Julie Richardson Sells 1,930 Shares of Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) Stock

Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG) Director Julie Richardson sold 1,930 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $185.82, for a total value of $358,632.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 2,106 shares in the company, valued at approximately $391,336.92. The trade was a 47.82% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Julie Richardson also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, May 7th, Julie Richardson sold 2,433 shares of Datadog stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $188.50, for a total value of $458,620.50.
• On Tuesday, May 5th, Julie Richardson sold 502 shares of Datadog stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.00, for a total value of $75,300.00.

Datadog Stock Performance

DDOG stock opened at $199.94 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.40, a current ratio of 3.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $129.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $137.93. Datadog, Inc. has a twelve month low of $98.01 and a twelve month high of $203.58. The firm has a market cap of $70.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 526.17, a PEG ratio of 69.99 and a beta of 1.30.

Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by $0.09. Datadog had a return on equity of 4.83% and a net margin of 3.69%.The business had revenue of $1.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $960.12 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.46 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 32.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Datadog has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.360-2.440 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.570-0.590 EPS. Analysts predict that Datadog, Inc. will post 0.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

DDOG has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $225.00 target price on shares of Datadog in a research note on Monday, May 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on Datadog from $121.00 to $139.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday. BNP Paribas Exane dropped their price target on Datadog from $210.00 to $175.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price target on Datadog from $167.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $225.00 price target on shares of Datadog in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty have issued a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $212.19.

Datadog News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Datadog this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Datadog’s recent earnings report was well received, with revenue up 32.1% year over year to $1.01 billion and EPS of $0.60 beating expectations. Management also issued stronger-than-expected guidance, reinforcing the view that AI-driven demand and enterprise software spending remain healthy. DDOG Q1 Deep Dive: AI Adoption and Product Expansion Drive Strong Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains constructive after earnings, with CICC Research raising its price target to $204 from $150 and other firms reiterating bullish views, suggesting Wall Street sees more upside in DDOG. MarketScreener
• Positive Sentiment: Several recent articles framed Datadog as a beneficiary of AI adoption rather than a victim of a SaaS slowdown, which is helping sentiment around the stock. Barchart
• Neutral Sentiment: Datadog announced upcoming presentations at two investor conferences, which keeps the company visible but does not materially change fundamentals by itself. Datadog to Present at Upcoming Investor Conference
• Negative Sentiment: Recent insider sales by directors and an executive, including Matthew Jacobson, Yanbing Li, Julie Richardson, and CRO Sean Michael Walters, may weigh on sentiment even though some of the trades were made under pre-arranged 10b5-1 plans. SEC filing

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Datadog

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DDOG. Westside Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Datadog by 74.3% during the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 176 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC raised its holdings in Datadog by 126.6% in the third quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 179 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Datadog by 315.2% in the third quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 191 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Datadog in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. bought a new position in Datadog in the third quarter worth about $28,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.29% of the company’s stock.

Datadog Company Profile

Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a cloud-based monitoring and observability platform that helps organizations monitor, troubleshoot and secure their applications and infrastructure at scale. Its software-as-a-service offering collects and analyzes metrics, traces and logs from servers, containers, cloud services and applications to provide real-time visibility into system performance and health. Datadog’s platform is widely used by engineering, operations and security teams to reduce downtime, accelerate incident response and improve application reliability.

The company’s product suite includes infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring (APM), log management, real user monitoring (RUM), synthetic monitoring and network performance monitoring, along with security-focused products such as security monitoring and cloud SIEM.