Dynatrace, Inc. (NYSE:DT) Receives $53.48 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Shares of Dynatrace, Inc. (NYSE:DT) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty-five brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and nineteen have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $53.48.

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wedbush cut their target price on shares of Dynatrace from $67.00 to $55.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Citigroup decreased their price target on Dynatrace from $64.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $68.00 price target on shares of Dynatrace in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. UBS Group set a $64.00 price objective on Dynatrace in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, TD Cowen reduced their price objective on Dynatrace from $65.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st.

Insider Transactions at Dynatrace

In related news, EVP Stephen A. Mcmahon purchased 3,000 shares of Dynatrace stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were acquired at an average price of $35.75 per share, for a total transaction of $107,250.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,454 shares in the company, valued at approximately $123,480.50. This represents a 660.79% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dynatrace

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of DT. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its position in shares of Dynatrace by 12.0% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 243,259 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,568,000 after purchasing an additional 26,129 shares in the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Dynatrace by 14.4% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 15,008 shares of the company’s stock valued at $650,000 after purchasing an additional 1,884 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Dynatrace by 174.9% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 42,046 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,823,000 after purchasing an additional 26,752 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its position in Dynatrace by 45.3% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 410,484 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,790,000 after purchasing an additional 128,056 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kera Capital Partners Inc. bought a new position in Dynatrace in the 4th quarter worth approximately $343,000. 94.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Dynatrace Stock Performance

DT opened at $37.35 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $11.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.22, a PEG ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.82. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $37.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $43.35. Dynatrace has a twelve month low of $32.83 and a twelve month high of $57.55.

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

Dynatrace declared that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Monday, February 9th that allows the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to purchase up to 9.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is 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.