Elastic (ESTC) Competitors $84.42 +1.73 (+2.09%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ESTC vs. DDOG, TEAM, ZS, CRM, DT, HUBS, NET, NOW, PATH, and PDShould you be buying Elastic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Elastic include Datadog (DDOG), Atlassian (TEAM), Zscaler (ZS), Salesforce (CRM), Dynatrace (DT), HubSpot (HUBS), Cloudflare (NET), ServiceNow (NOW), UiPath (PATH), and PagerDuty (PD). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. Elastic vs. Its Competitors Datadog Atlassian Zscaler Salesforce Dynatrace HubSpot Cloudflare ServiceNow UiPath PagerDuty Elastic (NYSE:ESTC) and Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability. Does the media prefer ESTC or DDOG? In the previous week, Datadog had 15 more articles in the media than Elastic. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Datadog and 13 mentions for Elastic. Datadog's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Elastic's score of 0.64 indicating that Datadog is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Elastic 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Datadog 20 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ESTC or DDOG more profitable? Datadog has a net margin of 5.85% compared to Elastic's net margin of -7.29%. Datadog's return on equity of 6.39% beat Elastic's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Elastic-7.29% -4.46% -1.61% Datadog 5.85%6.39%3.27% Do analysts recommend ESTC or DDOG? Elastic presently has a consensus target price of $113.52, indicating a potential upside of 34.47%. Datadog has a consensus target price of $143.03, indicating a potential upside of 6.48%. Given Elastic's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Elastic is more favorable than Datadog.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Elastic 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 20 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.76Datadog 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 25 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81 Do insiders and institutionals believe in ESTC or DDOG? 97.0% of Elastic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Datadog shares are held by institutional investors. 15.9% of Elastic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Datadog shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ESTC or DDOG? Datadog has higher revenue and earnings than Elastic. Elastic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Datadog, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioElastic$1.48B6.01-$108.11M-$1.05-80.40Datadog$2.68B17.28$183.75M$0.46292.02 Which has more risk & volatility, ESTC or DDOG? Elastic has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Datadog has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDatadog beats Elastic on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Elastic News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ESTC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ESTC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ESTC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricElasticINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.91B$18.13B$27.24B$20.33BDividend YieldN/A2.62%2.94%3.78%P/E Ratio-80.4066.1535.8727.52Price / Sales6.0166.232,193.4038.36Price / Cash169.7783.9433.8917.85Price / Book9.518.537.044.54Net Income-$108.11M$335.91M$762.33M$985.09M7 Day Performance2.69%4.92%3.33%1.70%1 Month Performance4.29%2.74%6.32%4.05%1 Year Performance-25.89%62.90%52,327.28%12.20% Elastic Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESTCElastic3.337 of 5 stars$84.42+2.1%$113.52+34.5%-27.4%$8.91B$1.48B-80.403,537Analyst UpgradeDDOGDatadog4.2029 of 5 stars$131.12+0.7%$143.03+9.1%+1.8%$45.28B$2.68B285.056,500Positive NewsTEAMAtlassian4.7188 of 5 stars$198.50+0.1%$282.19+42.2%+14.4%$52.11B$4.36B-119.5812,157Insider TradeZSZscaler3.8479 of 5 stars$313.85+0.6%$294.03-6.3%+64.1%$48.87B$2.17B-1,207.127,348Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap DownCRMSalesforce4.9438 of 5 stars$270.50+1.0%$349.08+29.0%+6.1%$258.60B$37.90B42.3376,453Positive NewsDTDynatrace4.8364 of 5 stars$55.01+0.6%$61.75+12.3%+22.6%$16.48B$1.70B34.385,200Analyst DowngradeHUBSHubSpot4.9371 of 5 stars$547.70+0.8%$766.71+40.0%-6.7%$28.89B$2.63B-1,217.108,246Positive NewsNETCloudflare3.8817 of 5 stars$190.91+0.4%$145.92-23.6%+135.0%$66.17B$1.67B-830.064,263Positive NewsNOWServiceNow4.4168 of 5 stars$1,012.73+0.8%$1,065.32+5.2%+30.1%$209.62B$11.47B137.6026,293Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionPATHUiPath1.7952 of 5 stars$12.79+2.5%$13.83+8.2%+0.3%$6.84B$1.43B-106.534,010Insider TradePDPagerDuty3.9298 of 5 stars$14.91+3.1%$19.50+30.8%-33.6%$1.36B$467.50M-37.261,242 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DDOG Competitors TEAM Competitors ZS Competitors CRM Competitors DT Competitors HUBS Competitors NET Competitors NOW Competitors PATH Competitors PD Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ESTC) was last updated on 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Meltdown Imminent: Dump These Stocks Now!If you have any money in the markets, especially in AI stocks… Please click here to see Elon Musk’s new inv...Paradigm Press | SponsoredThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in JanuaryFree summit: How to profit from the Coinbase-Deribit deal Our hedge fund experts know exactly what this mea...Crypto 101 Media | Sponsored379 passengers walked away from thisElon Musk just wrote a $51 million check to back this material’s next phase… Because it’s not just saving l...True Market Insiders | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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