Microsoft Corp (MSFT)

They seem to be riding gaming, the Cloud, other software--all the right waves. If you want to run an office, you have to pay them to use their software or Cloud. An amazing company. The problem is the valuation has gotten ahead of itself
at 27x earnings. It's a new company. Kudos to the CEO. Ultimately, if you believe the Cloud is in its infancy, buy it--but at a 10% pullback.

He bought it when it had been trading sideways for a long time. Then the sky was the limit and he remains bullish on this one.

It has a solid franchise. They recently extended their runway by buying GitHub for over US$7-billion, which meshes nicely with their Cloud operations. Essentially, it extends business-to-business communication. This was a smart move.

It is expensive, but he still likes it. The CEO is one of the best out there. They morphed into the cloud business exceptionally well. They still own the largest operating system out there. Growth still ahead. Great asset. Core holding for him in the IT sector. A winner even if the price of the stock went a little ahead of itself.

(A Top Pick Sept 27/17, up 39%). Was a hated stock about 5 years ago. Have moved into the cloud business and adapted to the changes in IT. Are in a very strong position. A lot of people still use their products. A lot of stability. Cloud is a growing business and they are a large cap that is experiencing accelerated growth. Expects 10-20% upside in the next year.

You might think slow and steady. But it had a 93% growth in one of its sectors. They are a dominate player in the cloud, along with GOOGLE and Amazon. They put up 31% revenue growth over the year. Yield 1.7%. (Analysts’ price target is $112.24)

It has really reinvented itself. It was THE growth company through the late '80s and through the 90's. They were assigned a generous multiple and they were a big winner in that period. They are number 2 in the cloud. It is a huge growing area and the market has fallen back in love with them as they are now a growth story again. It is a bit of a 'Show Me' story. There is a lot of choice in technology.

Has long owned it and still likes it. The new leadership has reinvigorated the company, like a dynamic start-up. The Cloud business has huge potential as more people use it. Huge growth coming. MSFT can offer services in the Cloud. It's not a cheap stock now, but fairly valued.

He has owned MSFT-N for quite a while and has a $110 target. He would suggest waiting until if comes back to $90 to purchase.

He's owned it since 2012. They've done an amazing job growing the Cloud. A great CEO who's revived this company. It's now expensive. He's trimmed it twice, and now owns a 2% position in this. He's looking at a potential exit. Don't enter it now. If you do, consider taking profits. The stock is too pricey.

The outlook is favourable because of the continuing success in the Cloud business. They have 7% of the market where AMZN-Q is the leader. MSFT-Q has a history of getting into what the first movers are doing and then succeeding at it. They have relationships with millions of businesses around the world and so have inroads.

They transformed themselves from a PC-centric company to a cloud business. They have done a great job. Having said he sold it a couple months ago. Trading at over 2 times PEG ratio (too high) seems a little expensive to him. Still pretty solid but expensive.

(Past Top Pick on June 20, 2017 Up 44%) They're in the sweet spot of Cloud-based computing and subscription-based software. MSFT thinks the Cloud will continue to grow 10x over the coming years. Revenues are accelerating along with their margins. The Cloud is here to stay. A great opportunity here. He would buy this stock right here, right now. A strong buy.

It had a pretty good year last year. The business model is now moving into a new phase. Longer term he sees it as a tax on the business community. If you want access to their service you have to pay. You have to be careful on the entry level.

The recurring revenue from Office365 membership sales is great. Fresh and seamless with cloud revenues. Yield 1.7%. (Analysts’ price target is $110.13 )