Could Datadog Become the Next Microsoft?
DDOGDatadog(DDOG) The Motley Fool·2024-04-13 23:25

Could this niche cloud software company evolve into a diversified tech giant? Datadog (DDOG -2.52%) attracted a stampede of bulls when it went public. The cloud-based software provider priced its initial public offering (IPO) at 27onSept.19,2019,anditsstockopenedat27 on Sept. 19, 2019, and its stock opened at 40.35 before rallying to a record high of 196.56onNov.9,2021.Atitspeak,Datadogsmarketcaphit196.56 on Nov. 9, 2021. At its peak, Datadog's market cap hit 61.3 billion -- or 36 times the revenue it would generate in 2022. But today, it trades at about 126withamarketcapof126 with a market cap of 41.8 ...