Scotiabank Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) Stock Price

Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) had its price objective lowered by Scotiabank from $47.00 to $44.00 in a research note issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “sector outperform” rating on the stock. Scotiabank’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 14.69% from the company’s previous close.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Truist Financial set a $45.00 target price on shares of Dynatrace in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Dynatrace from $47.00 to $44.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. KeyCorp cut their target price on shares of Dynatrace from $52.00 to $47.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. BTIG Research cut their target price on shares of Dynatrace from $53.00 to $47.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Dynatrace from $64.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $46.50.

Dynatrace Price Performance

NYSE:DT opened at $38.36 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $11.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 71.04, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.70. Dynatrace has a one year low of $31.64 and a one year high of $57.55. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $37.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $40.38.

Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $531.72 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $521.01 million. Dynatrace had a net margin of 8.06% and a return on equity of 10.37%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 19.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.33 EPS. 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, equities research analysts anticipate that Dynatrace will post 1.07 EPS for the current year.

Dynatrace announced that its board has approved a share buyback program on Monday, February 9th that allows the company to buyback $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 9.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Dynatrace news, EVP Stephen A. Mcmahon purchased 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were acquired at an average cost 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. The trade was a 660.79% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase 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.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dynatrace

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Dynatrace by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 32,142,909 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,557,324,000 after acquiring an additional 739,895 shares during the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA grew its holdings in Dynatrace by 7.9% during the 1st quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 15,809,223 shares of the company’s stock worth $584,649,000 after acquiring an additional 1,160,690 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Dynatrace by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,664,357 shares of the company’s stock worth $462,193,000 after acquiring an additional 101,994 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in Dynatrace by 9.0% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 7,999,919 shares of the company’s stock worth $346,716,000 after acquiring an additional 659,792 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in Dynatrace by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 7,919,446 shares of the company’s stock worth $383,697,000 after acquiring an additional 73,827 shares during the last quarter. 94.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Dynatrace

Here are the key news stories impacting Dynatrace this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Dynatrace reported fiscal Q4 EPS of $0.41, topping estimates of $0.39, and revenue of $531.7 million, up 19.4% year over year, while recurring subscription revenue remained very high and free cash flow stayed strong. Dynatrace shares slide despite quarterly earnings beat
• Positive Sentiment: Several brokers kept bullish views despite trimming targets, including Scotiabank, JPMorgan, Citigroup, and BMO, signaling continued confidence in Dynatrace’s long-term software and observability franchise. Scotiabank Sticks to Their Buy Rating for Dynatrace (DT)
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst commentary today was mostly mixed-to-bullish overall, with some articles highlighting favorable tech-stock sentiment for Dynatrace but also noting conflicting views across analysts. Analysts Have Conflicting Sentiments on These Technology Companies
• Neutral Sentiment: Some commentary suggested Dynatrace could benefit from broader software and AI observability trends, but these were more thematic than company-specific catalysts. Can Dynatrace Benefit From Russell 1000 Software Trends?
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the earnings beat, investors were disappointed by mixed FY2027 and near-term guidance, including concerns about slower ARR growth and a softer first-quarter outlook. Dynatrace stock falls on fiscal Q4 earnings, mixed 2027 guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Wall Street lowered several price targets after the report, including JPMorgan, Citigroup, Scotiabank, and BMO, reflecting a more cautious stance on near-term upside. Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) Price Target Lowered to $45.00 at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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.