Cloud observability platform Dynatrace (NYSE: DT) will be reporting earnings this Tuesday morning. Here’s what investors should know.
Dynatrace beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $554.5 million, up 16.2% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates but a significant miss of analysts’ billings estimates.
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This quarter, the market is expecting Dynatrace’s revenue to grow 15.1% year on year, slowing from the 18.1% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business will stay the course heading into earnings. Dynatrace has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations.
Looking at Dynatrace’s peers in the software development segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Twilio delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 19.9%, beating analysts’ expectations by 3%, and Bandwidth reported revenues up 22%, in line with consensus estimates. Twilio traded down 15.2% following the results while Bandwidth was also down 2%.
Read our full analysis of Twilio’s results here and Bandwidth’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the software development segment, with share prices up 5% on average over the last month. Dynatrace is down 4.4% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $65.62 (compared to the current share price of $57.54).
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