Why Are Datadog Shares Trading Lower Today?
Why Are Datadog Shares Trading Lower Today?
Datadog Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG) shares are trading lower Wednesday following a report that the company is considering acquiring GitLab Inc. (NASDAQ:GTLB), valued at approximately $8 billion.
据报道，Datadog Inc. (纳斯达克: DDOG) 考虑收购 GitLab Inc. (纳斯达克：GTLB)，交易价值约80亿美元，该消息导致Datadog股价下跌。
What Happened: Datadog, valued at $44 billion, offers cloud monitoring software and allows clients to analyze their entire IT infrastructure in real time. Both companies have declined to comment on the ongoing discussions, while Alphabet, holding a 22.2% voting stake in GitLab, also had nothing to say, for now, on the matter.
Datadog的估值为440亿美元，提供云监控软件并允许客户实时分析整个IT基础架构。目前两家公司均拒绝对此次谈判做出评论，而Google的母公司Alphabet持有GitLab 22.2%的投票权，也暂时没有发表评论。
Needham analyst Mike Cikos suggested that while AWS or Google Cloud might seem like more obvious buyers, a tie-up between GitLab and Datadog could be beneficial.
Needham的分析师Mike Cikos表示，虽然AWS或Google Cloud可能会成为更明显的收购者，但GitLab和Datadog之间的结盟可能会带来好处。
"GitLab has long been viewed as an attractive acquisition candidate, in our view. While we sense that investors view AWS or Google Cloud as more obvious buyout candidates, we are positive on a potential tie-up between GitLab and Datadog," Cikos wrote in a note on Wednesday.
Cikos在周三的一份报告中写道：“我们认为长期以来，GitLab一直被视为一个有吸引力的收购候选人。虽然我们感觉到投资者认为AWS或Google Cloud更成为明显的收购目标，但我们对GitLab和Datadog之间的潜在结盟持乐观态度。”
DDOG Price Action: Datadog shares were down by 7.35% at $121.16 at market close Wednesday, according to Benzinga Pro.
据Benzinga Pro报告，Datadog股价周三市场收盘时下跌7.35％，报收121.16美元。
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