Datadog stock surged 45% over the month of May, following their earnings report on May 4th. The results aligned with the common theme of "better than expected", shared with several other software companies reporting results recently. This outperformance appears to have set a baseline across the software sector, with upward momentum building as more companies report results. A new tailwind has been excitement around the potential for AI to drive an incremental demand cycle for software and security infrastructure.
Datadog stock surged 45% over the month of May, following their earnings report on May 4th. The results aligned with the common theme of "better than expected", shared with several other software companies reporting results recently. This outperformance appears to have set a baseline across the software sector, with upward momentum building as more companies report results. A new tailwind has been excitement around the potential for AI to drive an incremental demand cycle for software and security infrastructure.