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

Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) had its price target lowered by equities researchers at Scotiabank from $60.00 to $47.00 in a report released on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “sector outperform” rating on the stock. Scotiabank’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 26.69% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on DT. TD Cowen dropped their price objective on Dynatrace from $65.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. BTIG Research cut their price objective on shares of Dynatrace from $67.00 to $53.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Raymond James Financial reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Dynatrace in a research report on Monday. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of Dynatrace from $56.00 to $45.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Finally, Barclays set a $47.00 price objective on Dynatrace and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Twenty equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $54.79.

Dynatrace Stock Up 2.5%

Shares of NYSE DT opened at $37.10 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.84. Dynatrace has a 52 week low of $32.83 and a 52 week high of $63.00. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $41.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.18.

Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The company reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.03. Dynatrace had a return on equity of 9.24% and a net margin of 27.33%.The firm had revenue of $515.47 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $506.31 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.37 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.2% on a year-over-year basis. 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, equities research analysts expect that Dynatrace will post 0.68 EPS for the current year.

Dynatrace announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program 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 shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Transactions at Dynatrace

In other Dynatrace news, CAO Daniel S. Yates sold 2,000 shares of Dynatrace stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.69, for a total transaction of $93,380.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 23,380 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,091,612.20. The trade was a 7.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Dan Zugelder sold 7,505 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 8,925 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $404,034.75. The trade was a 45.68% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 9,843 shares of company stock valued at $448,124 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Dynatrace

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in DT. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in Dynatrace in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Dynatrace by 561.4% during 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 during the period. MAI Capital Management lifted its holdings in Dynatrace by 122.4% in the second quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 547 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 301 shares during the last quarter. RHL Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Dynatrace during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, VSM Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Dynatrace in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.28% of the company’s stock.

Dynatrace News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Dynatrace this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 results beat and solid growth — Dynatrace reported $0.44 EPS vs. $0.41 consensus and revenue of $515.5M (up 18.2% YoY), beating estimates and showing continued ARR momentum. BusinessWire: Q3 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Raised guidance — management lifted Q4 FY2026 EPS guidance to $0.380–$0.390 (vs. $0.300 consensus) and FY2026 EPS to $1.670–$1.690 (vs. ~$1.34 consensus), signaling better-than-expected profitability and top-line outlook. BusinessWire: Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: $1.0 billion buyback approved — the board authorized repurchase of up to ~$1B (about 9.8% of shares), a clear signal of confidence in cash generation and a move that should be accretive to EPS and support the share price. RTT News: Buyback
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support — KeyCorp raised its price target to $52 and gave an “overweight” rating, pointing to meaningful upside from current levels. Benzinga: KeyCorp PT Raise
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst action — BTIG cut its target from $67 to $53 but maintained a “buy” rating, which still implies upside but reflects a trimmed valuation view. Benzinga: BTIG Target Cut
• Neutral Sentiment: Media/analyst commentary highlights secular drivers — coverage notes that cloud partnerships and expanding free cash flow are supporting growth and enabling buybacks; useful context but not new data. Fool: Coverage on Drivers

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.