Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican-Florida) recently bought shares of Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG). In a filing disclosed on June 08th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $15,001 and $50,000 in Datadog stock on May 19th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “UBS BROKERAGE ACCOUNT” account.
Representative Maria Elvira Salazar also recently made the following trade(s):
- Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Brookfield Renewable Partners (NYSE:BEP) on 5/29/2026.
- Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) on 5/21/2026.
- Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) on 5/19/2026.
- Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) on 5/13/2026.
- Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) on 5/13/2026.
- Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) on 5/12/2026.
- Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB) on 5/12/2026.
- Purchased $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB) on 5/11/2026.
- Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) on 5/11/2026.
- Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB) on 5/11/2026.
Datadog Price Performance
Datadog stock traded up $0.29 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $227.63. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,508,245 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,931,807. The firm has a market capitalization of $81.03 billion, a PE ratio of 599.04, a P/E/G ratio of 24.34 and a beta of 1.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 3.40 and a current ratio of 3.40. Datadog, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $98.01 and a fifty-two week high of $278.70. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $173.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $146.26.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, COO Adam Blitzer sold 12,202 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $249.29, for a total value of $3,041,836.58. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 263,771 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $65,755,472.59. This represents a 4.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CFO David M. Obstler sold 75,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $231.69, for a total value of $17,376,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 434,591 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $100,690,388.79. This represents a 14.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,272,556 shares of company stock valued at $252,615,825. 6.48% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
DDOG has been the subject of a number of research reports. Monness Crespi & Hardt boosted their target price on Datadog from $255.00 to $270.00 in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Barclays boosted their target price on Datadog from $215.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group set a $210.00 target price on Datadog and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Bank of America boosted their target price on Datadog from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, DA Davidson set a $250.00 target price on Datadog in a report on Friday, May 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $225.52.
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Datadog News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Datadog this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Datadog unveiled 100+ new AI, observability and security capabilities at its DASH 2026 event, including major upgrades to Bits AI, AI Guard, Bring Your Own Cloud, Bits Agent Builder and Agent Console. The new tools deepen Datadog’s AI platform story and could support stronger adoption and revenue growth. GlobeNewswire article
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts turned more constructive after the launch, with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce raising its target to $280 and Evercore lifting its target to $265, while RBC reaffirmed an outperform view. Higher targets can reinforce the market’s growth expectations for DDOG. Benzinga article
- Positive Sentiment: Coverage in the financial press said Datadog’s agentic AI push is winning Wall Street support, with analysts seeing more upside as the company expands into autonomous operations and AI security. Yahoo Finance article
- Neutral Sentiment: Datadog’s strong revenue growth and recent beat-and-raise quarter continue to underpin the stock’s premium valuation, but the shares already reflect high expectations after a big run. Yahoo Finance article
- Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider selling may temper enthusiasm: CEO Olivier Pomel and CFO David M. Obstler both sold large blocks of stock under pre-arranged 10b5-1 plans, adding to a pattern of recent insider sales at Datadog. SEC filing
- Negative Sentiment: A prior director sale also added to the overhang, reinforcing concerns that insiders may be taking advantage of the stock’s strong rally. SEC filing
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Datadog
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in DDOG. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Datadog by 12.5% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 9,730 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,149,000 after purchasing an additional 1,082 shares in the last quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA grew its stake in shares of Datadog by 15.6% in the first quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 8,346 shares of the company’s stock worth $985,000 after purchasing an additional 1,126 shares in the last quarter. Groupe la Francaise grew its stake in shares of Datadog by 20.4% in the first quarter. Groupe la Francaise now owns 93,982 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,063,000 after purchasing an additional 15,907 shares in the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Datadog in the first quarter worth $65,000. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its stake in shares of Datadog by 22.8% in the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 7,749,569 shares of the company’s stock worth $905,570,000 after purchasing an additional 1,439,082 shares in the last quarter. 78.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
About Representative Salazar
Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Florida’s 27th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2021. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.
Salazar (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Florida’s 27th Congressional District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Maria Elvira Salazar was born in Miami, Florida, and lives in Coral Gables, Florida. Salazar earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Miami in 1983 and a graduate degree from Harvard University in 1995. Her career experience includes working as a television journalist, reporter, and news anchor.
About Datadog
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.
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