-- CFRA, an independent research provider, has providedwith the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:
We raise our target price from $161 to $231 on an EV/S of 16x our 2027 sales projection of $5.216B, above DDOG's three-year average. We increase our 2026 EPS forecast from $2.28 to $2.42 and trim our 2027 EPS estimate to $2.80 from $2.81. DDOG reported strong Q1 2026 results with revenue of $1.01B (up 32% Y/Y), accelerating from 29% in Q4 2025, with sequential revenue growth of 6% marking the strongest Q1 performance since 2022. DDOG is seeing broad-based demand beyond its AI-native installed base as customers increasingly consolidate solutions on its unified platform for greater cost efficiency and more effective results. Management also highlighted a growing opportunity to serve AI training workloads as they become more prevalent. Non-GAAP gross margin was 80.2%, and operating margin was 22%, flat Y/Y but down from 24% in Q4 2025, as the company ramps investments to pursue long-term growth opportunities.