Datadog shares rose on sympathy with Snowflake's robust Q2 results and AI-driven growth momentum. Snowflake posted $1.55B in revenue and $0.62 per-share despite estimates for $1.48B and $0.45, fueling optimism for AI infrastructure spending. DDOG could extend gains if the AI spending cycle remains supportive and Snowflake maintains momentum.
Snowflake's Q2 beat, with revenue of $1.55B and EPS of $0.62, spurred AI data-cloud optimism and sent its stock higher by over 22%. Datadog, which recently beat Q2 estimates and raised full-year guidance on AI demand, rose about 4.8% after hours in sympathy with Snowflake's rally.
Datadog posted strong Q2 results with 36% revenue growth and raised full-year guidance, highlighting durable demand for cloud monitoring. The stock fell sharply as investors booked profits after a steep rally and lofty expectations, implying near-term volatility despite solid fundamentals. Focus remains on margin expansion, customer growth, and monetization trajectory.
U.S. stock futures were higher, with Nasdaq 100 futures up about 1%, but Datadog weakened in pre-market trading after a Bernstein downgrade. The firm cut DDOG to Market Perform and lifted its price target to $226. The stock slid about 2.8% to $253, signaling near-term pressure even as a higher target keeps potential upside on the table.
Datadog announces the acquisition of Adaptive ML to accelerate its AI Research, adding a Reinforcement Learning Operations platform to help enterprises build and deploy AI agents. Adaptive ML will join Datadog AI Research, speeding world models and post-training LLM efforts for observability. Terms were not disclosed, and shares rose about 3.6% to $269.87.
Bank of America reiterates Buy on five software names, led by Datadog, citing AI exposure and solid execution. Datadog's Q1 revenue grew 32% YoY and its AI-related business now accounts for over 10% of revenue, helping a 58% move since earnings. The bank expects AI demand to accelerate and views the Fab Five as best positioned through 2026.