Dynatrace, Inc. (NYSE:DT) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Dynatrace, Inc. (NYSE:DT) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the thirty research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, twenty-two have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $49.4231.

A number of analysts have weighed in on DT shares. UBS Group upgraded Dynatrace from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $36.00 to $60.00 in a report on Monday, June 15th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating on shares of Dynatrace in a research report on Tuesday. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their target price on Dynatrace from $50.00 to $46.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Rosenblatt Securities cut their price target on Dynatrace from $60.00 to $52.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Dynatrace from $50.00 to $45.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 14th.

Dynatrace Stock Performance

NYSE:DT opened at $41.67 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $42.41 and its 200-day moving average is $39.29. Dynatrace has a 52 week low of $31.64 and a 52 week high of $55.49. The firm has a market cap of $12.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 77.18, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.73.

Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 13th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.02. Dynatrace had a net margin of 8.06% and a return on equity of 10.37%. The company had revenue of $531.72 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $521.01 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.33 earnings per share. Dynatrace’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Dynatrace has set its FY 2027 guidance at 1.930-1.950 EPS and its Q1 2027 guidance at 0.440-0.450 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Dynatrace will post 1.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dynatrace

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Dynatrace by 25.3% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 9,135 shares of the company’s stock valued at $431,000 after purchasing an additional 1,846 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its stake in shares of Dynatrace by 19.2% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,000 after buying an additional 348 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in Dynatrace by 21.3% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,548 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,000 after buying an additional 272 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in Dynatrace by 38.9% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 793,630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,816,000 after buying an additional 222,395 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP bought a new stake in Dynatrace in the 2nd quarter valued at about $410,000. 94.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Dynatrace Company Profile

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.