Colin StewartSalesForce.com Inc.CRMCOMMENTDec 01, 2016
A great company. The stock hasn’t gone up a lot, and is still trading at a very high valuation level. You are paying for a lot of good things to happen. Today, when there are so many good companies that are still growing and have pretty powerful brands, they are more attractive from a valuation standpoint, and those are the things that he is looking at. You are taking more risk in a name like this that is trading at a 70X earnings multiple.
You could take profits, but wait till they report. He'd sell calls around $285-290. There's going to be resistance around the high of October 2021. He'd add again around $260, and then $250.
#2 software company in the world by revenue, between MSFT at #1 and ADBE at #3. Customer relationship management. Heavy player in AI. Buy in thirds here around $266, in the low $250s, and around $240. No dividend.
Been a lot of premature hype earlier this year, but AI is no fad and demands a long-term strategy. You need to pick the right companies, preferring large, establish companies over speculative smaller ones. AI will be a growth story in coming years.
It reported today a tremendous quarter, a solid top and bottom line beat with a much better than expected operating margin, super cash flow while the data cloud division was up 42% YOY.
They have operational efficiency now and should be applauded. Before, they were spending a lot in buying companies. He bought this last April and is glad with its move up. Likes that they were focusing on their balance sheet.
He sold crm 12 months ago in tax-loss selling. Early this year, share were up, but hasn't done much since. Agrees with today's upgrade, based on growth at a reasonable price, and glad to see the CEO return. The Slack buy didn't do well, but things look more promising. Doesn't regret selling it.
Still owns it. Yes, it's been volatile, but management is good. As long as rates and inflation are steady or decline, this and its peers are the place to be. They will benefit from their super AI platform; Einstein is a powerful tool.
Still some runway, with 12-month price target of $242.75. Margins around 40%, revenue's up YOY by 10-12%. Einstein AI has been released. Continues to do collaborations. Loves it.
A great company. The stock hasn’t gone up a lot, and is still trading at a very high valuation level. You are paying for a lot of good things to happen. Today, when there are so many good companies that are still growing and have pretty powerful brands, they are more attractive from a valuation standpoint, and those are the things that he is looking at. You are taking more risk in a name like this that is trading at a 70X earnings multiple.