Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) CTO Alexis Le-Quoc Sells 43,224 Shares of Company Stock

Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG) CTO Alexis Le-Quoc sold 43,224 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $278.90, for a total transaction of $12,055,173.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer owned 488,033 shares in the company, valued at $136,112,403.70. This represents a 8.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Alexis Le-Quoc also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, October 7th, Alexis Le-Quoc sold 53,912 shares of Datadog stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $273.60, for a total transaction of $14,750,323.20.
• On Wednesday, September 23rd, Alexis Le-Quoc sold 43,224 shares of Datadog stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $252.17, for a total value of $10,899,796.08.
• On Wednesday, September 2nd, Alexis Le-Quoc sold 21,772 shares of Datadog stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $212.90, for a total value of $4,635,258.80.
• On Tuesday, September 1st, Alexis Le-Quoc sold 53,912 shares of Datadog stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $227.02, for a total value of $12,239,102.24.
• On Monday, August 24th, Alexis Le-Quoc sold 43,224 shares of Datadog stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $228.63, for a total value of $9,882,303.12.
• On Monday, August 10th, Alexis Le-Quoc sold 53,912 shares of Datadog stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.36, for a total transaction of $13,659,144.32.

Datadog Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:DDOG traded down $30.57 during trading on Friday, hitting $235.27. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 5,862,395 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,059,000. The company has a 50-day moving average of $251.21 and a 200-day moving average of $197.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 3.20 and a quick ratio of 3.20. The firm has a market cap of $84.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 480.15, a P/E/G ratio of 27.18 and a beta of 1.51. Datadog, Inc. has a 12 month low of $98.01 and a 12 month high of $300.68.

Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.07. Datadog had a net margin of 4.48% and a return on equity of 5.67%. The business had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.08 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.46 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 35.6% on a year-over-year basis. Datadog has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.630-0.650 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.500-2.540 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Datadog, Inc. will post 0.70 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently issued reports on DDOG. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Datadog from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Mizuho upped their target price on shares of Datadog from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “sell” rating and set a $158.00 target price on shares of Datadog in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Datadog in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Datadog from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $287.22.

Datadog News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Datadog this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Datadog was named a Leader in the Forrester Wave: AIOps Platforms, Q4 2026. The recognition highlights its AI-powered observability platform and Bits AI capabilities for detecting, investigating and remediating operational issues, potentially strengthening its competitive position. Datadog Named a Leader in AIOps Platforms Research
• Positive Sentiment: A Wells Fargo analyst reportedly expects Datadog’s stock price to rise, providing some analyst support ahead of the company’s upcoming results. Datadog Stock Price Expected to Rise
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street is concentrating on Datadog’s third-quarter 2026 metrics, including revenue growth, customer additions, usage trends and profitability. The company’s latest reported quarter showed revenue growth of 35.6% year over year and adjusted EPS above expectations, but investors are likely demanding continued strength. Datadog Q3 Earnings Projections
• Negative Sentiment: Datadog fell alongside other cybersecurity and technology software stocks even as a major Binance cryptocurrency theft underscored demand for digital-security products. The move suggests broad market and sector selling, rather than a deterioration in Datadog’s fundamentals, is currently dominating trading. Datadog and Cybersecurity Stocks Fall
• Negative Sentiment: CTO Alexis Le-Quoc sold 43,224 shares worth approximately $12.1 million. The transaction was made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, which reduces its significance as a discretionary bearish signal, although insider selling can still weigh on sentiment. SEC Insider Trading Filing

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Datadog

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of DDOG. AIA Group Ltd raised its holdings in Datadog by 11.5% in the third quarter. AIA Group Ltd now owns 34,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,557,000 after purchasing an additional 3,600 shares in the last quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Datadog by 482.7% in the third quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,623,000 after acquiring an additional 4,909 shares in the last quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund grew its holdings in Datadog by 1.5% in the third quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 41,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,289,000 after purchasing an additional 610 shares during the last quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC grew its holdings in Datadog by 91.1% in the third quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC now owns 237 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Virtue Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Datadog by 20.6% during the third quarter. Virtue Capital Management LLC now owns 1,589 shares of the company’s stock worth $435,000 after purchasing an additional 271 shares in the last quarter. 78.29% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Datadog Company Profile

Datadog, Inc is a technology company that provides a cloud-based monitoring and security platform for applications, infrastructure and other technology environments. Its platform helps organizations collect, analyze and visualize data from servers, databases, containers, cloud services, applications and user interactions in a unified environment.

Datadog’s products include infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring, log management, real user monitoring, synthetic monitoring, network performance monitoring, cloud security, software delivery tools and incident-management capabilities.