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Datadog (DDOG) Exceeds Market Returns: Some Facts to Consider

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In the latest close session, Datadog (DDOG - Free Report) was up +2.59% at $137.10. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.62%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.99%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.65%.

Shares of the data analytics and cloud monitoring company have depreciated by 13.38% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 1.47%, and the S&P 500's gain of 0.59%.

Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Datadog in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings per share (EPS) are projected to be $0.55, reflecting a 12.24% increase from the same quarter last year. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $914.55 million, up 23.97% from the prior-year quarter.

Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $2 per share and revenue of $3.39 billion. These totals would mark changes of +9.89% and 0%, respectively, from last year.

Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Datadog should also be noted by investors. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.

Our research demonstrates that these adjustments in estimates directly associate with imminent stock price performance. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has remained unchanged. Datadog is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

In the context of valuation, Datadog is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 59.55. This indicates a premium in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 24.53.

We can also see that DDOG currently has a PEG ratio of 5.16. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. As the market closed yesterday, the Internet - Software industry was having an average PEG ratio of 1.52.

The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 58, positioning it in the top 24% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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