Dynatrace, Inc. (NYSE:DT) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Dynatrace, Inc. (NYSE:DT) have received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-five research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nineteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $52.52.

A number of equities analysts recently commented on DT shares. TD Cowen decreased their target price on Dynatrace from $65.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $68.00 price objective on shares of Dynatrace in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Wedbush cut their price objective on Dynatrace from $67.00 to $55.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. DA Davidson decreased their target price on shares of Dynatrace from $65.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Dynatrace from $60.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Dynatrace news, EVP Dan Zugelder sold 7,505 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.27, for a total value of $339,751.35. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 8,925 shares in the company, valued at approximately $404,034.75. This represents a 45.68% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 7,843 shares of company stock valued at $354,744. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dynatrace

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in DT. Congress Asset Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of Dynatrace by 6.8% in the third quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 3,331,422 shares of the company’s stock worth $161,407,000 after purchasing an additional 212,607 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its holdings in Dynatrace by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,077,181 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,039,000 after buying an additional 55,040 shares in the last quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Dynatrace by 22.0% during the 3rd quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 222,505 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,780,000 after buying an additional 40,136 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its stake in Dynatrace by 790.5% in the 3rd quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 48,702 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,360,000 after acquiring an additional 43,233 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stephens Investment Management Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Dynatrace by 63.1% during the 3rd quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 1,040,475 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,411,000 after acquiring an additional 402,585 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.28% of the company’s stock.

Dynatrace Stock Up 1.8%

Dynatrace stock opened at $34.23 on Wednesday. Dynatrace has a 52-week low of $32.83 and a 52-week high of $59.92. The company has a market cap of $10.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.12, a P/E/G ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.84. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $39.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $45.00.

Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.03. Dynatrace had a net margin of 9.55% and a return on equity of 9.75%. The company had revenue of $515.47 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $506.31 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.37 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 18.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Dynatrace has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.670-1.690 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.390 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Dynatrace will post 0.68 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dynatrace declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Monday, February 9th that permits the company to buyback $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy up to 9.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

About Dynatrace

Dynatrace is a global software intelligence company specializing in application performance management (APM), cloud infrastructure monitoring, and digital experience management. Its flagship offering, the Dynatrace Software Intelligence Platform, leverages artificial intelligence to provide real-time observability across distributed environments, including on-premises data centers, private clouds, public clouds and hybrid deployments. Organizations rely on Dynatrace to detect anomalies, troubleshoot performance issues and optimize end-user experiences through automated root-cause analysis powered by the company’s engine, Davis.

The Dynatrace platform comprises modules for full-stack application monitoring, digital experience monitoring, infrastructure monitoring and business analytics.