To the Moon? What is going on with DDOG?

Datadog shares rose 1.6% this afternoon to a price of $122.56. The stock is still trading within range of its average target price of $118.81, and over the last 52 weeks, it has recorded a 55.0% performance. Analysts have given the large-cap Data Processing Services stock target prices ranging from $95.0 to $140.0 dollars per share, with an average rating of buy.

Datadog's short interest — meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted — is lower than average at 3.9%. The stock's short ratio is 1.87. The company's insiders own 7.63% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests.

Another number to watch is the company's rate of institutional share ownership, which now stands at 78.7%. In conclusion, we believe there is mixed market sentiment regarding Datadog.

Institutions Invested in Datadog

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2023-09-30 Vanguard Group Inc 9% 26,524,875 $3,251,021,369
2023-09-30 Blackrock Inc. 6% 17,791,196 $2,180,577,981
2023-09-30 Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc 4% 10,849,484 $1,329,767,032
2023-09-30 Baillie Gifford and Company 3% 10,150,689 $1,244,119,222
2023-09-30 WCM Investment Management, LLC 2% 6,292,305 $771,216,377
2023-09-30 ICONIQ Capital, LLC 2% 5,820,474 $713,386,410
2023-09-30 Voya Investment Management LLC 2% 5,651,201 $692,639,464
2023-09-30 State Street Corporation 2% 5,636,420 $690,827,831
2023-09-30 FMR, LLC 2% 5,300,341 $649,636,307
2023-09-30 Public Investment Fund 1% 4,498,845 $551,400,948
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