Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG – Get Free Report) and Lottery.com (NASDAQ:LTRY – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.
Risk and Volatility
Datadog has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lottery.com has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Datadog and Lottery.com”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Datadog | $2.68 billion | 13.41 | $183.75 million | $0.51 | 205.88 |
| Lottery.com | $1.07 million | 15.57 | -$25.47 million | ($9.74) | -0.09 |
Datadog has higher revenue and earnings than Lottery.com. Lottery.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Datadog, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
78.3% of Datadog shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.7% of Lottery.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of Datadog shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of Lottery.com shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Datadog and Lottery.com, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Datadog | 0 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 2.84 |
| Lottery.com | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Datadog presently has a consensus price target of $150.33, suggesting a potential upside of 43.17%. Given Datadog’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Datadog is more favorable than Lottery.com.
Profitability
This table compares Datadog and Lottery.com’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Datadog | 6.85% | 8.28% | 4.55% |
| Lottery.com | -594.64% | -88.86% | -47.17% |
Summary
Datadog beats Lottery.com on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Datadog
Datadog, Inc. operates an observability and security platform for cloud applications in North America and internationally. The company's products comprise infrastructure and application performance monitoring, log management, digital experience monitoring, continuous profiler, database monitoring, data streams and universal service monitoring, network monitoring, incident management, workflow automation, observability pipelines, cloud cost and cloud security management, application security management, cloud SIEM, sensitive data scanner, and CI visibility. Datadog, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About Lottery.com
Lottery.com Inc., a digital publisher, provides lottery data results, jackpots, results, and other data. The company delivers daily results of approximately 800 domestic and international lottery games from 40 countries, including the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom to 400 digital publishers and media organizations. Lottery.com Inc. is headquartered in Spicewood, Texas.
Receive News & Ratings for Datadog Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Datadog and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
