This isn't an argument about whether PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) or Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) is the better company; both are great and have excellent long-term prospects. Instead, I think one stock has a notably better risk/reward profile and is worth buying now, while the other is fully valued and has some near-term risk around its full-year guidance.

Industrial software companies' solutions are the future of manufacturing. The digital revolution sweeping the manufacturing and industrial sectors is still in its early stages, which means that PTC will have many years of growth ahead.

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