Datadog (DDOG) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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Datadog has been rated by research analysts at Barclays , Benchmark , BMO Capital Markets , BTIG Research , Canaccord Genuity Group , Cantor Fitzgerald , Citigroup , Citizens Jmp , DA Davidson , Guggenheim , Jefferies Financial Group , KeyCorp , Mizuho , Morgan Stanley , Needham & Company LLC , Oppenheimer , Raymond James Financial , Robert W. Baird , Rosenblatt Securities , Royal Bank Of Canada , Sanford C. Bernstein , Scotiabank , TD Cowen , The Goldman Sachs Group , UBS Group , Wedbush , Weiss Ratings , Wells Fargo & Company , and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

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Datadog - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 45 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
4

Buy
40

Based on 45 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Datadog in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 45 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 4 have given a hold rating, 38 have given a buy rating, and 2 have given a strong buy rating for DDOG.

Consensus Price Target

$276.66
10.01% Upside

According to the 45 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Datadog, the average price target is $276.66. The highest price target for DDOG is $340.00, while the lowest price target for DDOG is $158.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 10.01% from the current price of $251.49.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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DDOG Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/23/25 to 9/23/26	1 Month Ago 8/24/25 to 8/24/26	3 Months Ago 6/25/25 to 6/25/26	1 Year Ago 9/23/24 to 9/23/25
Strong Buy	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	38 Buy rating(s)	38 Buy rating(s)	41 Buy rating(s)	24 Buy rating(s)
Hold	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$276.66	$276.32	$242.09	$153.10
Forecasted Upside	10.01% Upside	22.39% Upside	9.57% Upside	11.36% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

DDOG Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

DDOG Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Datadog Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Datadog	Technology Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.91	2.23	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	10.01% Upside	1,118.86% Upside	18.87% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent DDOG News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
9/11/2026	Wedbush 5 of 5 stars	Steven Wahrhaftig Not Rated	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$260.00 ➝ $275.00	+24.03%
8/17/2026	Zacks Research 4 of 5 stars		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
8/12/2026	Weiss Ratings 5 of 5 stars		Upgrade	Sell (D+) ➝ Hold (C)
8/7/2026	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	William Power Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$300.00	+26.52%
8/7/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Karl Keirstead Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$315.00 ➝ $280.00	+18.35%
8/7/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$300.00	+26.80%
8/7/2026	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Patrick Colville Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$275.00 ➝ $285.00	+24.30%
8/7/2026	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mike Cikos Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$260.00 ➝ $300.00	+30.84%
8/7/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Kash Rangan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$158.00	-31.09%
8/7/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Fatima Boolani Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$300.00 ➝ $305.00	+28.60%
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8/7/2026	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Gil Luria Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$315.00	+37.38%
8/6/2026	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$280.00	+21.02%
8/6/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brent Thill Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$260.00	+12.38%
8/4/2026	Rosenblatt Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Blair Abernethy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$220.00 ➝ $305.00	+11.48%
8/4/2026	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Kingsley Crane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$250.00 ➝ $295.00	+7.82%
8/3/2026	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Thomas Blakey Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$226.00 ➝ $327.00	+22.03%
7/28/2026	Benchmark Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Yi Fu Lee Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy
7/28/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sanjit Singh Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$225.00 ➝ $300.00	+19.11%
7/28/2026	BTIG Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Gray Powell Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$255.00 ➝ $289.00	+14.75%
7/22/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Sherman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$260.00 ➝ $300.00	+22.43%
7/22/2026	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Howard Ma Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$225.00 ➝ $300.00	+17.74%
7/21/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Raimo Lenschow Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$260.00 ➝ $290.00	+10.18%
7/20/2026	Citizens Jmp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Patrick Walravens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Market Outperform	$225.00 ➝ $311.00	+18.07%
7/20/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ryan MacWilliams Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$230.00 ➝ $295.00	+14.04%
7/20/2026	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ittai Kidron Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$220.00 ➝ $300.00	+15.97%
7/16/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matthew Hedberg Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$280.00	+8.57%
7/16/2026	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Eric Heath Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$225.00 ➝ $320.00	+21.00%
7/15/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Gregg Moskowitz Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$220.00 ➝ $300.00	+10.81%
7/6/2026	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Peter Weed Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform	$180.00 ➝ $226.00	-13.20%
6/23/2026	Arete Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$260.00 ➝ $340.00	+53.65%
6/17/2026	Capital One Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight	$217.00 ➝ $268.00	+17.27%
6/15/2026	Craig Hallum Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy
6/15/2026	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Miller Jump Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$190.00 ➝ $300.00	+30.49%
6/11/2026	New Street Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$260.00	+13.00%
6/11/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$295.00	+29.60%
6/10/2026	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Todd Coupland Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$250.00 ➝ $280.00	+22.31%
6/10/2026	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Rob Owens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$230.00 ➝ $275.00	+20.96%
6/10/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$225.00 ➝ $265.00	+14.72%
6/8/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Koji Ikeda Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$260.00 ➝ $280.00	+21.31%
5/13/2026	Daiwa Securities Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$190.00 ➝ $240.00	+19.60%
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5/11/2026	CICC Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$150.00 ➝ $204.00	+1.37%
5/7/2026	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$305.00	+61.61%
5/7/2026	Monness Crespi & Hardt Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$255.00 ➝ $270.00	+43.67%
4/23/2026	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Daniel Sepahi Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$170.00	+28.65%
1/15/2026	BNP Paribas Exane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform	$210.00 ➝ $175.00	+44.80%
12/29/2025	Moffett Nathanson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy
11/7/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight	$140.00 ➝ $200.00	+1.08%
11/7/2025	Macquarie Infrastructure Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$175.00 ➝ $220.00	+15.29%
12/23/2024	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Yun Kim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$160.00 ➝ $200.00	+33.82%

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Should I Buy Datadog Stock? DDOG Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Sunday, September 20, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Datadog pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Datadog
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Datadog, Inc.:

Datadog, Inc. reported strong financial momentum in its most recent quarter, with revenue rising 35.6% year over year to $1.12 billion, significantly beating analyst estimates of $1.08 billion. The company also exceeded earnings expectations, posting $0.65 per share compared to the consensus of $0.58, demonstrating robust operational execution and demand for its observability and security platform.
The stock is currently trading at $229.92, which is below the consensus price target of $276.66 set by Wall Street analysts. This valuation gap suggests potential upside for investors, as the current price reflects a discount to the average target price despite the company's recent strong performance and guidance.
Institutional interest in Datadog, Inc. has surged, with major firms like Nykredit A S acquiring a new stake of 586,766 shares valued at approximately $152.77 million during the second quarter. Other significant investors, including Janus Henderson Group PLC and First Trust Advisors LP, have also increased their positions, indicating strong confidence from large institutional players in the company's long-term growth trajectory.
Enterprise customer growth is accelerating as large organizations adopt Datadog's AI-driven observability, cloud management, and security tools. This broader deployment among enterprise clients supports recurring revenue growth and larger contract values, reinforcing the company's position in the high-growth cloud infrastructure market.
The company maintains a healthy balance sheet with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 3.20, indicating strong liquidity and low financial risk. This financial stability provides a solid foundation for continued investment in product development and market expansion without the burden of excessive debt.

Datadog
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Datadog, Inc. for these reasons:

Datadog, Inc. carries an extremely high valuation with a P/E ratio of 469.23, which is significantly above market averages. This premium multiple requires sustained high growth and cash flow expansion to justify the price, making the stock vulnerable to any slowdown in revenue growth or margin compression.
There has been significant insider selling activity recently, with executives including the CFO, CEO, and CTO selling substantial blocks of shares under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans. For example, the CFO sold 64,000 shares and the CEO sold over 115,000 shares in recent transactions, which may signal a lack of confidence or a desire to diversify personal holdings at current price levels.
The stock has experienced volatility and recent declines, dropping from a 52-week high of $292.72 to the current price of $229.92. This pullback of over 20% from its peak suggests that the market may be reassessing the company's valuation or facing broader sector headwinds, increasing the risk of further downside.
Short interest in Datadog, Inc. has increased, with shares shorted rising to 10,220,303 as of the latest record date, representing a 10.54% month-over-month increase. This growing short position indicates that some investors are betting against the stock, potentially due to concerns about its high valuation or competitive pressures in the software sector.
Despite strong revenue growth, the company's net margin remains relatively low at 4.48%, and return on equity is 5.67%. These metrics suggest that while the company is growing rapidly, it is not yet highly profitable on a per-dollar-of-revenue basis, which could limit its ability to generate substantial free cash flow in the near term.

DDOG Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 45 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Datadog is $276.66, with a high forecast of $340.00 and a low forecast of $158.00.

45 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Datadog in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings, 38 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" DDOG shares.

According to analysts, Datadog's stock has a predicted upside of 10.01% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Datadog's stock had 7 downgrades and 4 upgrades by analysts.

Datadog has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Benchmark, BMO Capital Markets, BTIG Research, Canaccord Genuity Group, Cantor Fitzgerald, Citigroup, Citizens Jmp, DA Davidson, Guggenheim, Jefferies Financial Group, KeyCorp, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Needham & Company LLC, Oppenheimer, Raymond James Financial, Robert W. Baird, Rosenblatt Securities, Royal Bank Of Canada, Sanford C. Bernstein, Scotiabank, TD Cowen, The Goldman Sachs Group, UBS Group, Wedbush, Weiss Ratings, Wells Fargo & Company, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Datadog more than other "technology" companies. The consensus rating for Datadog is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "technology" companies is Hold. Learn more on how DDOG compares to other companies.

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Datadog (DDOG) Stock Forecast & Price Target