Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) Stock Unloaded by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar

Key Points

• Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar sold Datadog shares worth between $1,001 and $15,000 on September 24, 2026, as part of a broader sale of technology and industrial stocks.
• Datadog reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results, with revenue of $1.12 billion, up 35.6% year over year, and earnings of $0.65 per share versus the $0.58 consensus estimate.
• Analysts maintain a generally positive view, with a “Moderate Buy” consensus and an average price target of $277.73; institutional investors own approximately 78.29% of the stock.

Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican-Florida) recently sold shares of Datadog, Inc. NASDAQ: DDOG. In a filing disclosed on October 7th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Datadog stock on September 24th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "UBS IRA ACCOUNT" account.

Representative Maria Elvira Salazar also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Citigroup NYSE: C on 9/24/2026.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Chubb NYSE: CB on 9/24/2026.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Microsoft NASDAQ: MSFT on 9/24/2026.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of GE Aerospace NYSE: GE on 9/24/2026.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Honeywell International NASDAQ: HON on 9/24/2026.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Snowflake NYSE: SNOW on 9/24/2026.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of FedEx NYSE: FDX on 9/24/2026.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Salesforce NYSE: CRM on 9/24/2026.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of RH NYSE: RH on 9/24/2026.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 9/24/2026.

Datadog Stock Performance

Shares of DDOG opened at $273.80 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $98.32 billion, a PE ratio of 558.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 26.48 and a beta of 1.51. The business's fifty day moving average price is $245.27 and its 200 day moving average price is $215.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 3.20 and a quick ratio of 3.20. Datadog, Inc. has a 12-month low of $98.01 and a 12-month high of $292.72.

Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.07. Datadog had a net margin of 4.48% and a return on equity of 5.67%. The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.08 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.46 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 35.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Datadog has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.630-0.650 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.500-2.540 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Datadog, Inc. will post 0.7 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Datadog

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. boosted its position in Datadog by 338.4% during the 3rd quarter. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. now owns 399,066 shares of the company's stock worth $109,284,000 after acquiring an additional 308,040 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Datadog by 344.8% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 39,116 shares of the company's stock valued at $10,712,000 after purchasing an additional 30,322 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Datadog by 921.4% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 62,814 shares of the company's stock valued at $17,202,000 after purchasing an additional 56,664 shares in the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Datadog by 2,383.8% in the third quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 1,838 shares of the company's stock worth $503,000 after purchasing an additional 1,764 shares during the period. Finally, Zevenbergen Capital Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Datadog by 75.4% in the third quarter. Zevenbergen Capital Investments LLC now owns 280,815 shares of the company's stock worth $76,901,000 after purchasing an additional 120,715 shares during the period. 78.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on DDOG. TD Cowen upped their target price on Datadog from $260.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Guggenheim boosted their price objective on Datadog from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Robert W. Baird set a $300.00 price objective on Datadog in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of Datadog in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Citizens Jmp raised their target price on Datadog from $225.00 to $311.00 and gave the company a "market outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-eight have given a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Datadog presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $277.73.

Insider Buying and Selling at Datadog

In related news, CTO Alexis Le-Quoc sold 53,912 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.36, for a total transaction of $13,659,144.32. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 509,805 shares in the company, valued at $129,164,194.80. This trade represents a 9.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO David Obstler sold 40,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $227.47, for a total value of $9,098,800.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 378,067 shares in the company, valued at approximately $85,998,900.49. The trade was a 9.57% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 938,076 shares of company stock valued at $226,690,473. Company insiders own 6.48% of the company's stock.

About Representative Salazar

Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Florida's 27th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2021. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Salazar (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 27th Congressional District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024. Maria Elvira Salazar was born in Miami, Florida, and lives in Coral Gables, Florida. Salazar earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Miami in 1983 and a graduate degree from Harvard University in 1995. Her career experience includes working as a television journalist, reporter, and news anchor.

Datadog Company Profile

Datadog, Inc is a software company that provides a cloud-based monitoring, observability and security platform. Its services help organizations collect, analyze and visualize data from applications, infrastructure, networks, databases and other technology environments, enabling them to identify performance issues, manage incidents and improve digital services.

The company's product offerings include infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring, log management, database and network monitoring, real user and synthetic experience monitoring, cloud security, software supply chain security, incident management and workflow automation.

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