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Likes the stickiness to both personal and corporate clients -- once you get into the network, it's very hard to get out. Cloud business has improved significantly. If quantum computing ever comes to the forefront, MSFT is there.
ROIC is 23% vs. WACC of 9%. This gives them lots of cashflow to pour money into the next greatest thing. R&D development is important, given how fast things are changing these days. Yield is 0.72%.
One of his top-performing stocks. He targets $514. Very well-run company. Boasts solid moats in enterprise software and operating systems, which ensures recurring revenue and customer retention. Azure Cloud remains second only to AWS. The valuation may be elevated, but MSFT is good now for selling some calls given volatility. Keep the calls pretty sure, writing calls around $490-495.
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.