Shares of (NASDAQ: DDOG) rose 33.9% during the first six months of the year, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. That's well ahead of the S 500's 16% gains, but it was roughly in line with the Nasdaq's performance.

The stock rallied in May after a well-received earnings report. It also rode a wave of momentum for growth stocks that was triggered by promising economic news.

Datadog provides monitoring and analytics software services for cloud computing systems. Customers benefit from enhanced transparency into their software applications, which improves operational efficiency and threat detection. That's a compelling value proposition, but macroeconomic weakness is hampering demand right now. Enterprise customers are less willing to spend freely, and they are applying more scrutiny to vendor deals.

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