Why Are People Selling Their DDOG Shares?

This afternoon we watched Datadog drop -1.6% to a price of $112.28 per share. The Large-Cap Software company is now trading -23.92% below its average target price of $147.59. Analysts have set target prices ranging from $115.0 to $230.0 per share for Datadog, and have given the stock 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 3.3%. The stock's short ratio is 2.77. The company's insiders own 7.11% 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 84.1%. In conclusion, we believe there is positive market sentiment regarding Datadog.

Institutions Invested in Datadog

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2024-03-31 Vanguard Group Inc 9% 27,431,107 $3,079,964,660
2024-03-31 Blackrock Inc. 6% 19,289,387 $2,165,812,348
2024-06-30 Baillie Gifford and Company 3% 9,493,464 $1,065,926,126
2024-03-31 FMR, LLC 3% 8,398,676 $943,003,331
2024-03-31 Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc 3% 8,177,958 $918,221,114
2024-03-31 State Street Corporation 2% 6,150,621 $690,591,718
2024-06-30 Jennison Associates LLC 2% 6,146,735 $690,155,398
2024-03-31 Voya Investment Management LLC 2% 5,990,473 $672,610,301
2024-06-30 WCM Investment Management, LLC 2% 5,362,576 $602,110,026
2024-03-31 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2% 4,753,717 $533,747,338
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