Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar Unloads Shares of Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG)

Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican-Florida) recently sold shares of Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG). In a filing disclosed on October 7th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Datadog stock on September 24th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “UBS IRA ACCOUNT” account.

Representative Maria Elvira Salazar also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Citigroup (NYSE:C) on 9/24/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Chubb (NYSE:CB) on 9/24/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 9/24/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) on 9/24/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) on 9/24/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW) on 9/24/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of FedEx (NYSE:FDX) on 9/24/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) on 9/24/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of RH (NYSE:RH) on 9/24/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) on 9/24/2026.

Datadog Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:DDOG opened at $273.80 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $245.27 and its 200-day moving average is $215.54. 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 52 week low of $98.01 and a 52 week high of $292.72. The company has a market capitalization of $98.32 billion, a PE ratio of 558.79, a P/E/G ratio of 26.48 and a beta of 1.51.

Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.08 billion. Datadog had a net margin of 4.48% and a return on equity of 5.67%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 35.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $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. Equities research analysts predict that Datadog, Inc. will post 0.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Datadog

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of DDOG. EMC Capital Management bought a new position in Datadog in the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Datadog by 54.9% in the second quarter. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC now owns 127 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Datadog by 341.7% in the 1st quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 318 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 246 shares in the last quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Datadog by 2,700.0% during the 2nd quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Planning Strategies Inc. lifted its stake in Datadog by 529.6% in the 3rd quarter. Planning Strategies Inc. now owns 170 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.29% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Datadog news, insider Yanbing Li sold 12,700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.26, for a total transaction of $2,810,002.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 250,446 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $55,413,681.96. The trade was a 4.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, General Counsel Kerry Acocella sold 5,280 shares of Datadog stock in a transaction on Monday, September 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $228.85, for a total transaction of $1,208,328.00. Following the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 115,243 shares in the company, valued at $26,373,360.55. This represents a 4.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 938,076 shares of company stock valued at $226,690,473. 6.48% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Wedbush started coverage on Datadog in a research report on Friday, September 11th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $275.00 price objective for the company. Barclays raised their target price on Datadog from $260.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $280.00 price target on shares of Datadog in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $280.00 price objective on shares of Datadog in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, New Street Research set a $260.00 target price on shares of Datadog in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-eight have given a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $277.73.

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.

Datadog Company Profile

Datadog, Inc is a software company that provides a cloud-based monitoring, observability and security platform. Its services help organizations collect, analyze and visualize data from applications, infrastructure, networks, databases and other technology environments, enabling them to identify performance issues, manage incidents and improve digital services.

The company’s product offerings include infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring, log management, database and network monitoring, real user and synthetic experience monitoring, cloud security, software supply chain security, incident management and workflow automation.