Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.03, Briefing.com reports. Dynatrace had a return on equity of 9.24% and a net margin of 27.33%.The business had revenue of $493.85 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $487.33 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.37 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. Dynatrace updated its Q3 2026 guidance to 0.400-0.420 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance to 1.620-1.640 EPS.

Dynatrace Trading Up 2.4%

NYSE:DT traded up $1.12 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $47.18. 4,422,720 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,956,400. The firm has a market cap of $14.23 billion, a PE ratio of 28.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.89 and a beta of 0.85. Dynatrace has a twelve month low of $39.30 and a twelve month high of $63.00. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $48.99 and its 200-day moving average is $50.81.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on DT. Oppenheimer started coverage on shares of Dynatrace in a report on Wednesday, August 27th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $65.00 price target on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on Dynatrace in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $65.00 price target for the company. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their price objective on Dynatrace from $57.00 to $51.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Dynatrace from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Dynatrace from $60.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Dynatrace currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $62.27.

Insider Transactions at Dynatrace

In other news, CAO Daniel S. Yates sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.89, for a total transaction of $99,780.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 22,555 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,125,268.95. The trade was a 8.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Lisa M. Campbell sold 1,013 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.77, for a total transaction of $50,417.01. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 1,012 shares in the company, valued at $50,367.24. This represents a 50.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 10,602 shares of company stock valued at $529,579 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dynatrace

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in Dynatrace by 21.3% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,548 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,000 after purchasing an additional 272 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in Dynatrace by 19.2% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,000 after acquiring an additional 348 shares in the last quarter. Connecticut Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Dynatrace during the 2nd quarter worth about $226,000. Keel Point LLC acquired a new position in Dynatrace in the 2nd quarter valued at about $358,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in Dynatrace by 18.8% during the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 7,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $387,000 after purchasing an additional 1,110 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.28% of the company’s stock.

About Dynatrace

Dynatrace, Inc provides a security platform for multicloud environments in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates Dynatrace, a security platform, which provides application and microservices monitoring, runtime application security, infrastructure monitoring, log management and analytics, digital experience monitoring, digital business analytics, and cloud automation.