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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.
Today's theme is the expansion in the AI ecosystem infrastructure. It's so key. Networking and infrastructure, data management, security, AI tools. His 12-month price target is $53, reasonable runway. Great report recently, surprised everyone by raising guidance. Lots going on. A good one to be a core holding. Yield is 3.4%.
(Analysts’ price target is $53.77)