Brokerages Set Dynatrace, Inc. (NYSE:DT) Price Target at $52.88

Shares of Dynatrace, Inc. (NYSE:DT) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-five brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and nineteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $52.88.

A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. Scotiabank lowered their price target on Dynatrace from $60.00 to $47.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $53.00 price target on shares of Dynatrace in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $51.00 price target on Dynatrace in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Robert W. Baird set a $47.00 price target on Dynatrace in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Dynatrace in a research report on Monday, February 9th.

Dynatrace Trading Down 0.0%

DT opened at $35.61 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $10.62 billion, a PE ratio of 58.37, a P/E/G ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 0.79. Dynatrace has a 1 year low of $31.64 and a 1 year high of $57.55. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $36.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $41.87.

Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $515.47 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $506.31 million. Dynatrace had a return on equity of 9.75% and a net margin of 9.55%.Dynatrace’s quarterly revenue was up 18.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $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. Equities analysts forecast that Dynatrace will post 0.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Dynatrace announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Monday, February 9th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 9.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Stephen A. Mcmahon bought 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was bought at an average price of $35.75 per share, for a total transaction of $107,250.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the executive vice president owned 3,454 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $123,480.50. The trade was a 660.79% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.57% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Dynatrace in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its stake in Dynatrace by 561.4% in the third quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 582 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 494 shares in the last quarter. RHL Group LLC acquired a new position in Dynatrace in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in Dynatrace by 168.8% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 809 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 508 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. acquired a new position in Dynatrace in the third quarter worth $37,000. Institutional investors own 94.28% of the company’s stock.

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.