DDOGTechnology · Software - ApplicationThe 46 Wall Street analysts covering Datadog, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $295 — +38.5% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 70 of 100 as at 5 Sept 2026 — in the upper half. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.
Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Datadog, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.
Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested
Revisions (96): Analysts have, on balance, been raising their forecasts.
Value (29): The shares cost a lot relative to the profits and assets behind them.
Size (4): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.
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The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on DDOG, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
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The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +38.5% from it.
Of the 20 most recent actions, 11 moved their price target up and 1 moved it down.
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 2026 | Scotiabank | Maintains | Sector Outperform | — |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Reiterates | Overweight | $327 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy | $300 → $305 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | DA Davidson | Maintains | Buy | $315 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Macquarie | Maintains | Outperform | $230 → $260 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Needham | Maintains | Buy | $260 → $300 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Rosenblatt | Maintains | Buy | $305 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Scotiabank | Maintains | Sector Outperform | $275 → $285 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | UBS | Maintains | Buy | $315 → $280 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Canaccord Genuity | Maintains | Buy | $250 → $295 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Rosenblatt | Maintains | Buy | $220 → $305 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Maintains | Overweight | $226 → $327 |
| 28 July 2026 | BTIG | Maintains | Buy | $255 → $289 |
| 28 July 2026 | BTIG | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 28 July 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy | $270 → $300 |
| 28 July 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 28 July 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Overweight | $225 → $230 |
| 28 July 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 22 July 2026 | Guggenheim | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 22 July 2026 | Guggenheim | Maintains | Buy | $225 → $300 |
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.
Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. DDOG appears on the weeks it earns a place.
Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.
Over the twelve months to 4 Sept 2026, Datadog, Inc. returned +61.6% against +20.0% for the S&P 500, dividends included.
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Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.
A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.
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Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.
The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.
Datadog, Inc. has a market value of $76.5B and an enterprise value of $72.8B.
Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $4.0B. The latest quarter grew 35.6% year on year.
Net income over the same four quarters: $177.6M, a 4.5% net margin.
Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $0.50.
Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $1.1B, after $109.3M of capital spending.
Trailing P/E: 434.6×; forward P/E: 71.7× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.
Datadog, Inc. employs 8,100 people — $490K of revenue per employee.
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Snowflake gave back about 5% of its post-earnings gains as traders took profits, while enterprise software peers and the broader market showed little movement. Datadog held steady during this period.
Why it matters — For Datadog watchers, the item signals that enterprise software stocks—including Datadog—remained stable even as a peer's earnings surge unwound.
Zacks Investment Research highlighted Datadog (DDOG) as a strong growth stock, noting that its Zacks Style Scores can help investors identify top-rated stocks based on their investing style. The article points to the company's growth characteristics as reasons to consider it.
Why it matters — DDOG watchers would care because the piece reinforces Datadog's standing as a growth-focused stock within a widely used screening framework.
Datadog shares traded higher Thursday, with the move attributed to possible continued momentum following strong earnings from Snowflake on Wednesday.
Why it matters — A Datadog watcher would care because strong results from a peer like Snowflake may signal broader strength in the data and cloud analytics sector that could reflect positively on Datadog.
Datadog shares rose in Wednesday's after-hours session following strong earnings from Snowflake. The move came after Snowflake reported results that lifted sentiment in the cloud/data sector.
Why it matters — A positive read on a peer's earnings can signal favorable demand conditions for the broader data software space, which is relevant to Datadog watchers.
Datadog's shares fell 22% over the past month, a drop driven by a company-specific catalyst that set it apart from its cloud-software peers. The article weighs whether investors should sell or buy more in response.
Why it matters — A Datadog watcher would care because this company-specific decline diverges sharply from close peers, suggesting an event unique to the firm that could warrant attention.
The 46 Wall Street analysts covering Datadog, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $295, with estimates ranging from $158 to $330. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
Of the 46 analysts covering Datadog, Inc., 41 rate it a Buy, 4 a Hold and 1 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Datadog, Inc. 70 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 5 Sept 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.
As at 5 Sept 2026, Datadog, Inc. ranks 70 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Revisions (96 of 100).
No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 46 analysts implies +38.5% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Datadog, Inc. 70 out of 100 as at 5 Sept 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.
No analyst covering Datadog, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for DDOG are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $158 to $330 over the next 12 months.
Datadog, Inc. returned +61.6% over the 12 months to 4 Sept 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.
Datadog Inc. Class A is a technology company that provides an observability and security platform for cloud applications.
The most recent item we track (24/7 Wall Street, 4 Sept 2026): "Snowflake Falls 5% as Traders Take Profits on Its Guidance Surge; Datadog Holds Steady". Snowflake gave back about 5% of its post-earnings gains as traders took profits, while enterprise software peers and the broader market showed little movement. Datadog held steady during this period.
Datadog Inc. Class A is a technology company that provides an observability and security platform for cloud applications. The company’s software helps developers, IT operations teams, and business users monitor infrastructure, track application performance, manage logs, and gain real-time visibility across modern technology environments. Datadog’s platform also includes tools for cloud security, incident response, user experience monitoring, network monitoring, data observability, and workflow automation, making it a broad operational intelligence layer for organizations running cloud-based systems. It is used by companies that need to detect issues, analyze performance, and secure digital services across complex, distributed architectures. Datadog Inc. Class A plays a significant role in the software market by combining monitoring, analytics, and security capabilities in a single cloud-native platform.
CEO Mr. Olivier Pomel · 8,100 employees · United States · https://www.datadoghq.com
