Datadog CEO Olivier Pomel Sells 11,195 Shares at $130 Per Share

Datadog, Inc. [DDOG] recently announced that Director and Chief Executive Officer, Olivier Pomel, sold 11,195 shares at a price of $130 per share on August 27, 2025.

On August 27, 2025, Datadog, Inc. [DDOG] reported that its Chief Executive Officer, Olivier Pomel, sold 11,195 shares of the company's stock. The transaction occurred at a price of $130 per share, totaling $1,471,400. This sale was part of a Form 144 filing submitted by the company, which outlines a proposed sale of 11,195 Class A Common shares through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney [2].

The sale of shares by Pomel follows a pattern of insider activity at Datadog. According to recent filings, other insiders have also sold significant amounts of stock in the past few months. For instance, Director Matthew Jacobson sold 59,965 shares on August 25, 2025, and CEO Olivier Pomel sold 32,923 shares on August 11, 2025 [1].

The total insider sales in the last three months amount to 930,139 shares, valued at $119,207,090. Insiders now own 8.70% of the company's stock [1]. The recent insider activity has raised questions about the potential impact on the stock price and the company's future prospects.

Despite the insider sales, Datadog has seen a surge in institutional investment in its shares. Champlain Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in Datadog by 12.6% in the first quarter of 2025, owning approximately 0.20% of the company valued at $67.9 million after purchasing an additional 76,530 shares [1]. Several other institutional investors, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Janus Henderson Group PLC, Brown Advisory Inc., Baillie Gifford & Co., and Price T Rowe Associates Inc., have also increased their stakes in Datadog [1].

The company's quarterly earnings report, released on August 7, 2025, showed a strong performance with earnings per share (EPS) of $0.46, beating analyst expectations of $0.41. Revenue was $826.76 million, up 28.1% compared to the same quarter last year [1]. Analysts have generally been bullish on Datadog, with several brokerages raising their price targets and giving the company a "buy" rating [1].

The stock has seen a slight decline recently, with Datadog stock down 1.6% on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. However, the stock has a market capitalization of $44.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 360.90, and a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 52.95, indicating strong fundamentals [1].

References:
[1] https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-champlain-investment-partners-llc-increases-holdings-in-datadog-inc-ddog-2025-08-27/
[2] https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/DDOG/144-datadog-inc-sec-filing-f838f40861aa.html