Datadog Inc (NASDAQ: DDOG)’s stock price has soared by 0.67 in relation to previous closing price of 92.02. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 5.03% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-04-11 that The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) tumbled as much as 19% from its high during the recent stock market rout. The benchmark index rebounded more than 9% on April 9 when President Donald Trump announced a 90-day delay on the reciprocal tariffs he unveiled a week earlier, but it dropped sharply again on April 10 and remains firmly in correction territory at 15% below its record high.
Is It Worth Investing in Datadog Inc (NASDAQ: DDOG) Right Now?
Datadog Inc (NASDAQ: DDOG) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 180.41x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for DDOG is at 1.13. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 26 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 11 rating it as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for DDOG is 306.38M, and currently, shorts hold a 3.34% of that float. The average trading volume for DDOG on April 14, 2025 was 5.50M shares.
DDOG’s Market Performance
The stock of Datadog Inc (DDOG) has seen a 5.03% increase in the past week, with a -9.00% drop in the past month, and a -32.87% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.68%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.78% for DDOG. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.66% for DDOG’s stock, with a -25.98% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of DDOG
Stifel gave a rating of “Hold” to DDOG, setting the target price at $140 in the report published on January 29th of the current year.
DDOG Trading at -18.31% 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 -45.53% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.78%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.68%, as shares sank -10.31% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -34.66% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DDOG rose by +5.73%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -24.30% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $99.28. In addition, Datadog Inc saw -35.17% 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 Pomel Olivier, who sale 107,365 shares at the price of $87.33 back on Apr 07 ’25. After this action, Pomel Olivier now owns 563,598 shares of Datadog Inc, valued at $9,375,789 using the latest closing price.
OLIVIER POMEL, the Director of Datadog Inc, proposed sale 107,365 shares at $87.93 during a trade that took place back on Apr 07 ’25, which means that OLIVIER POMEL is holding shares at $9,440,604 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DDOG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.81 for the gross margin
The net margin for Datadog Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 7.75, with 3.78 for asset returns.
Based on Datadog Inc (DDOG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.4 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.47. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.68. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.68.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 265.94 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.26. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 12.08. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.48for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.46. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.61.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Datadog Inc (DDOG) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
