Elastic (ESTC) Competitors $77.41 +0.99 (+1.30%) Closing price 08/15/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$77.51 +0.10 (+0.12%) As of 08/15/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ESTC vs. DDOG, MDB, ZS, CRM, DT, HUBS, NET, NOW, PATH, and PDShould you be buying Elastic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Elastic include Datadog (DDOG), MongoDB (MDB), Zscaler (ZS), Salesforce (CRM), Dynatrace (DT), HubSpot (HUBS), Cloudflare (NET), ServiceNow (NOW), UiPath (PATH), and PagerDuty (PD). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. Elastic vs. Its Competitors Datadog MongoDB Zscaler Salesforce Dynatrace HubSpot Cloudflare ServiceNow UiPath PagerDuty Elastic (NYSE:ESTC) and Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ESTC or DDOG? Datadog has higher revenue and earnings than Elastic. Elastic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Datadog, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioElastic$1.48B5.51-$108.11M-$1.05-73.72Datadog$2.68B16.53$183.75M$0.35363.57 Does the media prefer ESTC or DDOG? In the previous week, Datadog had 41 more articles in the media than Elastic. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Datadog and 16 mentions for Elastic. Datadog's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Elastic's score of 0.98 indicating that Datadog is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Elastic 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Datadog 34 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ESTC or DDOG more profitable? Datadog has a net margin of 4.13% compared to Elastic's net margin of -7.29%. Datadog's return on equity of 5.04% beat Elastic's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Elastic-7.29% -4.46% -1.61% Datadog 4.13%5.04%2.59% Do institutionals and insiders believe in ESTC or DDOG? 97.0% of Elastic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Datadog shares are held by institutional investors. 15.9% of Elastic shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Datadog shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, ESTC or DDOG? Elastic has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Datadog has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate ESTC or DDOG? Elastic currently has a consensus target price of $110.60, suggesting a potential upside of 42.88%. Datadog has a consensus target price of $152.93, suggesting a potential upside of 20.18%. Given Elastic's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Elastic is more favorable than Datadog.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Elastic 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79Datadog 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 24 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 SummaryDatadog beats Elastic on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Elastic News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ESTC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ESTC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ESTC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricElasticINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.06B$19.50B$29.87B$20.90BDividend YieldN/A3.39%3.09%3.58%P/E Ratio-73.7272.1151.6028.00Price / Sales5.51177.891,321.2555.83Price / Cash156.9082.5836.2723.77Price / Book8.7217.909.485.26Net Income-$108.11M$347.70M$803.97M$994.11M7 Day Performance3.93%0.87%1.07%1.80%1 Month Performance-9.05%-1.82%0.16%1.74%1 Year Performance-28.86%65.18%23,875.93%13.36% Elastic Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESTCElastic3.9303 of 5 stars$77.41+1.3%$110.60+42.9%-28.9%$8.06B$1.48B-73.723,537News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeDDOGDatadog4.7464 of 5 stars$124.52-3.3%$152.93+22.8%+9.4%$43.00B$2.68B355.786,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeMDBMongoDB4.4387 of 5 stars$204.37-1.5%$281.31+37.6%-12.4%$16.70B$2.01B-179.275,558Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastZSZscaler3.5171 of 5 stars$270.99-2.4%$296.82+9.5%+44.5%$42.19B$2.17B-1,042.277,348Positive NewsCRMSalesforce4.967 of 5 stars$233.37-1.5%$346.84+48.6%-7.6%$223.10B$37.90B36.5276,453Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeDTDynatrace4.8918 of 5 stars$47.46-0.7%$62.57+31.8%-1.5%$14.31B$1.70B29.125,200Positive NewsHUBSHubSpot4.8131 of 5 stars$429.90-1.8%$726.04+68.9%-10.2%$22.65B$2.63B-1,869.138,246NETCloudflare3.9871 of 5 stars$195.18-2.1%$186.88-4.3%+144.4%$68.02B$1.67B-574.074,263Positive NewsNOWServiceNow4.9347 of 5 stars$850.49-1.5%$1,115.20+31.1%+4.2%$179.57B$12.06B107.1226,293Trending NewsPATHUiPath3.664 of 5 stars$10.72-2.5%$13.83+29.1%-6.9%$5.73B$1.45B-89.293,868News CoveragePDPagerDuty4.0412 of 5 stars$15.46-3.7%$19.75+27.7%-18.9%$1.41B$467.50M-38.661,242Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DDOG Competitors MDB Competitors ZS Competitors CRM Competitors DT Competitors HUBS Competitors NET Competitors NOW Competitors PATH Competitors PD Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ESTC) was last updated on 8/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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