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Why is DigitalOcean stock falling?

Last updated on September 25, 2022 @ 1:51 pm

DigitalOcean, Inc. (DO) is a provider of cloud computing services.

The company offers a platform that enables users to create, manage, and deploy cloud-based applications. As of October 1, 2017, DigitalOcean had more than 1 million customers and more than 60,000 active applications.

DigitalOcean has been under pressure in the stock market recently. On September 28, 2017, the company announced that it had been acquired by Rackspace, Inc. (RACK) for $2.9 billion.

This news caused the stock price of DigitalOcean to decline by over 10%. DigitalOcean’s market cap as of October 1 was $5.4 billion.

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There are several reasons why DigitalOcean’s stock price has been falling. One reason is that the company has been facing increased competition from companies such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.

DigitalOcean’s market share has been declining, and the company has been unable to keep up with the growth of these companies.

Another reason for the decline in DigitalOcean’s stock price is the company’s debt. As of October 1, 2017, the company had a total debt of $1.

This debt is a result of the acquisition by Rackspace. The debt is likely to cause problems for the company in the future, and this is likely why the stock price has been declining.

In conclusion, DigitalOcean’s stock price has been declining because of competition from other companies, the debt that the company has taken on, and the company’s uncertain future.

Madison Geldart

Madison Geldart

Cloud infrastructure engineer and tech mess solver.