
Chief Market Strategist at Virtus Investment Partners
Member since: Oct '21 · 691 Opinions
He's not convinced that software has rebounded. Instead, he's waiting for the next reports from Salesforce, Oracle and Adobe. A year ago, software's woes began with Oracle, then trickled down to Adobe and others. Oracle is the #1 problem child, but wants to hear good things from all three to change his mind.
Since March, he's bought this 6 times and it kept moving higher. It's up 26% since the June 25 low of $273. It is losing near-term momentum, for sure, and is vulnerable to a deeper decline. When it does, the stock will pause, and he will continue to buy more, because this is the Mag 7 stock that will stand above the others.
He recently sold this at $431, citing lack of momentum--that was not a good trade. He likes the fact that the new CEO is now buying back stock, being aggressive and putting his signature on the company. He bought $10 billion of Alphabet and Home Builders at $7 billion. Sure, some deals will not be good, but to make on omelette you have to crack some eggs.
It reports in 14 days. 96% of analysts have a buy rating with a $303 price target. Earnings growth is 114%, free cash flow will be $47 billion, and the revenue growth guide will be $100 billion next quarter.