Datadog (DDOG) Competitors

AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) and Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Does the media prefer APP or DDOG?

In the previous week, AppLovin had 27 more articles in the media than Datadog. MarketBeat recorded 80 mentions for AppLovin and 53 mentions for Datadog. AppLovin's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Datadog's score of 0.33 indicating that AppLovin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AppLovin	46 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Datadog	22 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer APP or DDOG?

Datadog received 185 more outperform votes than AppLovin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.10% of users gave Datadog an outperform vote while only 57.87% of users gave AppLovin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AppLovin	Outperform Votes 125 57.87%	Underperform Votes 91 42.13%
Datadog	Outperform Votes 310 66.10%	Underperform Votes 159 33.90%

Which has more risk and volatility, APP or DDOG?

AppLovin has a beta of 2.3, suggesting that its share price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Datadog has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate APP or DDOG?

AppLovin presently has a consensus target price of $442.18, suggesting a potential downside of 1.74%. Datadog has a consensus target price of $158.39, suggesting a potential upside of 25.33%. Given Datadog's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Datadog is more favorable than AppLovin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AppLovin	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84
Datadog	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Do insiders and institutionals believe in APP or DDOG?

41.9% of AppLovin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Datadog shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of AppLovin shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of Datadog shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, APP or DDOG?

AppLovin has higher revenue and earnings than Datadog. AppLovin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Datadog, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AppLovin	$4.71B	32.07	$1.58B	$4.54	99.12
Datadog	$2.68B	15.99	$183.75M	$0.51	247.81

Is APP or DDOG more profitable?

AppLovin has a net margin of 33.54% compared to Datadog's net margin of 6.85%. AppLovin's return on equity of 188.55% beat Datadog's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AppLovin	33.54%	188.55%	29.66%
Datadog	6.85%	8.28%	4.55%

Summary

AppLovin beats Datadog on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.