Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG – Get Free Report) CEO Olivier Pomel sold 127,141 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $286.71, for a total transaction of $36,452,596.11. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 612,747 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $175,680,692.37. The trade was a 17.18% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Olivier Pomel also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Thursday, July 23rd, Olivier Pomel sold 47,054 shares of Datadog stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $244.79, for a total value of $11,518,348.66.
- On Tuesday, June 16th, Olivier Pomel sold 84,698 shares of Datadog stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $232.30, for a total value of $19,675,345.40.
- On Monday, June 8th, Olivier Pomel sold 127,141 shares of Datadog stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $231.69, for a total value of $29,457,298.29.
- On Tuesday, June 2nd, Olivier Pomel sold 26,012 shares of Datadog stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $267.15, for a total value of $6,949,105.80.
- On Tuesday, May 26th, Olivier Pomel sold 84,698 shares of Datadog stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.58, for a total value of $18,936,778.84.
- On Monday, May 11th, Olivier Pomel sold 127,141 shares of Datadog stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.84, for a total value of $25,407,857.44.
Datadog Price Performance
Datadog stock opened at $233.93 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $249.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $177.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 3.40 and a current ratio of 3.20. The firm has a market cap of $83.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 477.42, a P/E/G ratio of 23.23 and a beta of 1.54. Datadog, Inc. has a 52 week low of $98.01 and a 52 week high of $292.72.
Key Headlines Impacting Datadog
Here are the key news stories impacting Datadog this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Datadog delivered a strong second quarter: revenue rose 35.6% year over year to $1.12 billion, exceeding the $1.08 billion consensus estimate, while EPS of $0.65 topped expectations of $0.58 and increased from $0.46 a year earlier. Growth was broad-based across AI and non-AI demand, with billings and remaining performance obligations also supporting future revenue visibility. Datadog Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
- Positive Sentiment: Management raised its fiscal 2026 outlook to approximately $4.45-$4.47 billion in revenue and $2.50-$2.54 in EPS. Third-quarter EPS guidance of $0.63-$0.65 is above the $0.52 analyst consensus, providing a positive catalyst despite revenue guidance being roughly in line with expectations. Datadog Beats Earnings and Raises Outlook
- Positive Sentiment: Citigroup raised its DDOG price target to $305 and reaffirmed a “Buy” rating. DA Davidson also maintained its “Buy” rating with a $315 target, suggesting analysts see significant upside following the pullback. Datadog Analyst Price Targets
- Neutral Sentiment: CEO Olivier Pomel sold 127,141 shares worth approximately $36.5 million under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. The sale reduced his holdings by about 17%, but the planned nature of the transaction limits its value as a signal about Datadog’s business outlook. Datadog CEO Stock Sale Filing
- Negative Sentiment: The earlier decline reflected a high valuation and exceptionally high investor expectations rather than a quarterly miss. Investors focused on slowing bookings growth and management’s disclosure that its largest customer, reportedly a major AI company, plans to reduce usage, creating a risk to consumption-based revenue. Datadog Major Customer Usage News
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
DDOG has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Daiwa Securities Group increased their price target on shares of Datadog from $190.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Craig Hallum assumed coverage on shares of Datadog in a research report on Monday, June 15th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Datadog from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on Datadog from $260.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Datadog from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-eight have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Datadog has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $276.32.
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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Datadog
A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in Datadog by 7.1% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 14,423,814 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,961,496,000 after buying an additional 956,993 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Datadog by 106.8% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,732,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,955,547,000 after buying an additional 7,091,075 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Datadog by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 9,056,086 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,227,184,000 after buying an additional 197,816 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its stake in shares of Datadog by 22.8% in the 1st quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 7,749,569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $905,570,000 after acquiring an additional 1,439,082 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC increased its stake in shares of Datadog by 43.7% in the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 7,623,993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,036,787,000 after acquiring an additional 2,316,994 shares during the last quarter. 78.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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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