What Happened?
Shares of application performance monitoring software provider Dynatrace (NYSE: DT) jumped 5.5% in the morning session after the company reported impressive first quarter 2025 results with sales, adjusted operating income, and earnings all exceeding Wall Street's expectations.
The strong performance came from steady growth in its subscription business, which rose 20% on a constant-currency basis as more customers signed on to its newer, usage-based pricing model. That helped the company expand its margins and grow earnings, even though billings came in a touch below expectations.
Despite that, the company sounded confident about the road ahead as its full-year sales and earnings forecast beat consensus, showing it's expecting another solid year of profit growth.
Overall, we think this was still a solid quarter with key areas of upside.
After the initial pop the shares cooled down to $52.93, up 4.8% from previous close.
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What The Market Is Telling Us
Dynatrace’s shares are not very volatile and have only had 6 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful, although it might not be something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.
The biggest move we wrote about over the last year was 9 months ago when the stock gained 14.9% on the news that the company reported strong second quarter earnings. Dynatrace narrowly topped analysts' revenue and operating profit expectations during the quarter. The next quarter and full year's guidance for revenue and operating profit were both roughly in line with expectations, showing that the company is on track. Overall, this was a solid quarter for Dynatrace.
Dynatrace is down 2.6% since the beginning of the year, and at $52.93 per share, it is trading 15.2% below its 52-week high of $62.42 from February 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Dynatrace’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,604.
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