Dynatrace (DT) Competitors

Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) and Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer DDOG or DT?

Datadog presently has a consensus price target of $146.79, indicating a potential downside of 2.03%. Dynatrace has a consensus price target of $62.35, indicating a potential upside of 15.08%. Given Dynatrace's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dynatrace is more favorable than Datadog.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Datadog	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	24 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Dynatrace	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Is DDOG or DT more profitable?

Dynatrace has a net margin of 28.47% compared to Datadog's net margin of 5.85%. Dynatrace's return on equity of 9.08% beat Datadog's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Datadog	5.85%	6.39%	3.27%
Dynatrace	28.47%	9.08%	5.90%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DDOG or DT?

Dynatrace has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Datadog. Dynatrace is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Datadog, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Datadog	$2.68B	19.28	$183.75M	$0.46	325.74
Dynatrace	$1.70B	9.62	$483.68M	$1.60	33.86

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DDOG or DT?

78.3% of Datadog shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Dynatrace shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Datadog shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Dynatrace shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer DDOG or DT?

In the previous week, Datadog had 3 more articles in the media than Dynatrace. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Datadog and 21 mentions for Dynatrace. Datadog's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Dynatrace's score of 0.98 indicating that Datadog is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Datadog	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dynatrace	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, DDOG or DT?

Datadog has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dynatrace has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Dynatrace beats Datadog on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.