI Expansion Will Accelerate Profit Margins And Product Development Efficiency
Analysts have revised their price target for PTC downward from $224.68 to $220.39. They cite moderated revenue growth expectations and a slightly increased discount rate, despite improving profit margins and a lower projected future price-earnings ratio.Analysis Article • Sep 09
Does PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' So it might be obvious that you need to...Analysis Article • Aug 03
What Does PTC Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PTC) Share Price Indicate?
Let's talk about the popular PTC Inc. ( NASDAQ:PTC ). The company's shares saw a significant share price rise of 40% in...Analysis Article • Aug 03
PTC Inc. Just Beat EPS By 46%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
A week ago, PTC Inc. ( NASDAQ:PTC ) came out with a strong set of quarterly numbers that could potentially lead to a...CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Dec 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$818m |
| Sep 30 2025 | US$24m | US$800k | US$734m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$513m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$440m |
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$392m |
| Sep 30 2024 | US$16m | US$800k | US$376m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$295m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$288m |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$237m |
| Sep 30 2023 | US$14m | US$431k | US$246m |
Compensation vs Market: Neil's total compensation ($USD24.32M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD14.57M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Neil's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Neil Barua (48 yo)
2.4yrs
Tenure
US$24,315,128
Compensation
Mr. Neil Barua serves as Director at PTC Inc. since July 27, 2023 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer since February 14, 2024 and serves as its President from October 1, 2024 and served as its Execut...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 2.4yrs | US$24.32m | 0.075% $ 10.6m | |
| Executive VP | 23.4yrs | US$5.78m | 0.017% $ 2.4m | |
| EVP, Chief Marketing & Sustainability Officer | 3.4yrs | US$5.37m | 0.023% $ 3.2m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Revenue Officer | 1.6yrs | US$14.21m | 0.011% $ 1.5m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Accounting Officer | 2.4yrs | no data | 0.0011% $ 155.7k | |
| Senior Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief People Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP of Corporate & Securities Counsel and Assistant Secretary | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Strategy Officer | 1.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Product Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.00038% $ 53.8k | |
| Division VP & GM of CAD | no data | no data | no data |
1.7yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: PTC's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 3yrs | US$24.32m | 0.075% $ 10.6m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 12.9yrs | US$453.74k | 0.038% $ 5.3m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.00035% $ 49.5k | |
| Independent Director | 1.8yrs | US$317.23k | 0.0028% $ 400.5k | |
| Chairman & Independent Director | 5.4yrs | US$342.36k | 0.0097% $ 1.4m | |
| Independent Director | 8.9yrs | US$348.61k | 0.0073% $ 1.0m | |
| Independent Director | 4.4yrs | US$324.86k | 0.0042% $ 597.2k | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | US$632.83k | 0.0023% $ 319.8k |
3.7yrs
Average Tenure
57.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: PTC's board of directors are considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/07/15 04:24 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/07/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
PTC Inc. is covered by 42 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Joseph Vruwink | Baird |
| Raimo Lenschow | Barclays |
| Saket Kalia | Barclays |