Splunk Inc (SPLK): Does This “Big Data” Stock Make Any Sense?

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I expect TIBCO to report a similar worldview when its next quarterly update is due in about four weeks. As impressive as Splunk’s growth trajectory is, TIBCO remains my pick in the data analysis market because of its more mature product portfolio and its industry-leading tools for reaching ultra-fast conclusions from unwieldy Big Data libraries.

That being said, there’s a place for several successful vendors in this space, and Splunk certainly looks like an interesting bet. Splunk might be too richly valued and too hard to understand right now, but the ticker does belong on your Foolish watchlist for further analysis.

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