Dynatrace (DT) Competitors

Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) and Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DT or TTD?

Trade Desk received 568 more outperform votes than Dynatrace when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.28% of users gave Trade Desk an outperform vote while only 67.24% of users gave Dynatrace an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dynatrace	Outperform Votes 236 67.24%	Underperform Votes 115 32.76%
Trade Desk	Outperform Votes 804 76.28%	Underperform Votes 250 23.72%

Do analysts recommend DT or TTD?

Dynatrace presently has a consensus price target of $61.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.48%. Trade Desk has a consensus price target of $122.65, indicating a potential upside of 3.81%. Given Dynatrace's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Dynatrace is more favorable than Trade Desk.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dynatrace	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Trade Desk	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	24 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the media favor DT or TTD?

In the previous week, Trade Desk had 33 more articles in the media than Dynatrace. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Trade Desk and 10 mentions for Dynatrace. Trade Desk's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Dynatrace's score of 0.68 indicating that Trade Desk is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dynatrace	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trade Desk	18 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DT or TTD more profitable?

Trade Desk has a net margin of 13.34% compared to Dynatrace's net margin of 10.44%. Trade Desk's return on equity of 13.17% beat Dynatrace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dynatrace	10.44%	9.73%	6.09%
Trade Desk	13.34%	13.17%	6.10%

Which has more risk and volatility, DT or TTD?

Dynatrace has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trade Desk has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DT or TTD?

94.3% of Dynatrace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.8% of Trade Desk shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Dynatrace shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Trade Desk shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DT or TTD?

Trade Desk has higher revenue and earnings than Dynatrace. Dynatrace is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trade Desk, 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
Dynatrace	$1.43B	10.92	$154.63M	$0.55	95.18
Trade Desk	$1.95B	29.84	$178.94M	$0.61	193.69

Summary

Trade Desk beats Dynatrace on 17 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.