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It doesn't matter your age or experience: taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for all investors.
While you may have an investing style you rely on, finding great stocks is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores. These are complementary indicators that rate stocks based on value, growth, and/or momentum characteristics.
Is This 1 Momentum Stock a Screaming Buy Right Now?
Different than value or growth investors, momentum-oriented investors live by the saying "the trend is your friend." This investing style is all about taking advantage of upward or downward trends in a stock's price or earnings outlook. Employing factors like one-week price change and the monthly percentage change in earnings estimates, the Momentum Style Score can indicate favorable times to build a position in high-momentum stocks.
PTC Inc. (PTC)
Boston, MA-based PTC Inc is a software provider offering a range of cutting-edge digital technologies that collectively revolutionize the engineering, production, and maintenance of tangible goods. Founded in 1985, the company was formerly known as Parametric Technology Corporation and changed its name to PTC Inc in January 2013.
PTC sits at a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), holds a Momentum Style Score of A, and has a VGM Score of B. The stock is up 5.7% and up 16.4% over the past one-week and four-week period, respectively, and PTC Inc. has lost 4.8% in the last one-year period as well. Additionally, an average of 848,660.69 shares were traded over the last 20 trading sessions.
Momentum investors also pay close attention to a company's earnings. For PTC, five analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.15 to $5.97 per share for 2025. PTC boasts an average earnings surprise of 14.6%.
With strong earnings growth, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Momentum and VGM Style Scores, investors should think about adding PTC to their portfolios.
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