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Software & devices

Datadog (DDOG)

In the Nasdaq-100.

Your signal

Buy83 / 100

Buy: 83 is at or above your Buy line of 60. Trend (+49% vs 200-day) scores 98 and lifts it; Plays in (68%) scores 68 and holds it back.

Every factor in this score has a tested record: each was checked month by month since 2011 on numbers public at the time.

Factor you weightDDOGPointsWeightAdds
Plays in68%684027.2
Off the high−3% from its 1-year high893026.7
Trend+49% vs 200-day983029.4
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Your signal is the one call Be The Puck makes on a stock, and you set it: weight the plays, analysts, P/E, growth, debt, trend and more, and move the Buy and Sell lines. Every page follows your choice. How the score works

All 18 factors for DDOG
FactorDDOGPointsWhat it is
Plays in68%68The share of the plays you count that hold it now.
Analysts' upside+2% · 47 analysts32How far analysts' average 12-month target sits above the price (3+ analysts). −20% scores 0, +50% full marks; at most 50 while the price is below its 200-day average, since targets lag a falling price.
Analysts' rating1.5 · strong buy76The analysts' average recommendation: strong buy scores 100, hold or worse 0.
P/E566.7×1Price over the last four quarters' earnings per share. Lower ranks higher; a loss scores 0. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Forward P/E95.3×1Price over next year's expected earnings. Lower ranks higher; an expected loss scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
PEG1.2756P/E divided by expected earnings growth. Lower ranks higher; around 1 is often read as fair for the growth. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Price to sales26.5×4Market value over the last 12 months' revenue. Lower ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Price to book24.1×5Price over book value (assets minus debts) per share. Lower ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Dividend yieldnone0Dividends over the last year as a share of the price. Higher ranks higher; no dividend scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Earnings growth+39%65Earnings per share over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Revenue growth+32%74Revenue over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Profit margin4%32Net profit as a share of revenue. Higher ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Return on equity4%25Profit as a share of shareholders' equity. Higher ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Debt to equity0.29×66Debt against shareholders' equity. Lower ranks higher; negative equity scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Off the high−3% from its 1-year high89How far the price sits below its highest close of the last year: 100 points at the high, none at 30% or more below. The exit rule: a stock that keeps falling loses points whatever else it has going for it.
Trend+49% vs 200-day98How far the price sits above its 200-day average. Higher ranks higher.
1-year momentum+73%86The price change over the last 12 months. Higher ranks higher.
Low crash exposure4/10 · moderate60The storm test: 100 for no exposure, 10 points off per point of exposure.

The read

Test a theory on DDOG

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Plays in68 / 100Every play Be The Puck tests, in 7 families.
Crash exposureModerate4 of 10 on the storm testMayer Multiple1.49×Price ÷ its 200-day average (+49%). Higher than on 91% of days since 2020. Above 2.4 is Mayer's overheated zone.

The most accurate play in each family

Each family's play whose calls went the right way most often, tested on 351 stocks since 2005, and what it says about DDOG now.

A call is right when the stock rose after an in call or fell after an out call. Trend plays are built to take many small losses for a few big wins, so their hit rates run lower; being right often isn't the same as making the most money. How we test a play.

DDOG, day by day

How to read candlesticks

Each candle is one trading day: the box spans the open and close, the thin line the day's high and low. Hollow boxes closed up, filled boxes closed down. Toggle the averages to see the trend the plays read. Dots above the candles mark news and company filings: hover or tap one to see the story and how the stock moved from the last close before it, against the market on the same days.

What moved DDOG lately

No session in the last 30 moved it twice a normal day against the S&P 500; these were its largest, the news read on each, and how reliably that kind of news has moved stocks before. How it's measured

Fri Oct 9+6.5% against the S&P 5001.6× a normal day

DDOG +7.1%, the S&P 500 +0.6% that session.

Wed Sep 9+7.6% against the S&P 5001.8× a normal day

DDOG +7.2%, the S&P 500 −0.5% that session; +10.7% against the S&P 500 over five sessions.

No earnings report, rating change, 8-K filing or news story on DDOG was found for this session. Be The Puck's headline archive for DDOG starts Oct 2, so news stories from that day aren't in it. The S&P 500 moved −0.5%. The 33 other Software & devices stocks Be The Puck covers moved −1.5% on average, so most of the move was its own.

Wed Sep 2−7.0% against the S&P 5001.7× a normal day

DDOG −6.5%, the S&P 500 +0.5% that session; +0.6% against the S&P 500 over five sessions.

No earnings report, rating change, 8-K filing or news story on DDOG was found for this session. Be The Puck's headline archive for DDOG starts Oct 2, so news stories from that day aren't in it. The S&P 500 moved +0.5%. The 33 other Software & devices stocks Be The Puck covers moved −0.1% on average, so most of the move was its own.

Two years of calls, week by week

InOutShare of plays in

One row per play, grouped by family. When most rows turn green at once, the trend is broad. When they split, the plays disagree and the stock is usually chopping sideways.

Every play on DDOG

All 100 plays, by family.

Calls right: how often the play's calls on DDOG went the right way since 2005. Record columns: play / buy and hold, annual return and worst drawdown since 2019. Click a column to sort.Sort with the menu above the list.

PlayCallSinceNext moveCalls rightAnnual returnWorst drawdown
Trend following
PB EMABitcoin Playboy · dailyINSep 14, 2026 +23.2%Exit below $266.45 (−6.0%)27% 49/184+17.2% / +33.4%−70.2% / −68.1%
Bull Market Support BandBenjamin Cowen · weeklyINSep 25, 2026 +5.7%Exit below $235.31 (−17.0%)36% 10/28+16.2% / +20.9%−52.1% / −68.1%
Ripster EMA CloudRipster · dailyINSep 21, 2026 +15.6%Exit below $252.89 (−10.7%)26% 28/106+15.5% / +30.4%−64.6% / −68.1%
Trend TemplateMark Minervini · dailyINSep 21, 2026 +15.6%Exit below $246.63 (−13.0%)15% 9/60−12.9% / +21.9%−73.3% / −68.1%
Stage AnalysisStan Weinstein · weeklyINMay 8, 2026 +41.6%Exit below $217.16 (−23.4%)31% 5/16+13.8% / +25.2%−42.8% / −68.1%
Stage 2 + Mansfield RSStan Weinstein · weeklyINMay 8, 2026 +41.6%Exit below $217.16 (−23.4%)18% 4/22+7.6% / +22.1%−45.6% / −68.1%
10-Month SMAMeb Faber · month-endINMay 29, 2026 +14.6%Exit below $197.57 (−30.3%)14% 2/14−2.2% / +20.2%−63.4% / −68.1%
200-Day RulePaul Tudor Jones · dailyINMay 1, 2026 +101.6%Exit below $190.03 (−32.9%)20% 8/40+10.8% / +20.1%−53.0% / −68.1%
Golden CrossMarket tradition · dailyINMay 20, 2026 +33.5%Not on one close30% 3/10+5.2% / +20.1%−51.2% / −68.1%
Granville 200-DayJoseph E. Granville · dailyINMay 11, 2026 +40.0%Exit below $190.03 (−32.9%)15% 6/40−0.5% / +19.5%−63.1% / −68.1%
Hull Moving AverageAlan Hull · weeklyINSep 25, 2026 +5.7%Exit below $177.33 (−37.4%)33% 14/42+16.8% / +31.6%−58.2% / −68.1%
Kaufman Adaptive MAPerry J. Kaufman · dailyINOct 9, 2026 −3.4%Exit below $279.29 (−1.4%)22% 58/258+7.1% / +32.6%−74.6% / −68.1%
TEMA CrossoverPatrick G. Mulloy · dailyINSep 17, 2026 +20.1%Exit below $154.45 (−45.5%)40% 28/70+23.1% / +33.9%−57.4% / −68.1%
Seykota 15/150Ed Seykota · dailyINMay 7, 2026 +50.1%Not on one close20% 2/10+6.3% / +20.2%−53.7% / −68.1%
Guppy Multiple MAsDaryl Guppy · dailyINSep 24, 2026 +10.3%Exit below $172.82 (−39.0%)36% 14/39+25.7% / +37.4%−49.6% / −68.1%
Ichimoku CloudGoichi Hosoda · dailyINSep 24, 2026 +10.3%Exit below $237.80 (−16.1%)29% 14/48+20.2% / +33.7%−62.4% / −68.1%
SupertrendOlivier Seban · dailyINSep 21, 2026 +15.6%Exit below $257.85 (−9.0%)28% 15/54+7.7% / +37.1%−71.9% / −68.1%
Williams AlligatorBill Williams · dailyINSep 29, 2026 +5.5%Not on one close39% 35/90+18.6% / +37.1%−67.9% / −68.1%
Vortex IndicatorEtienne Botes & Douglas Siepman · dailyINSep 21, 2026 +15.6%Exit below $228.24 (−19.4%)34% 61/181+15.7% / +34.6%−66.3% / −68.1%
AroonTushar S. Chande · dailyINSep 23, 2026 +12.7%Exit below $209.04 (−26.2%)32% 21/65+17.3% / +35.6%−73.4% / −68.1%
Parabolic SARJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyINOct 9, 2026 −3.4%Exit below $271.84 (−4.1%)37% 59/159+27.3% / +35.0%−60.5% / −68.1%
ADX TrendJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyINOct 2, 2026 +2.2%Exit below $250.60 (−11.6%)36% 19/53+10.3% / +36.0%−35.1% / −68.1%
MACD Zero LineGerald Appel · dailyINSep 23, 2026 +12.7%Exit below $130.92 (−53.8%)25% 15/59+16.6% / +34.0%−68.2% / −68.1%
Zweig 4% ModelMartin Zweig · weeklyINSep 18, 2026 +23.2%Exit below $281.53 (−0.6%)36% 38/105+20.6% / +38.1%−56.4% / −68.1%
MAMA/FAMA CrossJohn F. Ehlers · dailyINSep 23, 2026 +12.7%Not on one close30% 21/69+22.2% / +34.0%−65.1% / −68.1%
Schaff Trend CycleDoug Schaff · dailyINSep 17, 2026 +20.1%Not on one close35% 29/82+9.1% / +33.9%−80.1% / −68.1%
Zero Lag EC CrossJohn F. Ehlers & Ric Way · dailyINSep 22, 2026 +14.5%Exit below $146.34 (−48.4%)30% 16/53+21.0% / +30.4%−64.0% / −68.1%
DP Trend ModelCarl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin · dailyINSep 24, 2026 +10.3%Not on one close43% 13/30+16.8% / +30.4%−54.5% / −68.1%
Elder Triple ScreenAlexander Elder · dailyOUTJun 5, 2026 +21.0%Enter above $293.00 (+3.4%)42% 22/52+17.8% / +25.5%−38.0% / −68.1%
Holy GrailLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTAug 4, 2026 −1.7%Not on one close50% 5/10+9.6% / +34.0%−9.7% / −68.1%
Breakouts & channels
Four-Week RuleRichard Donchian · dailyINSep 24, 2026 +10.3%Exit below $226.83 (−19.9%)29% 12/41+13.0% / +37.1%−60.5% / −68.1%
Turtle System 1Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyINOct 9, 2026 −3.4%Exit below $269.38 (−4.9%)41% 17/41+24.7% / +35.8%−31.5% / −68.1%
Turtle System 2Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyINOct 9, 2026 −3.4%Exit below $269.12 (−5.0%)38% 11/29+17.1% / +35.8%−38.4% / −68.1%
Clenow TrendAndreas F. Clenow · dailyINOct 9, 2026 −3.4%Exit below $254.37 (−10.2%)32% 9/28+11.1% / +30.4%−34.4% / −68.1%
Darvas BoxNicolas Darvas · dailyINSep 24, 2026 +10.3%Exit below $203.24 (−28.3%)28% 11/39+13.1% / +37.1%−59.3% / −68.1%
Keltner ChannelChester W. Keltner & Linda Bradford Raschke · dailyINSep 25, 2026 +5.7%Exit below $267.27 (−5.7%)37% 17/46+14.8% / +32.6%−39.6% / −68.1%
Bollinger BreakoutJohn Bollinger · dailyINSep 25, 2026 +5.7%Exit below $266.50 (−5.9%)33% 22/67+17.1% / +35.6%−39.3% / −68.1%
Chandelier ExitChuck LeBeau · dailyINSep 21, 2026 +15.6%Exit below $264.13 (−6.8%)33% 19/57+17.5% / +39.5%−65.4% / −68.1%
Wilder Volatility SystemJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyINSep 21, 2026 +15.6%Exit below $257.48 (−9.1%)33% 20/61+9.6% / +37.1%−73.2% / −68.1%
P&F Double TopA.W. Cohen & Thomas J. Dorsey · dailyINSep 23, 2026 +12.7%Exit below $250.87 (−11.5%)35% 28/81+28.2% / +36.0%−72.5% / −68.1%
Chande Kroll StopTushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyINSep 17, 2026 +20.1%Exit below $268.88 (−5.1%)22% 24/107+12.3% / +35.3%−73.3% / −68.1%
Acceleration BandsPrice Headley · dailyOUTOct 7, 2026 +4.4%Not on one close39% 21/54+13.3% / +37.1%−14.7% / −68.1%
TTM SqueezeJohn F. Carter · dailyOUTAug 6, 2026 +23.6%Not on one close36% 13/36+4.3% / +32.6%−38.7% / −68.1%
NR7 BreakoutToby Crabel · dailyINOct 9, 2026 −3.4%Exit below $275.33 (−2.8%)40% 80/200+26.7% / +34.6%−45.6% / −68.1%
Bollinger SqueezeJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTOct 29, 2025 +81.6%Not on one close50% 7/14+9.9% / +35.5%−12.6% / −68.1%
Momentum
12-Month MomentumMoskowitz, Ooi & Pedersen · month-endINMar 31, 2026 +140.0%Exit below $168.82 (−40.4%)33% 4/12+13.9% / +18.2%−62.4% / −68.1%
12-1 MomentumNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Sheridan Titman · month-endINFeb 27, 2026 +153.1%Not on one close33% 2/6+15.3% / +18.2%−58.3% / −68.1%
Dual MomentumGary Antonacci · month-endINMay 29, 2026 +14.6%Exit below $187.72 (−33.7%)31% 5/16−2.7% / +18.2%−64.5% / −68.1%
Stocks on the MoveAndreas F. Clenow · dailyOUTNov 6, 2025 +48.5%Not on one close23% 6/26+6.1% / +29.8%−35.9% / −68.1%
52-Week HighThomas J. George & Chuan-Yang Hwang · month-endINSep 30, 2026 +3.5%Exit below $249.27 (−12.0%)12% 2/17−6.3% / +21.7%−52.5% / −68.1%
Levy Relative StrengthRobert A. Levy · weeklyINMay 8, 2026 +41.6%Exit below $238.29 (−15.9%)30% 11/37+24.5% / +39.0%−39.1% / −68.1%
MACD Signal CrossGerald Appel · dailyINSep 14, 2026 +23.2%Exit below $265.95 (−6.1%)35% 47/133+12.1% / +34.0%−66.3% / −68.1%
Elder ImpulseAlexander Elder · dailyINSep 9, 2026 +25.8%Exit below $274.22 (−3.2%)33% 72/216+26.2% / +34.0%−53.6% / −68.1%
Know Sure ThingMartin J. Pring · dailyINSep 16, 2026 +22.8%Exit below $180.80 (−36.2%)36% 32/90+6.7% / +34.7%−77.7% / −68.1%
Coppock CurveEdwin S. C. Coppock · month-endINMay 31, 2023 +198.5%Not on one close100% 1/1+25.4% / +14.4%−48.6% / −68.1%
CCI +100Donald R. Lambert · dailyOUTOct 13, 2026 0.0%Enter above $293.07 (+3.4%)30% 59/198+10.5% / +37.1%−41.5% / −68.1%
TRIX Signal CrossJack K. Hutson · dailyINSep 17, 2026 +20.1%Not on one close37% 32/86+10.2% / +30.4%−63.7% / −68.1%
TSI Zero LineWilliam Blau · dailyINSep 23, 2026 +12.7%Exit below $124.74 (−56.0%)25% 14/56+14.4% / +30.4%−68.2% / −68.1%
13612W MomentumWouter J. Keller & Jan Willem Keuning · month-endINApr 30, 2026 +114.3%Exit below $237.44 (−16.2%)33% 6/18+18.2% / +18.2%−45.2% / −68.1%
Market-State MomentumMichael J. Cooper, Roberto C. Gutierrez Jr. & Allaudeen Hameed · month-endINFeb 27, 2026 +153.1%Not on one close40% 2/5+26.2% / +32.8%−50.2% / −48.6%
Frog in the PanZhi Da, Umit G. Gurun & Mitch Warachka · dailyOUTNov 28, 2025 +77.1%Not on one close60% 3/5+3.9% / +18.2%−58.3% / −68.1%
PMO Signal CrossCarl Swenlin · dailyINSep 17, 2026 +20.1%Exit below $225.04 (−20.6%)29% 30/102+0.8% / +33.9%−81.0% / −68.1%
Mean reversion
RSI 30/70J. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTMay 5, 2026 +94.4%Not on one close71% 10/14+16.4% / +34.6%−64.1% / −68.1%
RSI(2) PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTSep 9, 2026 +25.8%Buy below $263.36 (−7.1%)63% 54/86+6.5% / +20.1%−23.3% / −68.1%
Double 7sLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTSep 14, 2026 +23.2%Buy below $271.34 (−4.2%)63% 63/100−3.2% / +20.1%−53.4% / −68.1%
Bollinger ReversionJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTSep 14, 2026 +23.2%Buy below $227.45 (−19.7%)81% 55/68+44.0% / +35.6%−33.3% / −68.1%
Stochastic 20/80George C. Lane · dailyOUTSep 25, 2026 +5.7%Not on one close62% 31/50+14.1% / +36.6%−53.0% / −68.1%
Williams %RLarry Williams · dailyOUTOct 7, 2026 +4.4%Not on one close61% 54/88+18.8% / +34.6%−43.7% / −68.1%
DeMark 9-CountTom DeMark · dailyOUTMar 10, 2026 +130.2%Not on one close68% 15/22+16.3% / +36.3%−46.1% / −68.1%
Mayer MultipleTrace Mayer · dailyINJul 6, 2020 +218.5%Sell above $459.30 (+62.1%)–+20.1% / +20.1%−68.1% / −68.1%
ConnorsRSI PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez & Matt Radtke · dailyOUTMar 17, 2025 +172.5%Buy below $259.04 (−8.6%)58% 7/12+6.8% / +33.9%−5.5% / −68.1%
Laguerre RSIJohn F. Ehlers · dailyINAug 27, 2026 +16.6%Exit below $277.04 (−2.2%)54% 53/99+38.6% / +32.6%−39.8% / −68.1%
StochRSI 20/80Tushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyOUTSep 18, 2026 +23.2%Enter above $285.25 (+0.7%)57% 78/138+14.8% / +32.6%−51.3% / −68.1%
IBS ReversionAlexander S. Pagonidis · dailyINOct 12, 2026 −1.4%Sell above $283.34 (0.0%)56% 298/533+9.8% / +34.0%−42.5% / −68.1%
Connors %bLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTSep 21, 2026 +15.6%Not on one close73% 22/30+15.2% / +20.1%−33.4% / −68.1%
Fisher TransformJohn F. Ehlers · dailyOUTOct 13, 2026 0.0%Enter above $302.18 (+6.7%)40% 139/345+11.0% / +34.0%−77.1% / −68.1%
1-Month ReversalNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Bruce N. Lehmann · month-endOUTSep 30, 2026 +3.5%Buy below $279.37 (−1.4%)63% 27/43+10.7% / +35.8%−62.0% / −68.1%
Volume & money flow
On-Balance VolumeJoseph E. Granville · dailyINSep 15, 2026 +23.0%Not on one close27% 67/251+20.3% / +35.6%−59.9% / −68.1%
Chaikin Money FlowMarc Chaikin · dailyINSep 29, 2026 +5.5%Not on one close39% 27/69+2.5% / +37.1%−76.5% / −68.1%
Money Flow IndexGene Quong & Avrum Soudack · dailyOUTJun 2, 2026 +5.3%Not on one close50% 4/8+12.6% / +34.6%−64.2% / −68.1%
Negative Volume IndexNorman Fosback & Paul Dysart · dailyINSep 9, 2026 +25.8%Not on one close42% 21/50+24.0% / +21.3%−59.3% / −68.1%
Force IndexAlexander Elder · dailyINSep 21, 2026 +15.6%Exit below $267.58 (−5.6%)32% 63/194+27.4% / +36.2%−49.8% / −68.1%
Buff AveragesBuff Dormeier · dailyINSep 16, 2026 +22.8%Exit below $161.76 (−42.9%)36% 41/115+20.9% / +35.6%−65.9% / −68.1%
Chaikin OscillatorMarc Chaikin · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 −1.4%Enter above $283.34 (+0.0%)38% 72/192+16.1% / +37.1%−51.0% / −68.1%
Volume Flow IndicatorMarkos Katsanos · dailyINMay 28, 2026 +25.8%Not on one close44% 8/18+11.7% / +18.5%−42.8% / −68.1%
Klinger OscillatorStephen J. Klinger · dailyOUTOct 13, 2026 0.0%Not on one close37% 104/284+21.0% / +32.1%−45.3% / −68.1%
Candles & chart patterns
Engulfing SwitchSteve Nison & Thomas N. Bulkowski · dailyOUTSep 11, 2026 +28.1%Not on one close45% 20/44+13.2% / +35.3%−48.4% / −68.1%
HikkakeDaniel L. Chesler · dailyOUTOct 7, 2026 +4.4%Not on one close25% 6/24+17.2% / +34.5%−30.7% / −68.1%
Turtle Soup Plus OneLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTSep 2, 2026 +35.4%Not on one close44% 7/16+6.4% / +38.1%−13.9% / −68.1%
Calendar
Halloween IndicatorSven Bouman & Ben Jacobsen & Yale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTApr 30, 2026 +114.3%Buys Oct 3036% 5/14−2.1% / +34.0%−62.3% / −68.1%
Best Six + MACDYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyINOct 9, 2026 −3.4%Window opens Apr 127% 4/15+5.6% / +34.0%−66.3% / −68.1%
Seasonal TimingSy Harding · dailyOUTJun 5, 2026 +21.0%Window opens Oct 1636% 5/14+8.8% / +34.0%−60.0% / −68.1%
Santa Claus RallyYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTJan 5, 2026 +112.0%Buys Dec 2314% 2/14−4.4% / +34.0%−30.7% / −68.1%
Turn of the MonthJosef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt & Robert A. Ariel · dailyOUTOct 5, 2026 +2.5%Buys Oct 2949% 83/170−2.1% / +34.0%−54.3% / −68.1%
Presidential Sweet SpotYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyINSep 30, 2026 +3.5%Sells Jun 3033% 1/3+4.3% / +34.0%−34.3% / −68.1%
Pre-HolidayRobert A. Ariel & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyOUTSep 4, 2026 +33.1%Buys Nov 2447% 63/134+5.1% / +34.0%−9.1% / −68.1%
January BarometerYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · month-endINDec 30, 2022 +285.5%Not on one close50% 3/6+23.8% / +35.3%−48.6% / −68.1%
Weekend EffectKenneth French & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyINOct 12, 2026 −1.4%Sells Oct 1652% 383/737+31.9% / +34.0%−49.7% / −68.1%
Pre-FOMC DriftDavid Lucca & Emanuel Moench · dailyOUTSep 16, 2026 +22.8%Buys Oct 2760% 66/110+11.6% / +34.0%−8.0% / −68.1%
Lunar CycleKathy Yuan, Lu Zheng & Qiaoqiao Zhu · dailyINOct 2, 2026 +2.2%Sells Oct 1652% 91/175+20.4% / +34.0%−40.0% / −68.1%
Benchmark
Buy & HoldJohn C. Bogle · benchmarkINSep 19, 2019Always in–+33.2%−68.1%

If the market cracks: the storm test

How the storm test works
ExposureModerate4 of 10 points
  • Market swings1/3
  • Past crashes2/2
  • Debt0/3
  • Run-up1/2
  • It moves about 1.4× its index.
  • It fell about 1.6× as far as its index in past crashes.
  • It is up 118% in two years, a run-up size that crashed about half the time in history.

Past crashes, peak to low

COVID crash Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 · back to its old high May 2020

DDOG−39%
S&P 500−34%

2022 bear market Jan 2022 to Jun 2022 · back to its old high Dec 2024

DDOG−50%
S&P 500−25%
  • Beta1.39Moves about 1.4× as much as the S&P 500 week to week.
  • Downside capture109%In months the S&P 500 fell, this fell 109% as much on average.
  • Two-year change+118%Run-ups of 100%+ crashed 40% or more within two years about half the time (Greenwood, Shleifer & You).
  • From 52-week high−3%
  • Debt to equity0.34×
  • Net debt / EBITDANet cashHolds more cash than debt.
  • Interest cover12.5×

A crash marks every stock down; debt decides which companies come through. The storm test scores both halves: how hard the stock swings with the market, and how much debt it carries into a downturn. It describes fragility; it does not predict a crash.

The business behind the price

How to judge these numbers

Software - Application · Datadog, Inc. operates an observability and security platform for cloud applications in the United States and internationally.

Size and valuation
Market cap$102BWhat the whole company is worth at today's price: share price × shares outstanding.
Revenue (last 12 months)$4.0BTotal sales. The market values it at 25.6× sales.
P/E ratio566.7×Buyers pay $567 for each $1 of the last year's profit.
Forward P/E95.3×Price against analysts' estimate of next year's profit. Lower than the P/E means profit is expected to grow.
Price to book24.1×Price against the company's net assets (its equity) per share.
Profit and growth
Profit margin4.5%Keeps 4¢ of each dollar of sales as profit.
Revenue growth+31.5%The last four quarters' sales against the four before.
Earnings growth+38.9%Same comparison for profit.
Return on equity4.1%Yearly profit as a share of shareholders' money in the business.
Free cash flow$1.1BCash left after running and investing in the business.
Balance sheet
Total equity$3.7BWhat it owns minus what it owes.
Total debt$1.3BLoans and bonds it has to pay back, with interest.
Cash$5.0BCash and short-term investments on hand.
Debt to equity0.34×Comfortable.
Interest cover12.5×Interest is easily paid from profit.
Wall Street
Average analyst target$289.742% above the close, from 47 analysts (range $158.00 to $340.00).
Consensus ratingStrong buyAnalysts' average recommendation. Ratings lean positive: sell ratings are rare.

P/E, price to sales and book, growth, margin and return on equity from the company's SEC filings for the quarter to 2026-06-30; other company figures from Yahoo Finance, fetched Oct 14, 2026. Analyst targets are opinions, not forecasts Be The Puck checks.

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