Amgen, Inc. vs Datadog Inc — how do they compare? Amgen, Inc. trades at $412.21 (market cap $224.14B), while Datadog Inc trades at $244.04 (market cap $88.61B). The key difference: Amgen, Inc. is far larger — about 2.5× Datadog Inc's market cap, and Amgen, Inc. pays a 2.43% dividend while Datadog Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AMGN | DDOG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $224.14B | $88.61B |
Sector | Health | Technology |
52-Week High | $417.20 | $288.15 |
52-Week Low | $271.18 | $102.62 |
Enterprise Value | $267.45B | $84.90B |
Dividend Yield | 2.43% | — |
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Amgen is a leader in biotechnology-based human therapeutics, with historical expertise in renal disease and cancer supportive-care products. Flagship drugs include red blood cell boosters Epogen and Aranesp, immune system boosters Neupogen and Neulasta, and Enbrel and Otezla for inflammatory diseases. Amgen introduced its first cancer therapeutic, Vectibix, in 2006 and markets bone-strengthening drug Prolia/Xgeva (approved 2010) and Evenity (2019). The acquisition of Onyx bolstered the firm's therapeutic oncology portfolio with Kyprolis. Recent launches include Repatha (cholesterol-lowering), Aimovig (migraine), Lumakras (lung cancer), and Tezspire (asthma). Amgen's biosimilar portfolio includes Mvasi (biosimilar Avastin), Kanjinti (biosimilar Herceptin), and Amgevita (biosimilar Humira).
Read more on AMGN →Datadog is a cloud-native company that focuses on analyzing machine data. The firm's product portfolio, delivered as software-as-a-service, allows a client to monitor and analyze its entire IT infrastructure. Datadog's platform can ingest and analyze large amounts of machine-generated data in real time, allowing clients to utilize it for a variety of different applications throughout their businesses.
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