Salesforce.com (CRM) has lost 10% of its market value (about $5 billion) since offering disappointing billings for the current quarter in late August. The stock is down almost 17% from its all time highs made in May, and …
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Salesforce (CRM) For the Birds
On September 8th we took a look at Salesforce (CRM) and determined that there was a strong possibility that the stock would remain under pressure into their Q3 report in November. The main reason being the weakness in billings was unlikely …
Continue readingMorningWord 9/20/16: An Adobe (ADBE) Reader
Adobe (ADBE) reports tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 4% one day move tomorrow, which is rich to the 4 qtr average one day post earnings move of 3.5%. The …
Continue readingSalesforce equals SaaS times Deceleration
There is little doubt that Salesforce.com (CRM) has been a pioneer of one of the largest secular shifts in enterprise computing in decades, and is helmed by a guy who has the potential to be the next …
Continue readingMorningWord 9/1/16: Head in the Clouds
Last night Salesforce.com (CRM) reported fiscal Q2 results that were generally inline. They guided the current quarter down a touch, and left full year guidance intact. The stock was down 8% last night in the …
Continue readingSalesforce (CRM) FQ2 Earnings Preview & Ideas
Event: Salesforce.com (CRM) reports fQ2 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 5.5% one day move, which is basically inline with the 4 qtr one day average move of 5.3%, …
Continue readingMorningWord 8/25/16: Your Main Squeeze
On Tuesday I previewed Workday’s (WDAY) fiscal Q2 results that were reported last night. Regular readers know that I am skeptical of stories like this. Stocks that trade at ridiculous multiples, are massively unprofitable on a …
Continue readingMorningWord 8/18/16: Cloud Pity
The technology industry is full of ‘collaborations’. Established players that are slow to innovate and adapt to increasingly rapid change often invest in, or partner with smaller companies for a whole host of reasons. I …
Continue reading$ORCL Fiscal Q3 Earnings Preview
Event: Oracle (ORCL) reports fiscal Q3 results tomorrow after the close. The options market is implying about a 4.5% one day move, which is slightly high of its 4 quarter average of about 4.25%, but in …
Continue reading$WDAY – GAAP Toothed
Shares of enterprise cloud software provider Workday (WDAY) are up nearly 14% today after reporting fourth quarter sales that beat expectations, and grew a whopping 43% year over year (despite guiding the current qtr lower). …
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