Lineweaver Wealth Advisors LLC Buys 1,767 Shares of Datadog, Inc. $DDOG

Lineweaver Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG) by 223.1% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 2,559 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,767 shares during the quarter. Lineweaver Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Datadog were worth $701,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of DDOG. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC raised its holdings in shares of Datadog by 743.5% during the third quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 18,634 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,103,000 after purchasing an additional 16,425 shares during the period. Baldwin Wealth Partners LLC MA bought a new position in shares of Datadog during the 3rd quarter worth about $1,045,000. Perpetual Ltd boosted its position in shares of Datadog by 79.9% during the 3rd quarter. Perpetual Ltd now owns 3,252 shares of the company’s stock worth $891,000 after purchasing an additional 1,444 shares in the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Datadog in the 3rd quarter valued at about $46,000. Finally, Marquette Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Datadog by 430.0% in the 3rd quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,000 after buying an additional 301 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.29% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Datadog

In other news, CRO Sean Walters sold 11,710 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.04, for a total value of $2,588,378.40. Following the transaction, the executive owned 233,135 shares in the company, valued at $51,532,160.40. This trade represents a 4.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CTO Alexis Le-Quoc sold 53,912 shares of Datadog stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $273.60, for a total value of $14,750,323.20. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 488,033 shares in the company, valued at approximately $133,525,828.80. The trade was a 9.95% decrease in their position. 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 quarter, insiders sold 991,988 shares of company stock valued at $241,440,796. Corporate insiders own 6.48% of the company’s stock.

Datadog Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of DDOG traded down $3.95 on Tuesday, reaching $283.34. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,907,200 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,184,326. The company has a current ratio of 3.20, a quick ratio of 3.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. Datadog, Inc. has a twelve month low of $98.01 and a twelve month high of $300.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $101.74 billion, a PE ratio of 578.26, a PEG ratio of 28.62 and a beta of 1.51. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $245.95 and a 200-day moving average of $218.99.

Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $1.12 billion for 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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. Equities analysts predict that Datadog, Inc. will post 0.70 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

DDOG has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Datadog from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Datadog in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Citigroup increased their price target on Datadog from $300.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Citizens Jmp raised their price objective on Datadog from $225.00 to $311.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their target price on Datadog from $220.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-eight have issued a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Datadog currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $280.51.

Key Datadog News

Here are the key news stories impacting Datadog this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst price targets moved higher. Royal Bank of Canada raised its target from $280 to $320 and maintained an “outperform” rating, while Yorkville Ives increased its target to $335. These targets imply further upside and reflect confidence in Datadog’s growth prospects. Royal Bank Of Canada Issues Positive Forecast for Datadog Stock Price Yorkville Ives Raises Target for Datadog Stock
• Positive Sentiment: AI observability remains a potential growth catalyst. Coverage points to broader demand for tools that monitor and manage AI applications and infrastructure, supporting the long-term investment case for Datadog’s observability platform. Is Broader AI Observability Demand Lifting Datadog
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street’s consensus is bullish, but its usefulness is limited. Datadog carries an average brokerage recommendation equivalent to “Buy,” although the articles caution that analysts often issue optimistic ratings. The consensus supports sentiment but is not, by itself, a fundamental catalyst. Is Datadog a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic
• Neutral Sentiment: Datadog’s valuation leaves little room for disappointment. With shares near their 52-week high and a very high price-to-earnings ratio, investors appear to be demanding sustained revenue growth and expanding profitability.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling may weigh on sentiment. Datadog’s chief technology officer sold approximately $14.75 million of stock. The transaction does not necessarily indicate deteriorating fundamentals, but it can raise concerns about insider confidence or add near-term supply. Datadog CTO Sells Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Questions about AI spending could create volatility. Reports that OpenAI’s revenue run rate may be below prior expectations have renewed concerns about AI valuations, compute demand and large infrastructure commitments, potentially tempering enthusiasm for AI-related software stocks. OpenAI’s Revenue Scare Could Be a Big Opportunity for Investors

About Datadog

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.