The stock of Datadog Inc (DDOG) has gone down by -1.49% for the week, with a -13.06% drop in the past month and a 16.05% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.03%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 3.03% for DDOG. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -5.15% for DDOG’s stock, with a simple moving average of 13.24% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Datadog Inc (NASDAQ: DDOG) Right Now?
Datadog Inc (NASDAQ: DDOG) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 262.90x compared to its average ratio. DDOG has 36-month beta value of 1.15. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 29 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 12 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for DDOG is 301.23M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.11% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of DDOG on January 07, 2025 was 4.44M shares.
DDOG) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Datadog Inc (NASDAQ: DDOG) has dropped by -2.75 compared to previous close of 146.04. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -1.49% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-01-07 that Why investors should use the Zacks Earnings ESP tool to help find stocks that are poised to top quarterly earnings estimates.
Analysts’ Opinion of DDOG
Macquarie, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DDOG reach a price target of $200. The rating they have provided for DDOG stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on December 12th, 2024.
BMO Capital Markets gave a rating of “Outperform” to DDOG, setting the target price at $145 in the report published on November 08th of the previous year.
DDOG Trading at -0.45% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DDOG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.50% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.03%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.03%, as shares sank -15.93% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +14.44% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DDOG fell by -1.65%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +15.40% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $149.72. In addition, Datadog Inc saw -0.61% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DDOG starting from Agarwal Amit, who sale 25,000 shares at the price of $147.99 back on Dec 26 ’24. After this action, Agarwal Amit now owns 195,667 shares of Datadog Inc, valued at $3,699,842 using the latest closing price.
AMIT AGARWAL, the Officer of Datadog Inc, proposed sale 25,000 shares at $148.40 during a trade that took place back on Dec 26 ’24, which means that AMIT AGARWAL is holding shares at $3,710,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DDOG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.81 for the gross margin
The net margin for Datadog Inc stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 8.66, with 4.70 for asset returns.
Based on Datadog Inc (DDOG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.22 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.11. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.28. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 23.85.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 150.21 million with net debt to EBITDA at 7.09. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 19.23. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.21for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.55. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.10.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Datadog Inc (DDOG) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
