6 Red Days In A Row: Dynatrace Stock Is Down 27%
Shares of Dynatrace (DT) have closed lower in each of the last 6 sessions, a cumulative decline of 26.7%. That erased about $5.0 billion from the company’s market value, which now stands at about $13.7 billion. The stock closed at $47.03 on Tuesday, November 3, 27.9% below its 52-week high of $65.25 and 45.3% above its low of $32.36.
DT Versus The S&P 500
Returns for DT and the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it, all ending Tuesday, November 3 and including dividends:
| Return Period | DT | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -14.7% | 0.4% |
| 6 Days (Current Streak) | -26.7% | -1.4% |
| 1 Month (21 Trading Days) | -21.9% | -2.6% |
| 3 Months (63 Trading Days) | -7.5% | -1.7% |
| Year To Date | 8.5% | 11.6% |
| 1 Year (252 Trading Days) | -7.0% | 11.9% |
A Stock-Specific Slide, Or A Market Move?
The market explains little of this: the S&P 500 lost 1.4% over the same 6 sessions, including dividends, against Dynatrace’s -26.7%. Over the past three months the stock is down 7.5%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 57 sessions of that window it was up 26.2%.
What The Numbers Say About The Slide
On the fundamentals, revenue grew 17.9% over the last twelve months, against a median of 17.9% for S&P 500 Information Technology stocks; its operating margin is 13.0%, versus a median of 21.6%; and the stock trades at 90.8 times trailing earnings against a median of 30.7. The read is mixed: revenue growth above the median on one side, margins below the median and a multiple well above the median on the other.
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