In the past week, DDOG stock has gone up by 0.29%, with a monthly decline of -11.80% and a quarterly surge of 9.65%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.48%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.65% for Datadog Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.31% for DDOG stock, with a simple moving average of 9.80% 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 256.20x 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,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for DDOG is 301.24M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.75% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of DDOG on January 22, 2025 was 4.55M shares.
DDOG) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Datadog Inc (NASDAQ: DDOG) has decreased by 0.00 when compared to last closing price of 138.40. Despite this, the company has experienced a 0.29% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-01-20 that Datadog’s growth is strongly driven by the cloud market, with a projected 5-year average growth rate of 20.7%, aligning with the company’s revenue growth forecast of 22%. Datadog’s competitive advantage lies in its extensive product features, AI-driven innovations, and robust software integrations. The company’s ARPU growth is supported by continuous product development, upselling, and cross-selling, with a forecasted 3-year average ARPU growth of 12.8%.
Analysts’ Opinion of DDOG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DDOG stocks, with Cantor Fitzgerald repeating the rating for DDOG by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for DDOG in the upcoming period, according to Cantor Fitzgerald is $180 based on the research report published on January 17, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DDOG reach a price target of $143. The rating they have provided for DDOG stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on January 16th, 2025.
Truist gave a rating of “Hold” to DDOG, setting the target price at $150 in the report published on January 07th of the current year.
DDOG Trading at -4.39% 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 -18.63% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.65%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.48%, as shares sank -7.86% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +10.68% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DDOG rose by +0.29%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +13.90% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $143.14. In addition, Datadog Inc saw -3.14% 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 Shah Shardul, who sale 7,916 shares at the price of $142.12 back on Jan 15 ’25. After this action, Shah Shardul now owns 427,785 shares of Datadog Inc, valued at $1,125,004 using the latest closing price.
Pomel Olivier, the Chief Executive Officer of Datadog Inc, sale 118,560 shares at $137.69 during a trade that took place back on Jan 13 ’25, which means that Pomel Olivier is holding 379,693 shares at $16,323,964 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 0.27 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.85. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.37. 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 18.79. 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.
