Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) Sets New 1-Year Low – Time to Sell?

Dynatrace, Inc. (NYSE:DT)’s stock price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $37.47 and last traded at $37.8380, with a volume of 1269919 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $40.65.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on DT. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price target on shares of Dynatrace from $57.00 to $51.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Truist Financial reduced their target price on Dynatrace from $60.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Dynatrace in a research note on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group set a $51.00 price target on Dynatrace in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on Dynatrace from $64.00 to $56.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 5th. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $59.96.

Dynatrace Price Performance

The business has a 50 day moving average price of $43.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $47.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.40 billion, a PE ratio of 22.66, a PEG ratio of 3.21 and a beta of 0.85.

Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $493.85 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $487.33 million. Dynatrace had a net margin of 27.33% and a return on equity of 9.24%. Dynatrace’s revenue was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.37 EPS. Dynatrace has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.400-0.420 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.620-1.640 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Dynatrace, Inc. will post 0.68 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Rick M. Mcconnell sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.61, for a total value of $1,398,300.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 108,125 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,039,706.25. This represents a 21.72% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Daniel S. Yates sold 2,000 shares of Dynatrace stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.69, for a total value of $93,380.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 23,380 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,091,612.20. The trade was a 7.88% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 39,843 shares of company stock worth $1,846,424 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Dynatrace

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its position in Dynatrace by 40.1% during the fourth quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 10,616 shares of the company’s stock valued at $460,000 after purchasing an additional 3,040 shares during the period. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in Dynatrace by 115.1% in the fourth quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 17,207 shares of the company’s stock worth $746,000 after purchasing an additional 9,207 shares during the last quarter. Torray Investment Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Dynatrace by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. Torray Investment Partners LLC now owns 59,471 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,577,000 after purchasing an additional 2,835 shares during the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp bought a new position in shares of Dynatrace in the 4th quarter worth approximately $49,986,000. Finally, M&T Bank Corp grew its position in Dynatrace by 61.8% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 12,267 shares of the company’s stock valued at $532,000 after buying an additional 4,687 shares during the period. 94.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.