Datadog (DDOG) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ANSS or DDOG?

ANSYS received 186 more outperform votes than Datadog when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.79% of users gave Datadog an outperform vote while only 57.28% of users gave ANSYS an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ANSYS	Outperform Votes 405 57.28%	Underperform Votes 302 42.72%
Datadog	Outperform Votes 219 64.79%	Underperform Votes 119 35.21%

Does the media prefer ANSS or DDOG?

In the previous week, Datadog had 4 more articles in the media than ANSYS. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Datadog and 7 mentions for ANSYS. Datadog's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat ANSYS's score of 0.92 indicating that Datadog is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ANSYS	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Datadog	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, ANSS or DDOG?

ANSYS has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Datadog has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ANSS or DDOG?

89.8% of ANSYS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% of Datadog shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of ANSYS shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Datadog shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate ANSS or DDOG?

ANSYS presently has a consensus price target of $311.92, suggesting a potential downside of 3.85%. Datadog has a consensus price target of $103.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.23%. Given Datadog's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Datadog is more favorable than ANSYS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ANSYS	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Datadog	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	24 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Is ANSS or DDOG more profitable?

ANSYS has a net margin of 25.74% compared to Datadog's net margin of -4.68%. ANSYS's return on equity of 12.73% beat Datadog's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ANSYS	25.74%	12.73%	9.33%
Datadog	-4.68%	-4.86%	-2.28%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ANSS or DDOG?

ANSYS has higher revenue and earnings than Datadog. Datadog is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ANSYS, 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
ANSYS	$2.07 billion	13.62	$523.71 million	$6.33	51.25
Datadog	$1.68 billion	18.89	-$50.16 million	-$0.27	-363.99

Summary

ANSYS beats Datadog on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.