Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG) Stock Has Average Price Target of $287.22 According to Brokerages

Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG) has earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the forty-seven analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have assigned a hold recommendation, forty have given a buy recommendation and three have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $287.98.

A number of research firms have recently commented on DDOG. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Datadog in a report on Monday, October 26th. Guggenheim lifted their price target on shares of Datadog from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of Datadog in a report on Sunday, October 11th. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price target on Datadog from $220.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, Wedbush assumed coverage on Datadog in a report on Friday, September 11th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $275.00 target price for the company.

Datadog Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of DDOG opened at $220.52 on Friday. Datadog has a one year low of $98.01 and a one year high of $300.68. The company has a market cap of $79.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 450.05, a P/E/G ratio of 21.09 and a beta of 1.50. 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 50 day simple moving average of $250.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $199.09.

Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.08 billion. Datadog had a return on equity of 5.67% and a net margin of 4.48%. The company’s revenue was up 35.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.46 EPS. Datadog has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.630-0.650 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.500-2.540 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Datadog will post 0.70 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Datadog

In other news, CFO David Obstler sold 40,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $227.47, for a total value of $9,098,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 378,067 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $85,998,900.49. This represents a 9.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Olivier Pomel sold 89,497 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.86, for a total transaction of $18,602,846.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 586,416 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $121,892,429.76. This trade represents a 13.24% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 765,293 shares of company stock worth $180,233,548. 6.48% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Datadog

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of DDOG. EMC Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Datadog in the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Datadog by 54.9% during the second quarter. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC now owns 127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Datadog by 2,700.0% during the second quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 168 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new position in Datadog during the third quarter worth about $46,000. Finally, Planning Strategies Inc. boosted its holdings in Datadog by 529.6% during the third quarter. Planning Strategies Inc. now owns 170 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.29% of the company’s stock.

Datadog News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Datadog this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts see potential for another beat-and-raise quarter. Expectations include roughly 28.9% revenue growth, supported by AI-related demand and adoption of multiple Datadog products; Wedbush is also optimistic about the report. Datadog Likely to Deliver Another Beat-and-Raise Quarter, Wedbush Says Datadog Before Q3 Earnings: What’s in the Cards for the Stock?
• Positive Sentiment: Evercore ISI raised its price target to $300, adding to the positive analyst backdrop ahead of earnings. Datadog Price Target Raised to $300 at Evercore ISI
• Neutral Sentiment: Datadog’s CTO sold $12.06 million of shares under a preset trading plan. The planned sale may attract attention but does not, by itself, indicate a change in the company’s outlook. Datadog CTO sells stock under a preset trading plan
• Negative Sentiment: Risks include a major customer reducing usage and a high valuation that leaves little room for an earnings or growth disappointment. One analysis cautioned that investors want proof the AI opportunity is translating into durable results. Datadog: Good AI Story, But I Still Need Proof
• Negative Sentiment: Cloud-software stocks have faced concerns about AI spending and growth deceleration; Datadog also came under pressure amid a broader tech selloff. That cautious sector mood could weigh on shares even if earnings expectations are favorable. Palantir Falls Despite Earnings Beat; Datadog and Snowflake Also Slide

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.