DigitalOcean Holdings Inc (NYSE: DOCN) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 27.86x compared to its average ratio. DOCN has 36-month beta value of 1.84. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for DOCN is 61.40M, and currently, short sellers hold a 10.07% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of DOCN on May 15, 2025 was 1.57M shares.
DOCN) stock’s latest price update
DigitalOcean Holdings Inc (NYSE: DOCN) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -2.55 compared to its previous closing price of 31.22. However, the company has seen a gain of 1.79% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-05-14 that The cloud computing industry is dominated by giants like Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet, but those providers typically focus on the largest and highest-spending enterprises. Tailoring their cloud services to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) wouldn’t be an economical strategy, because those customers wouldn’t contribute enough revenue to move the needle.
DOCN’s Market Performance
DOCN’s stock has risen by 1.79% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 8.31% and a quarterly drop of -33.63%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.06% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.87% for DigitalOcean Holdings Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.49% for DOCN’s stock, with a -18.04% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of DOCN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DOCN stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for DOCN by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for DOCN in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $45 based on the research report published on January 24, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Cantor Fitzgerald, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DOCN reach a price target of $39. The rating they have provided for DOCN stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on January 17th, 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Overweight” to DOCN, setting the target price at $41 in the report published on January 16th of the current year.
DOCN Trading at -5.60% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DOCN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -35.29% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.87%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.06%, as shares surge +8.15% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -27.47% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DOCN rose by +0.80%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -7.21% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $29.96. In addition, DigitalOcean Holdings Inc saw -10.70% 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 DOCN starting from Saha Bratin, who sale 3,461 shares at the price of $26.86 back on Apr 21 ’25. After this action, Saha Bratin now owns 394,367 shares of DigitalOcean Holdings Inc, valued at $92,962 using the latest closing price.
Saha Bratin, the Officer of DigitalOcean Holdings Inc, proposed sale 3,461 shares at $26.86 during a trade that took place back on Apr 21 ’25, which means that Saha Bratin is holding shares at $92,962 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DOCN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.6 for the gross margin
The net margin for DigitalOcean Holdings Inc stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.08.
Based on DigitalOcean Holdings Inc (DOCN), the company’s capital structure generated 1.14 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at -8.27. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 12.99.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 236.86 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.29. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.17. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.53for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.49. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.42.
Conclusion
To put it simply, DigitalOcean Holdings Inc (DOCN) 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.
