Insider Buying: 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 dated Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $35.75 per share, for a total transaction of $107,250.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the executive vice president directly owned 3,454 shares in the company, valued at approximately $123,480.50. This trade represents a 660.79% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Dynatrace Stock Performance

Shares of DT stock opened at $39.37 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $11.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.54, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.82. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $38.76 and its 200-day moving average price is $44.46. Dynatrace, Inc. has a one year low of $32.83 and a one year high of $57.55.

Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $515.47 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $506.31 million. Dynatrace had a net margin of 9.55% and a return on equity of 9.75%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $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 predict that Dynatrace, Inc. will post 0.68 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dynatrace declared that its board has approved 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 stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dynatrace

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in DT. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Dynatrace during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its stake in Dynatrace by 561.4% during the 3rd quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 494 shares during the last quarter. MAI Capital Management lifted its position in Dynatrace by 122.4% during the 2nd quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 547 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 301 shares during the period. RHL Group LLC acquired a new stake in Dynatrace during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, VSM Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of Dynatrace in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. 94.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus set a $51.00 price target on shares of Dynatrace in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised shares of Dynatrace to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $53.00 price objective on shares of Dynatrace in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price 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. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Dynatrace in a report on Monday, February 9th. Nineteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $52.52.

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.