Analyst trends are a critical factor for investors to watch, as they lead investment dollars to and from individual stocks. Analysts' trends in the stocks on this list, which include tech stocks crucial to AI and the global data center industry, are bullish and strengthened in Q4 of calendar year 2025.
The Nasdaq Composite recently entered a new bull market, and the index has returned 31% annually during bull markets since 1990. Meta Platforms is strengthening its advertising business with artificial intelligence tools, and the median target price on Wall Street implies 29% upside.
Datadog (DDOG) remains a core holding, with a bullish outlook for 2026 driven by high retention and expanding AI offerings. DDOG's platform is sticky, boasting a net revenue retention rate of 120% and continued multi-product adoption among customers. Despite elevated R&D spend impacting near-term margins, robust revenue growth (28% YoY in Q3 2025) and strong gross margins (80.1%) persist.
Some of the best potential investment returns in 2026 might come from the overlooked corners of the artificial intelligence (AI) industry. Datadog and SentinelOne aren't directly known as AI companies, but this technology is now central to the products they offer.
These two stocks have seen pullbacks in their prices as competitive pressure weighs on investor outlook. They're both leaders in fast-growing markets with huge total addressable markets.
These three stocks have strong competitive advantages that should support continued earnings growth. They all trade for very different valuations, but they all look compelling at their prices relative to their growth opportunities.
Datadog (DDOG) stock has dropped by 23.6% in under a month, declining from $199.72 on November 10, 2025, to $152.57 currently. What is anticipated next?
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