Stock price when the opinion was issued
Splunk acquisition in cybersecurity segment has secured a lot more recurring revenue for the company. Steady eddy. Keeps making good acquisitions and integrating. Good management, balance sheet, and dividend yield.
Not cheap anymore, so he sold on the valuation call. Nothing wrong with the business per se if you have a very long horizon.
Had a virtual monopoly in terms of US communications. As communication networks slowed down, growth opportunities have slowed. They tried to fix this with bolt on acquisitions and broadening of product offering. A lot of their acquisitions have proven not to be good. A company that he is watching but has not pulled the trigger yet is IBM (IBM-N) which is a share buy back story and a dividend grower. A little expensive now but definitely watch it.