Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) EVP Acquires $107,250.00 in Stock

Dynatrace, Inc. (NYSE:DT) EVP Stephen Mcmahon purchased 3,000 shares of Dynatrace stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $35.75 per share, with a total value of $107,250.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,454 shares in the company, valued at $123,480.50. The trade was a 660.79% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Dynatrace Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of Dynatrace stock traded up $0.29 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $37.33. 6,218,413 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,134,887. The business has a 50-day moving average of $39.08 and a 200-day moving average of $44.61. Dynatrace, Inc. has a 1 year low of $32.83 and a 1 year high of $57.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.58, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.82.

Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $515.47 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $506.31 million. Dynatrace had a net margin of 9.55% and a return on equity of 9.75%. Dynatrace’s revenue was up 18.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.37 EPS. 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, research analysts anticipate that Dynatrace, Inc. will post 0.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dynatrace

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in shares of Dynatrace by 719.3% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 7,340,127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $355,629,000 after purchasing an additional 6,444,262 shares in the last quarter. Scge Management L.P. acquired a new position in Dynatrace during the second quarter valued at approximately $155,858,000. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. lifted its position in Dynatrace by 1,201.7% during the fourth quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 2,888,249 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,177,000 after buying an additional 2,666,373 shares in the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA grew its stake in Dynatrace by 16.5% during the fourth quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 14,648,533 shares of the company’s stock worth $634,985,000 after buying an additional 2,076,990 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of Dynatrace by 123,910.9% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,881,245 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,533,000 after acquiring an additional 1,879,728 shares in the last quarter. 94.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

DT has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised Dynatrace to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Scotiabank decreased their target price on shares of Dynatrace from $60.00 to $47.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on shares of Dynatrace from $65.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $51.00 price objective on shares of Dynatrace in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on shares of Dynatrace from $56.00 to $45.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 9th. Nineteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $52.52.

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.