Datadog (DDOG) Competitors

MongoDB (NASDAQ:MDB) and Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment and dividends.

Do analysts prefer MDB or DDOG?

MongoDB currently has a consensus price target of $282.39, indicating a potential upside of 40.13%. Datadog has a consensus price target of $144.27, indicating a potential upside of 3.94%. Given MongoDB's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe MongoDB is more favorable than Datadog.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MongoDB	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	26 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Datadog	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	25 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Is MDB or DDOG more profitable?

Datadog has a net margin of 5.85% compared to MongoDB's net margin of -4.09%. Datadog's return on equity of 6.39% beat MongoDB's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MongoDB	-4.09%	-3.16%	-2.05%
Datadog	5.85%	6.39%	3.27%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MDB or DDOG?

89.3% of MongoDB shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Datadog shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of MongoDB shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Datadog shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, MDB or DDOG?

Datadog has higher revenue and earnings than MongoDB. MongoDB is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Datadog, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MongoDB	$2.01B	8.21	-$129.07M	-$1.14	-176.78
Datadog	$2.68B	17.86	$183.75M	$0.46	301.74

Which has more risk & volatility, MDB or DDOG?

MongoDB has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Datadog has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor MDB or DDOG?

In the previous week, Datadog had 32 more articles in the media than MongoDB. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Datadog and 29 mentions for MongoDB. MongoDB's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Datadog's score of 0.67 indicating that MongoDB is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MongoDB	15 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Datadog	31 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Datadog beats MongoDB on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.