Comparing ODDITY Tech (NASDAQ:ODD) & Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG)

ODDITY Tech (NASDAQ:ODD) and Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

ODDITY Tech has a beta of 2.48, meaning that its share price is 148% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Datadog has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares ODDITY Tech and Datadog’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ODDITY Tech	6.97%	15.38%	4.99%
Datadog	3.69%	4.83%	2.72%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ODDITY Tech and Datadog”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ODDITY Tech	$809.84 million	0.71	$110.75 million	$0.79	12.57
Datadog	$3.43 billion	24.06	$107.74 million	$0.38	609.68

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for ODDITY Tech and Datadog, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ODDITY Tech	4	9	0	0	1.69
Datadog	2	1	40	1	2.91

ODDITY Tech presently has a consensus price target of $25.39, suggesting a potential upside of 155.65%. Datadog has a consensus price target of $220.17, suggesting a potential downside of 4.97%. Given ODDITY Tech’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe ODDITY Tech is more favorable than Datadog.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

35.9% of ODDITY Tech shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Datadog shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Datadog shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Datadog beats ODDITY Tech on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ODDITY Tech

Oddity Tech Ltd. operates as a consumer tech company that builds digital-first brands for the beauty and wellness industries in the United States and internationally. It serves consumers worldwide through its AI-driven online platform, which uses data science, machine learning, and computer vision capabilities to identify consumer needs, and develop solutions in the form of beauty and wellness products. The company sells beauty, hair, and skin products under the IL MAKIAGE and SpoiledChild brands. In addition, it operates ODDITY LABS, a biotechnology center, which develops various ingredients, including novel molecules, probiotics, and peptides for beauty and wellness products. Oddity Tech Ltd. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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.