--- title: "These Analysts Boost Their Forecasts On Datadog After Upbeat Q1 Results" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/285748532.md" description: "Datadog Inc. (DDOG) reported strong Q1 results, exceeding revenue and earnings expectations, with revenue of $1.006 billion and adjusted earnings of 60 cents per share. The company raised its full-year 2026 revenue outlook to $4.30-$4.34 billion and adjusted earnings forecast to $2.36-$2.44 per share. Following the announcement, several analysts raised their price targets significantly, with most maintaining a Buy or Outperform rating. Datadog shares rose 1% to $190.49." datetime: "2026-05-08T15:19:48.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/285748532.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285748532.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/285748532.md) --- # These Analysts Boost Their Forecasts On Datadog After Upbeat Q1 Results **Datadog Inc**. (NASDAQ:DDOG) on Thursday reported first-quarter results that topped Wall Street expectations. The software-as-a-service company posted first-quarter revenue of $1.006 billion, up 32% from a year earlier and ahead of analyst estimates of $961.31 million. Adjusted earnings came in at 60 cents per share, beating consensus estimates of 51 cents. Datadog raised its full-year 2026 outlook, projecting revenue of $4.30 billion to $4.34 billion, up from its prior forecast of $4.06 billion to $4.10 billion. Analysts currently expect revenue of $4.12 billion. The company also increased its full-year adjusted earnings forecast to between $2.36 and $2.44 per share from its previous outlook of $2.08 to $2.16 per share. Analysts are expecting adjusted earnings of $2.17 per share. “Datadog executed to a strong quarter, with 32% year-over-year revenue growth, $335 million in operating cash flow, and $289 million in free cash flow,” said Olivier Pomel, co-founder and CEO of Datadog. “We are helping customers of all sizes and industries deploy modern, cloud-based, AI-enabled solutions.” Datadog shares rose 1% to trade at $190.49 on Friday. These analysts made changes to their price targets on Datadog following earnings announcement. - Needham analyst Mike Cikos maintained Datadog with a Buy and raised the price target from $155 to $225. - Rosenblatt analyst Blair Abernethy maintained the stock with a Buy and raised the price target from $178 to $220. - Mizuho analyst Gregg Moskowitz maintained Datadog with an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $145 to $220. - Keybanc analyst Eric Heath maintained the stock with an Overweight rating and boosted the price target from $155 to $225. - Guggenheim analyst Howard Ma maintained the stock with a Buy and raised the price target from $175 to $225. - Evercore ISI Group analyst Kirk Materne maintained Datadog with an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $175 to $225. - Wedbush analyst Dan Ives maintained the stock with an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $190 to $220. - Barclays analyst Raimo Lenschow maintained Datadog with an Overweight rating and raised the price target from $148 to $215. **Considering buying DDOG stock? Here’s what analysts think:** _Photo via Shutterstock_ ### Related Stocks - [DDOG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DDOG.US.md) - [XDAT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XDAT.US.md) - [XSW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XSW.US.md) - [DOGD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DOGD.US.md) - [CLOU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/CLOU.US.md) - [IXN.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IXN.US.md) - [IGV.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IGV.US.md) - [DAT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DAT.US.md) - [MFG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MFG.US.md) - [8411.JP](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/8411.JP.md) - [KEY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/KEY.US.md) - [EVR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/EVR.US.md) - [BCS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BCS.US.md) - [BARC.UK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BARC.UK.md) - [KEY-K.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/KEY-K.US.md) - [KEY-L.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/KEY-L.US.md) - [KEY-J.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/KEY-J.US.md) - [KEY-I.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/KEY-I.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Nebius Group Analysts Increase Their Forecasts Following Q1 Earnings](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286435619.md) - [These Analysts Slash Their Forecasts On Wix.com After Weak Q1 Results](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286425046.md) - [Datadog CTO Alexis Le-Quoc disposes 43,224 shares for $8.97 million](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287116485.md) - [Zscaler (ZS) Stock Jumps after 5-Star Analyst Says 'AI Is an Opportunity, Not a Threat'](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286824294.md) - [What's Karpathy, AI's top influencer, up to when he joined Anthropic?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287068743.md)