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

Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG) CTO Alexis Le-Quoc sold 53,912 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $271.05, for a total value of $14,612,847.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer owned 531,311 shares in the company, valued at approximately $144,011,846.55. The trade was a 9.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards.

Alexis Le-Quoc also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, June 2nd, Alexis Le-Quoc sold 21,506 shares of Datadog stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $267.15, for a total value of $5,745,327.90.
• On Monday, May 18th, Alexis Le-Quoc sold 43,224 shares of Datadog stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $208.04, for a total value 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 value 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.
• On Monday, April 6th, Alexis Le-Quoc sold 32,300 shares of Datadog stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.46, for a total value of $3,761,658.00.
• On Monday, March 23rd, Alexis Le-Quoc sold 32,418 shares of Datadog stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.75, for a total value of $4,141,399.50.
• On Tuesday, March 10th, Alexis Le-Quoc sold 53,912 shares of Datadog stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.49, for a total value of $6,765,416.88.

Datadog Stock Performance

NASDAQ:DDOG opened at $250.33 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 3.40 and a current ratio of 3.40. Datadog, Inc. has a 52-week low of $98.01 and a 52-week high of $278.70. The firm has a market cap of $89.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 658.78, a PEG ratio of 28.82 and a beta of 1.56. The business’s fifty day moving average is $162.46 and its 200 day moving average is $144.24.

Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by $0.09. Datadog had a return on equity of 4.83% and a net margin of 3.69%.The company had revenue of $1.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $960.12 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.46 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 32.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Datadog has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.360-2.440 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.570-0.590 EPS. Research analysts predict that Datadog, Inc. will post 0.61 EPS for the current year.

Key Datadog News

Here are the key news stories impacting Datadog this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Datadog was highlighted as one of the most upgraded software stocks last month, suggesting analysts remain constructive on the company’s growth outlook and the broader AI-driven rebound in software. 3 Most Upgraded Stocks Last Month According to MarketBeat (DDOG)
• Positive Sentiment: Industry commentary noted that software stocks are rebounding sharply as investors view AI as a potential growth catalyst rather than a threat, which can support sentiment for Datadog. DDOG, ORCL, MSFT emerge as top software stock picks as the sector rebounds: report
• Neutral Sentiment: Datadog drew heavy investor search interest, but the item itself did not include new operational or financial updates that would clearly move the stock. Investors Heavily Search Datadog, Inc. (DDOG): Here is What You Need to Know
• Neutral Sentiment: Management presented at the Bank of America 2026 Global Technology Conference, which may have reinforced the company’s story, but no major new catalyst was highlighted in the title provided. Datadog, Inc. (DDOG) Presents at Bank of America 2026 Global Technology Conference Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: CTO Alexis Le-Quoc sold 53,912 shares and then 21,506 additional shares in separate transactions, which can weigh on sentiment even though the sales were made under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan and for tax withholding related to equity vesting. SEC insider filing

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rothschild Investment LLC increased its position in Datadog by 126.6% during the 3rd quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 179 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Datadog by 315.2% during the 3rd quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 191 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares during the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Datadog by 74.3% during the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 176 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Datadog during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. purchased a new stake in Datadog during the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Institutional investors own 78.29% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Piper Sandler increased their target price on Datadog from $195.00 to $230.00 in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Datadog from $219.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Wolfe Research dropped their target price on Datadog from $185.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $210.00 target price on Datadog and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on Datadog from $155.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty have given a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Datadog currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $219.69.

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.