Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) CTO Alexis Le-Quoc Sells 53,912 Shares of Stock

Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG) CTO Alexis Le-Quoc sold 53,912 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $257.24, for a total transaction of $13,868,322.88. Following the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 509,805 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $131,142,238.20. This represents a 9.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible 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 Monday, June 22nd, Alexis Le-Quoc sold 43,224 shares of Datadog stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.97, for a total transaction of $9,551,207.28.
• On Tuesday, June 2nd, Alexis Le-Quoc sold 21,506 shares of Datadog stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $267.15, for a total value of $5,745,327.90.
• On Monday, June 1st, Alexis Le-Quoc sold 53,912 shares of Datadog stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $271.05, for a total value of $14,612,847.60.
• On Monday, May 18th, Alexis Le-Quoc sold 43,224 shares of Datadog stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $208.04, for a total transaction of $8,992,320.96.
• On Monday, May 4th, Alexis Le-Quoc sold 43,106 shares of Datadog stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $144.93, for a total transaction of $6,247,352.58.
• On Wednesday, April 22nd, Alexis Le-Quoc sold 43,224 shares of Datadog stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.84, for a total value of $5,655,428.16.

Datadog Stock Down 4.3%

Shares of NASDAQ DDOG traded down $11.46 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $257.54. The stock had a trading volume of 5,133,482 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,365,074. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 3.40 and a current ratio of 3.40. The company has a market capitalization of $91.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 677.75, a P/E/G ratio of 27.35 and a beta of 1.54. Datadog, Inc. has a 52 week low of $98.01 and a 52 week high of $278.70. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $226.55 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $160.21.

Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $1.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $960.12 million. Datadog had a net margin of 3.69% and a return on equity of 4.83%. Datadog’s quarterly revenue was up 32.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.46 EPS. 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 anticipate that Datadog, Inc. will post 0.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Datadog from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Datadog from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Zacks Research upgraded Datadog from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Datadog from a “buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 15th. Finally, KeyCorp raised shares of Datadog from an “overweight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty have assigned a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $244.73.

More Datadog News

Here are the key news stories impacting Datadog this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Needham reportedly reiterated a Buy rating and raised its price target, adding to the bullish analyst tone around Datadog’s cloud and AI growth prospects. Article link
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research upgraded Datadog from “hold” to “strong-buy,” reinforcing expectations that analysts see more upside ahead. Article link
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary highlighted Datadog as one of several internet stocks with solid upside potential, citing AI-led growth, cloud demand, and enterprise adoption. Article link
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage emphasized Datadog’s AI-driven momentum, including revenue above $1 billion, record new logo bookings, and new AI-focused product launches that could support long-term growth. Article link
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles focused on whether Datadog’s strong run and AI enthusiasm have already been priced in, with some analysts noting the stock still looks expensive on sales despite fair value on cash flow. Article link
• Neutral Sentiment: Datadog’s short-interest update showed no meaningful short position data change, so it does not appear to be a major trading driver.
• Negative Sentiment: One report noted insider selling, with Amit Agarwal disposing of 20,000 shares, which can add some caution around near-term sentiment. Article link

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Datadog

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DDOG. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Datadog by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,697 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the period. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC raised its position in shares of Datadog by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 4,778 shares of the company’s stock valued at $622,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the period. Vivaldi Capital Management LP raised its position in shares of Datadog by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Vivaldi Capital Management LP now owns 2,689 shares of the company’s stock valued at $383,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares during the period. State of Wyoming boosted its stake in Datadog by 4.1% during the 1st quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 1,946 shares of the company’s stock worth $230,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Datadog by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,892 shares of the company’s stock worth $529,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. 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.