DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) is up 3.5% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement. ([investors.digitalocean.com](https://investors.digitalocean.com/overview/default.aspx))
Analysis: The most likely catalyst is DigitalOcean’s July 7, 2026 preannouncement of record preliminary second-quarter results, which pointed to faster growth, a sharp jump in contracted backlog, and profit metrics at or above the high end of prior guidance. The move also appears tied to investor optimism around accelerating AI-related demand and the company’s added capacity to support that growth. ([investors.digitalocean.com](https://investors.digitalocean.com/news/news-details/2026/DigitalOcean-Expects-to-Report-Record-Q2-2026-Results-with-RPO-to-Exceed-800M-Up-More-Than-10X-Year-Over-Year/default.aspx))
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DigitalOcean Investor Relations, SEC, Investing.com ([investors.digitalocean.com](https://investors.digitalocean.com/news/news-details/2026/DigitalOcean-Expects-to-Report-Record-Q2-2026-Results-with-RPO-to-Exceed-800M-Up-More-Than-10X-Year-Over-Year/default.aspx))
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$DOCN Insider Trading Activity
$DOCN insiders have traded $DOCN stock on the open market 8 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 8 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $DOCN stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS LLC ACCESS has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 3,300,000 shares for an estimated $495,990,000.
- MATT STEINFORT (Chief Financial Officer) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 55,000 shares for an estimated $6,621,200.
- WARREN JENSON sold 20,000 shares for an estimated $2,952,400
- CHERIE BARRETT (SVP, Chief Accounting Officer) sold 22,000 shares for an estimated $1,204,940
- HILARY SCHNEIDER sold 4,338 shares for an estimated $678,376
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
$DOCN Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 243 institutional investors add shares of $DOCN stock to their portfolio, and 139 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added 2,369,408 shares (+2473.4%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $203,247,818
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP added 2,357,880 shares (+393.6%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $202,258,946
- HOOD RIVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 2,348,990 shares (+206.4%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $201,496,362
- ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. added 2,196,981 shares (+2623.7%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $188,457,030
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 1,721,208 shares (+16.8%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $147,645,222
- FMR LLC added 1,548,481 shares (+12682.1%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $132,828,700
- AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC added 1,214,979 shares (+429.3%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $104,220,898
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
$DOCN Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $DOCN recently. We have seen 13 analysts offer price targets for $DOCN in the last 6 months, with a median target of $175.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Raimo Lenschow from Barclays set a target price of $184.0 on 07/08/2026
- Radi Sultan from UBS set a target price of $155.0 on 07/08/2026
- Mark Zhang from Citigroup set a target price of $185.0 on 07/08/2026
- Kingsley Crane from Canaccord Genuity set a target price of $200.0 on 06/11/2026
- Jackson Ader from Keybanc set a target price of $200.0 on 06/03/2026
- Gabriela Borges from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $179.0 on 05/07/2026
- Josh Baer from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $175.0 on 05/06/2026
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