Insider Trading March 25, 2026

Datadog Director Sells $2.54M in Class A Stock, Converts Class B Holdings

Agarwal Amit offloads 20,000 Class A shares and converts 20,000 Class B shares on March 23, 2026 amid mixed market signals

By Hana Yamamoto DDOG
Datadog Director Sells $2.54M in Class A Stock, Converts Class B Holdings
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Datadog director Agarwal Amit sold 20,000 shares of Class A common stock on March 23, 2026 for $2.54 million and converted 20,000 Class B shares into Class A on the same day. The transactions were disclosed in a Form 4 filing and occurred as Datadog shares traded near $123.30, about 10% below the year-to-date peak; the company continues to report robust gross margins and ongoing product and corporate developments.

Key Points

  • Director Agarwal Amit sold 20,000 shares of Class A common stock on March 23, 2026 for $2.54 million, executed across multiple transactions.
  • On the same day, Agarwal converted 20,000 shares of Class B common stock into Class A common stock; post-transaction holdings were reported as 6541 shares of Class A, 603464 shares of Class B, and 27999 shares of Class A.
  • Datadog continues product and corporate activity - MCP Server general availability, a new board appointment, and a strategic partnership with Sakana AI - while analysts maintain bullish ratings with price targets of $180 and $160.

Datadog Inc. reported an insider transaction on March 23, 2026 in which director Agarwal Amit sold 20,000 shares of the company's Class A common stock for a total of $2.54 million, according to a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The filing shows the sale was executed in multiple trades at varying prices ranging from $124.7813 to $128.3094. The detailed breakdown of the transactions is as follows:

  • 1,400 shares sold at $124.7813
  • 2,691 shares sold at $125.7867
  • 7,400 shares sold at $127.3333
  • 8,509 shares sold at $128.3094

Also disclosed in the same filing, Agarwal converted 20,000 shares of Class B common stock into Class A common stock on March 23, 2026.

Following these transactions, the filing states that Agarwal directly and indirectly owns 6541 shares of Class A Common Stock, 603464 shares of Class B Common Stock, and 27999 shares of Class A Common Stock.


Market context included in the disclosure notes that Datadog shares were trading at $123.30, down from a prior close of $129.23, and that the stock had fallen by nearly 10% year-to-date. An InvestingPro valuation cited in the materials places Datadog close to a Fair Value estimate of $125.07. The company is reported to have a market capitalization of $43.51 billion and gross profit margins approaching 80%.

The filing and accompanying company updates also referenced recent product and corporate developments. Datadog announced the general availability of its MCP Server, a product designed to provide developers with live observability data to support embedding AI agents into workflows while preserving security and governance controls. The company has additionally appointed Dominic Phillips to its Board of Directors; Phillips is identified as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Samsara and is expected to contribute experience in global financial operations.

Datadog has also entered a strategic partnership with Sakana AI focused on advancing enterprise AI adoption. The collaboration is described as aiming to build and operate AI systems at scale and to provide enterprises with visibility into the performance and reliability of AI applications.

Analyst commentary included in the report following the company's analyst day shows Bernstein SocGen Group reiterating an Outperform rating with a $180 price target, while Stifel reiterated a Buy rating with a $160 price target. Both firms were noted as highlighting Datadog's growth potential and emphasis on user-first monitoring and AI-driven solutions.

Additional resources cited in the disclosure point readers toward Datadog's Pro Research Report on InvestingPro for deeper financial and strategic analysis.

Risks

  • Datadog's share price was trading at $123.30 and had declined nearly 10% year-to-date, indicating price volatility affecting equity investors.
  • The insider sale and the reported post-transaction holdings introduce changes to reported insider ownership that may create uncertainty for stakeholders tracking insider positions.
  • InvestingPro's Fair Value estimate of $125.07 places the stock near its assessed intrinsic value, which may limit upside if the valuation is accurate.

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