Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) Updates Q1 2027 Earnings Guidance

Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) updated its first quarter 2027 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.440-0.450 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.410. The company issued revenue guidance of $547.0 million-$551.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $547.9 million. Dynatrace also updated its FY 2027 guidance to 1.930-1.950 EPS.

Dynatrace Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:DT opened at $35.45 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $37.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $40.59. Dynatrace has a one year low of $31.64 and a one year high of $57.55. The company has a market cap of $10.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.48, a PEG ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 0.70.

Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $531.72 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $521.01 million. Dynatrace had a net margin of 9.55% and a return on equity of 9.75%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 19.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.33 earnings per share. Dynatrace has set its FY 2027 guidance at 1.930-1.950 EPS and its Q1 2027 guidance at 0.440-0.450 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Dynatrace will post 0.88 EPS for the current year.

Dynatrace announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Monday, February 9th that allows the company to buyback $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 9.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Rothschild & Co Redburn began coverage on Dynatrace in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $40.00 price target on the stock. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $53.00 target price on shares of Dynatrace in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Raymond James Financial reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Dynatrace in a research note on Monday, February 9th. UBS Group set a $64.00 price objective on Dynatrace in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of Dynatrace from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Dynatrace presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $51.32.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Stephen A. Mcmahon acquired 3,000 shares of Dynatrace stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $35.75 per share, for a total transaction of $107,250.00. Following the purchase, the executive vice president owned 3,454 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $123,480.50. This represents a 660.79% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Dynatrace

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in Dynatrace by 20.9% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 991,160 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,957,000 after purchasing an additional 171,267 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in Dynatrace by 1,226.6% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 202,894 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,793,000 after acquiring an additional 187,600 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its stake in Dynatrace by 18.1% in the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 36,583 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,586,000 after purchasing an additional 5,615 shares in the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Dynatrace by 17.2% during the 4th quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 220,189 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,543,000 after purchasing an additional 32,294 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its position in shares of Dynatrace by 10.9% in the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 235,509 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,366,000 after purchasing an additional 23,202 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.28% of the company’s stock.

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.