Datadog (DDOG) Soars 17% on Upbeat Revenue Outlook

We recently published 10 Stocks Soaring Past Expectations. Datadog Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG) is one of the big names that led last week’s charge.

Datadog saw its share prices jump by 17.46 percent week-on-week, as investors took heart from the company’s higher revenue growth expectations for full-year 2025.

In an updated report earlier this week, Datadog Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG) raised its guidance for full-year revenues to a range of $3.386 billion to $3.39 billion from the $3.312 billion to $3.322 billion previously.

Earnings per share (EPS) are likewise raised to a range of $2 to $2.02 from $1.80 to $1.83 expected earlier.

Datadog (DDOG) Soars 17% on Upbeat Revenue Outlook

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For the fourth quarter alone, Datadog Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG) projects revenues between $912 million and $916 million, while EPS is pegged at $0.54 to $.056, assuming approximately 367 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding.

The updated outlook was encouraged by a strong revenue performance in the third quarter of the year, having incurred 28 percent higher revenues of $885.6 million versus $690 million year-on-year.

Net income, however, dwindled by 34 percent to $33.88 million from $51.70 million in the same period last year.

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