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

Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG) CTO Alexis Le-Quoc sold 53,912 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $227.02, for a total transaction of $12,239,102.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 509,805 shares in the company, valued at $115,735,931.10. This represents a 9.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available 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, August 24th, Alexis Le-Quoc sold 43,224 shares of Datadog stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $228.63, for a total value of $9,882,303.12.
• On Monday, August 10th, Alexis Le-Quoc sold 53,912 shares of Datadog stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.36, for a total value of $13,659,144.32.
• On Monday, July 20th, Alexis Le-Quoc sold 43,224 shares of Datadog stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $265.23, for a total value of $11,464,301.52.
• On Wednesday, July 8th, Alexis Le-Quoc sold 53,912 shares of Datadog stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $257.24, for a total value of $13,868,322.88.
• 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 value of $9,551,207.28.

Datadog Price Performance

Shares of DDOG traded up $5.53 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $214.76. 4,729,244 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,516,401. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 3.20 and a current ratio of 3.20. Datadog, Inc. has a 12-month low of $98.01 and a 12-month high of $292.72. The company has a market cap of $77.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 438.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 21.92 and a beta of 1.49. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $250.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $192.51.

Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion during 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 firm’s revenue was up 35.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $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 expect that Datadog, Inc. will post 0.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Datadog

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Datadog in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. EMC Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Datadog during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Datadog by 54.9% during the 2nd quarter. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC now owns 127 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC raised its position in shares of Datadog by 52.5% during the 4th quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 273 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 94 shares during the period. Finally, Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Datadog by 341.7% in the first quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 318 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 246 shares during the last quarter. 78.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on DDOG shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Datadog from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. BMO Capital Markets set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Datadog in a report on Friday, August 7th. Scotiabank raised their target price on shares of Datadog from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. UBS Group lowered their target price on Datadog from $315.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $295.00 price target on shares of Datadog in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $276.32.

Trending Headlines about Datadog

Here are the key news stories impacting Datadog this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Snowflake earnings lifted cloud-software sentiment. Snowflake’s better-than-expected results and outlook fueled optimism that enterprise spending on cloud data infrastructure remains healthy, potentially benefiting Datadog’s observability platform. Datadog Stock Climbs Following Snowflake Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to highlight Datadog’s growth profile. Zacks cited the company’s AI momentum, expanding customer base and raised guidance as reasons to remain constructive despite the stock’s substantial year-to-date gain. Reasons to Hold Datadog Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Momentum followed broader software-sector buying. Multiple reports attributed the latest strength to continued enthusiasm after Snowflake’s results, suggesting investors are looking for confirmation that software and AI-related spending trends remain intact. Why Datadog Shares Are Higher
• Neutral Sentiment: Datadog’s own fundamentals remain strong. The company recently exceeded quarterly earnings and revenue expectations, with revenue up 35.6% year over year, and issued fiscal 2026 earnings guidance of $2.50–$2.54 per share. Datadog Shares Jump Following Snowflake Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: High valuation and recent volatility remain risks. Datadog had previously fallen sharply amid a broader software selloff and company-specific concerns. Its elevated earnings multiple leaves the stock sensitive to any slowdown in growth or weaker guidance. Datadog Selloff and Valuation Risks

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.