Reviewing Gorilla Technology Group (NASDAQ:GRRR) & Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG)

Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) and Gorilla Technology Group (NASDAQ:GRRR) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Datadog and Gorilla Technology Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Datadog	1	3	38	2	2.93
Gorilla Technology Group	1	1	3	1	2.67

Datadog presently has a consensus price target of $278.43, suggesting a potential upside of 51.19%. Gorilla Technology Group has a consensus price target of $37.25, suggesting a potential upside of 402.70%. Given Gorilla Technology Group’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gorilla Technology Group is more favorable than Datadog.

Profitability

This table compares Datadog and Gorilla Technology Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Datadog	6.12%	7.28%	4.22%
Gorilla Technology Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Datadog and Gorilla Technology Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Datadog	$3.43 billion	19.40	$107.74 million	$0.71	259.38
Gorilla Technology Group	$101.36 million	2.01	-$11.28 million	($0.54)	-13.72

Datadog has higher revenue and earnings than Gorilla Technology Group. Gorilla Technology Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Datadog, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

78.3% of Datadog shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.3% of Gorilla Technology Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Datadog shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.5% of Gorilla Technology Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Datadog has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gorilla Technology Group has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Datadog beats Gorilla Technology Group on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Datadog

Datadog, Inc. provides a cloud-based monitoring and security platform that helps organizations observe and manage their technology environments. Its tools collect and analyze data from applications, infrastructure, networks, and other systems to help teams detect issues and improve performance. The company’s products include infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring, log management, digital experience monitoring, database and network monitoring, and security tools. Datadog also offers capabilities for incident management and cloud security.

About Gorilla Technology Group

Gorilla Technology Group provides artificial intelligence, edge computing, cybersecurity and Internet of Things solutions to public- and private-sector organizations. Its offerings combine software and technology infrastructure to help customers analyze data, monitor operations and manage security. The company’s solutions include video analytics and command-and-control systems for smart cities, as well as tools for areas such as traffic management, public safety, retail analytics and enterprise security.