NEW YORK (AP) _ Datadog Inc. (DDOG) on Thursday reported a loss of $5.5 million in its third quarter.

On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had a loss of 2 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, were 13 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 6 cents per share.

The data analytics and cloud monitoring company posted revenue of $270.5 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $247.4 million.

For the current quarter ending in December, Datadog expects its per-share earnings to range from 11 cents to 12 cents.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $290 million to $292 million for the fiscal fourth quarter.

Datadog expects full-year earnings in the range of 39 cents to 40 cents per share, with revenue ranging from $993 million to $995 million.

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