A 9-Day Losing Streak Has Dynatrace Stock Down 32%
Dynatrace (DT) stock has fallen for 9 consecutive trading days, losing 32.3% over that stretch. That erased about $6.0 billion from the company’s market value, which now stands at about $12.5 billion. The stock closed at $43.44 on Friday, November 6, 33.4% below its 52-week high of $65.25 and 34.2% 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 Friday, November 6 and including dividends:
| Return Period | DT | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -0.6% | 0.3% |
| 9 Days (Current Streak) | -32.3% | -3.9% |
| 1 Month (21 Trading Days) | -28.9% | -4.9% |
| 3 Months (63 Trading Days) | -14.1% | -4.6% |
| Year To Date | 0.2% | 8.8% |
| 1 Year (252 Trading Days) | -8.3% | 9.8% |
Is This Move About Dynatrace Or The Market?
Over the same 9 trading days, the S&P 500 returned -3.9% including dividends, so the slide is mostly Dynatrace’s own story rather than the market’s. Over the past three months the stock is down 14.1%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 54 sessions of that window it was up 26.9%.
Is The Business As Weak As The Stock?
On the fundamentals, revenue grew 17.8% over the last twelve months, against a median of 17.9% for S&P 500 Information Technology stocks; its operating margin is 13.6%, versus a median of 21.6%; and the stock trades at 77.3 times trailing earnings against a median of 27.9. The read is mixed.
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