SalesForce.com Inc. (CRM-N)

He sold CRM because revenues were declining the last 8 quarters. 

Will be one of the beneficiaries among the outer circle of applications of the AI stack. 12-month price target of $365.

They did a small tuck-in acquisition. The stock is trending higher, now at its 200-day moving average, a good sign. If it breaks that, it sells at 20x PE, a discount to the market. Revenues will pick up.

Yesterday, CRM launched their AI tool, AgentForce. Shares sank today when the Fed cut 50 bps, but CRM shares will shine on other days because of this AI tool. AF could be a game-changer. The CEO has introduced many products, but seems most excited about this and many companies have already signed up for it.

Revenue growth is expected to be about 9% annually till FY2027 and EPS is expected to expand 22% for FY2025, 10% for FY 2026, and 14% for FY 2027. We think CRM is a strong name, but growth has slowed down as capital spending on external SaaS solutions has tightened up. The company should benefit as AI is adopted, but it appears that many large companies are shifting spending to developing in-house AI solutions. As rates come down and companies ideally have more to spend on SaaS solutions, CRM could see growth improve. We generally view CRM positively and think it's valuation at 25x forward earnings is fair, although there are higher growth opportunities at similar multiples. We would be fine switching from CRM into another mega-cap tech name. 
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Money has been flowing into AI, not software where none of these stocks is cheap and in heavy competition. A tough space.

We tend to be faily cautious of a company after an earnings guidance warnings and  a large stock decline. The market is quite efficient in marking down large-cap names with weaker growth prospects, but also the guidance can give holders a 'reason' to sell over the next few months, especially if we see any general market weakness.  This could result in a re-rate for the company as growth slows down. That being said, CRM is a well-established company with a diversified portfolio of products, and the company has been and will still be around for quite some time. CRM also just transitioned into a more shareholder-friendly company by announcing dividends, and doing more buybacks. Overall, we would see it as a HOLD, with potentially a slow accumulate BUY into further weakness over the balance of 2024. Some patience is going to be required here but ultimately we think it recovers. 
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After the close today, they reported a revenue miss and weaker guidance. Shares sank after hours. But they raised their full-year earnings forecast. The whole enterprise software space over-earned during Covid.

They report Wednesday. They do many things right, but don't get the credit for it. 

Excellent company, but investors used to good results. Would recommend for long term investors. 

Last quarter the stock fell 16%. Recent earnings better than expected. Would recommend buying.  

Core holding. 12-month price target of $330, good runway still. Still a buy at this level. Try for mid-$250s, and certainly in mid-$240s. 

In acquisition talks, so shares are down 5% today. It's testing its 100-day moving average, not since November. Was a serial buyer of businesses. He hopes AI is a way for them to grow. We'll see where the latest deal goes.

12-month price target of $318. Stick with it. Poster child of customer relationship management.