Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) Stock Purchase Revealed by Rep. Jonathan L. Jackson

Representative Jonathan L. Jackson (Democratic-Illinois) recently bought shares of Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG). In a filing disclosed on October 19th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $50,001 and $100,000 in Datadog stock on September 28th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MORGAN STANLEY TRUST ACCOUNT” account.

Representative Jonathan L. Jackson also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) on 9/28/2026.
• Sold $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) on 9/28/2026.
• Sold $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT) on 9/28/2026.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Guardant Health (NASDAQ:GH) on 9/28/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (NYSE:TYG) on 9/4/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) on 8/28/2026.

Datadog Trading Up 6.5%

Datadog stock opened at $273.09 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $247.51 and a 200-day simple moving average of $225.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 3.20 and a quick ratio of 3.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $98.06 billion, a PE ratio of 420.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 25.03 and a beta of 1.51. Datadog, Inc. has a 12-month low of $98.01 and a 12-month high of $300.68.

Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 business’s revenue for the quarter was up 35.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter 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. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Datadog, Inc. will post 0.70 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Yorkville Ives assumed coverage on shares of Datadog in a report on Monday, October 5th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $335.00 target price for the company. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $280.00 price target on shares of Datadog in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on Datadog from $220.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on Datadog from $260.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Datadog from $230.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty have assigned a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $285.04.

Insider Buying and Selling at Datadog

In other Datadog news, insider Yanbing Li sold 12,700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.26, for a total transaction of $2,810,002.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 250,446 shares in the company, valued at approximately $55,413,681.96. The trade was a 4.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO David Obstler sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $241.25, for a total transaction of $2,412,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 368,067 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $88,796,163.75. The trade was a 2.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 881,710 shares of company stock worth $213,560,746. 6.48% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Datadog News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Datadog this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bernstein upgrade supports the rally: Bernstein raised Datadog to Outperform from Market-Perform and lifted its price target to $350 from $237, citing AI tailwinds and the company’s growth outlook. Bernstein Upgrades Datadog Stock As AI Tailwinds Boost Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Sector-wide AI security enthusiasm: Datadog rose alongside cybersecurity and observability stocks after CrowdStrike announced expanded AI-agent protection initiatives with NVIDIA. The news reinforced expectations for increased enterprise spending on monitoring, security and AI infrastructure. CrowdStrike Rallies on Expanded NVIDIA AI Security Pact
• Positive Sentiment: Strong momentum and business positioning: Recent coverage highlights Datadog’s essential role in observing cloud-native applications, while the stock has gained roughly 98% to 100% over six months. Supporters point to its integrated monitoring, security and performance platform as a beneficiary of increasingly complex AI and cloud environments. 3 Big Reasons to Love Datadog
• Neutral Sentiment: Next major catalyst is earnings: Datadog is scheduled to report third-quarter results on November 4. Investors will focus on revenue growth, customer expansion and whether AI-related demand is translating into stronger guidance. Datadog Reports Q3 on November 4
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and expectations are elevated: Analysts note that Datadog’s strong share-price performance has outpaced its reported earnings performance. With a very high valuation, the stock may be vulnerable if upcoming results or guidance fail to justify current expectations. Datadog’s Expectations Have Outrun Its Earnings

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Datadog

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DDOG. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Datadog by 27.9% during the third quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 14,787 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,049,000 after purchasing an additional 3,226 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Datadog by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 27,028 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,402,000 after buying an additional 1,027 shares during the period. Integrated Advisors Network LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Datadog by 27.0% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 1,361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $373,000 after buying an additional 289 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its position in shares of Datadog by 46.1% during the 3rd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 919,360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,767,000 after buying an additional 290,066 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Datadog by 29.3% during the 3rd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,267 shares of the company’s stock valued at $337,000 after buying an additional 287 shares during the last quarter. 78.29% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Representative Jackson

Jonathan Jackson (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Illinois’ 1st Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Jackson (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois’ 1st Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Jonathan Jackson was born in Chicago, Illinois. Jackson graduated from Whitney Young High School. He earned an M.B.A. from Northwestern University. Jackson’s career experience includes working as an investment analyst and an entrepreneur.

Datadog Company Profile

Datadog, Inc is a technology company that provides a cloud-based monitoring and security platform for applications, infrastructure and other technology environments. Its platform helps organizations collect, analyze and visualize data from servers, databases, containers, cloud services, applications and user interactions in a unified environment.

Datadog’s products include infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring, log management, real user monitoring, synthetic monitoring, network performance monitoring, cloud security, software delivery tools and incident-management capabilities.