SalesForce.com Inc. (CRM)

Arbitrage pressure kept this down for the better part of a year in anticipation of the Slack acquisition. That deal closed a month ago and CRM shares have rallied 8%. Today, CRM reported a terrific quarter with great guidance.

They closed their Slack takeover today. They're challenging Microsoft for enterprise software supremacy. The Slack deal means that CRM will no longer by weighed down by arbitrage guys; there's a whole industry of arbitrage which short the buyer in these situations and he thinks that's why CRM stock has been flat since the Slack deal was announced last December. He thinks CRM stock is heading higher.

They report a super report last time, yet nobody cared. Maybe it's due to them still needing to close the Slack deal. Be careful. They report Thursday.

It passes the Rule of 40: Revenue growth rate + EBITDA margin. If the sum is greater than 40, the company passes. This means, the company can get away with rapid revenue growth and no profitability, or slower revenue growth and high profitability--two ways to win. A senior growth name, though it hasn't been a high-flyer in a long time. It trades at less than 10x sales, but has been stuck in a holding pattern ever since buying Slack late last year. You can buy this for the long-term.

The Slack acquisition isn't not liked by many, but the CEO is one the best acquirers around, so he thinks it will pay off.

They paid a high price for Slack. She owns MSFT instead of CRM. It comes down to valuation, so if CRM's PE falls, it may be worth owning. Buy a MSFT instead.

Deferred revenues are a key metric and theirs is much better than expected. Fears of the Slack purchase holding back CRM stock is wrong. Their CEO is good at integrating big deals. This deal can lead to strong cross-selling potential

Doesn't get loved like Google or Microsoft. They were chastised for buying Slack at a high price, so the share price consolidated, but in recent weeks CRM has broken out. CRM will continue to deliver and move up to $300 with 20% upside relatively soon. (Analysts’ price target is $274.62)

They've bought a lot of businesses, including Slack. How will they integrate it? Some integrations haven't worked. To compete with Micorsoft in teams and office products, CRM needs to acquire more businesses in coming quarters and even years. This is the big point. The stock may be volatile. That said, CRM has grown very aggressively in recent years. He expects a pullback in coming quarters due to hiccups in acquisitions.