PTC short interest surges, indicating growing pessimism among investors

Daniel Torres

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. PTC Inc shares valued at $8,707,634 were sold by Talvitie Kristian on Dec 09 ’25. At $173.14 per share, Talvitie Kristian sold 50,291 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 12,386 shares worth approximately $2.16 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, KRISTIAN TALVITIE purchased 50,291 shares, netting a total of over 8,707,630 in proceeds.

Before that, Talvitie Kristian had sold 2,338 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $408,461, the EVP, Chief Financial Officer traded PTC Inc shares for $174.71 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,338 shares, worth approximately $10.92 million.

As published in a research note from BMO Capital Markets on November 06, 2025, PTC Inc [PTC] has been retained to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $219. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets resumed the stock at ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of May 01, 2025, BMO Capital Markets has reiterated its “an Outperform” rating for PTC. Earlier on April 16, 2025, BMO Capital Markets resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for PTC stock.

Analyzing PTC Stock Performance

On last trading session, PTC Inc [NASDAQ: PTC] plunged -0.68% to $174.21. The stock’s lowest price that day was $173.65, but it reached a high of $175.5488 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.03%. Over the course of the year, PTC Inc shares have dropped approximately -5.58%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $219.69 on 07/31/25 and a 52-week low of $133.38 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for PTC Inc (PTC)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 173.39, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 172.57. In the upper region, resistance lies at 175.29. The next price resistance is at 176.37. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 42.21 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is PTC Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of PTC Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-15 jumping by 0.27 million shares to 3.56 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 3.29 million shares. A jump of 7.68% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.95 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.95.

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In terms of PTC Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 239 in the next 12 months, up nearly 36.25% from the previous closing price of $175.41. Analysts anticipate PTC Inc stock to reach 255 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 120. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked PTC Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On April 09, 2025, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $160.

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