Analyzing Dynatrace's 13% Stock Drop and Growth Prospects
Why Did Dynatrace Shares Fall 13% in February
Investors were focused on the company's lukewarm forecasts for this year's growth. Shares of Dynatrace (NYSE: DT) dropped 13% last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Investors are worried about weak revenue guidance
Dynatrace shares dropped after its Feb. 8 quarterly report and continued to slide lower throughout the month.
It's hard to criticize those headline figures, but investors were focused on the company's less impressive outlook. Dynatrace reduced its first-quarter subscription-revenue forecast, which is never good news for a growth stock.
- If it's truly a timing issue, then investors should expect a relatively quick bounce back when those large deals hit financial results.
- However, longer sales cycles justifiably raise skepticism from investors.
Dynatrace doesn't garner quite the same hype as many of its peers
- Dynatrace hasn't enjoyed the same hype as its peers in the application-performance-monitoring and observability industry.
- The stock's price-to-sales ratio is over 10, and its forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is roughly 37.
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