One-glance verdict
$94.05 our estimate vs market $61.11
Wall Street consensus: $62.53 (-33.5% lower than our fair-value estimate)
35% below our estimate, below the bear case
Fundamentals snapshot
DT · NYQ · Technology · Software - Application
Current price
$61.11
52-week range
$31.64 - $66.30
Market cap
$17.74B
One-glance verdict
Wall Street consensus: $62.53 (-33.5% lower than our fair-value estimate)
35% below our estimate, below the bear case
Balance sheet
Net cash $949.59M. Interest coverage shows how many times profit covers the interest bill.
What stands out
What this company does
Dynatrace sells a smart software tool that helps businesses understand how their online operations are running, especially as they get more complicated. The money mostly comes from businesses paying to use their software regularly, which is a predictable way to make money (called recurring revenue). This is important because it means the company has a steady income stream to keep improving its product and serving its customers.
1. "How the company got here" Dynatrace was founded in 2005 in Austria, initially as dynaTrace software. It was acquired by Compuware in 2011, and later, when Compuware was taken private in 2014, Dynatrace emerged as a standalone growth platform. The company eventually went public in 2019, establishing itself as a key player in the enterprise software market, specifically focusing on observability for digital businesses. 2. "What it actually does" Dynatrace provides an AI-powered platform that helps businesses monitor, analyze, and optimize their software and IT systems. Think of it like a super-smart diagnostic tool for a company's digital operations. It keeps an eye on everything from how well applications are running to the security of their systems and the experience of their users, ensuring everything works smoothly and securely. 3. "Software Intelligence Platform" Dynatrace's core offering is its unified software intelligence platform, which is delivered as a software-as-a-service (SaaS). This platform integrates various monitoring and analysis capabilities, including infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring, log analytics, digital experience monitoring, and application security. It uses AI, specifically its proprietary "Davis AI" engine, to automatically detect issues, map dependencies within complex IT environments, and provide root-cause analysis, helping businesses resolve problems quickly. 4. "What management is betting on now" Dynatrace's management is focused on leveraging artificial intelligence and automation to enhance its observability platform. They are investing in AI capabilities to provide more precise answers and proactive solutions for their customers, aiming to help businesses manage increasingly complex digital environments more effectively. This includes developing features that can automatically detect anomalies, pinpoint root causes, and even suggest code-level fixes, allowing IT and development teams to operate more efficiently and securely.
Price history
Earnings history
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Is it cheap or expensive?
Wall Street consensus is the average analyst price target: $62.53 (-33.5% lower than our fair-value estimate).
Our most-likely fair value is $94.05 a share — about 53.9% above today's price of $61.11, so the stock currently looks cheap (undervalued).
Is it drowning in debt?
Net cash $949.6M - more cash than debt. Interest coverage 77.4x.
Dynatrace, Inc.'s profit covers its interest bill about 77.4 times over. which is stronger than every peer shown here and 4 peers sit below 1x, which is the danger zone where profit does not fully cover the interest bill.
Total debt $159.27M Interest coverage 77.42x This is the baseline the peer rows are being compared against.
Total debt $1.28B Interest coverage -4.01x -100% vs DT This peer has almost no interest-payment cushion compared with DT.
Total debt $1.87B Interest coverage -33.39x -100% vs DT This peer has almost no interest-payment cushion compared with DT.
Total debt $820.18M Interest coverage -10.47x -100% vs DT This peer has almost no interest-payment cushion compared with DT.
Total debt $2.76B Interest coverage -172.95x -100% vs DT This peer has almost no interest-payment cushion compared with DT.
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