Credit Suisse jumps into software with coverage of 22 companies
Credit Suisse dove headfirst into the software sector, Tuesday, as analyst Phil Winslow initiated or assumed coverage on 22 software companies, including giants such as $Microsoft(MSFT.US$, $Oracle(ORCL.US$ and $Adobe(ADBE.US$.
Winslow started his new coverage by referring to Marc Andreessen's 2011 statement in which he said, "Software is eating the world," by saying that now, "Software is life."
"Much of the debate about the software industry, publicly traded or privately held, is still around valuation, as opposed to the long-duration value creation potential of the best companies," Winslow said.
Winslow started his coverage of $Oracle(ORCL.US$, $ServiceNow(NOW.US$, $Workday(WDAY.US$, Splunk (ORCL), $Vmware(VMW.US$, $Zscaler(ZS.US$, $Snowflake(SNOW.US$ , $Autodesk(ADSK.US$ , $UiPath(PATH.US$ , $MongoDB(MDB.US$ and $Confluent(CFLT.US$ with outperform ratings, and also assumed coverage of $Microsoft(MSFT.US$ , $Salesforce(CRM.US$ and $Palo Alto Networks(PANW.US$ and their outperform ratings.
Winslow set neutral ratings on $Adobe(ADBE.US$ , $Workday(WDAY.US$ , $Zendesk(ZEN.US$ , $Palantir(PLTR.US$ , $Cloudflare(NET.US$ and $Zeta Global(ZETA.US$ , and started coverage of $Check Point Software(CHKP.US$ and $Teradata Corp(TDC.US$ at underperform.
Even with software having what he called an "outsized influence" on the stock market, and the strategic paths many companies have taken, Winslow said he believes the industry "is still in the early stages of disruptive and powerful technological advances."
With regards to some of the companies in his coverage, Winslow said that for at least the next five years, Microsoft should deliver "mid-to-high teens revenue growth" that will be driven by 20% growth in its Intelligent Cloud business.
Winslow said that he is impressed by Adobe's "successful transition to subscription[s], which increased the value of its large creative and document-centric installed bases," but that those positive items are already reflected in the company's current stock price valuation.
Winslow said $Splunk(SPLK.US$'s stock price hasn't reflected the growth of company's core products, its shift to the cloud, or its expansion into data-streaming, which he said should grow the company's recurring revenue by 25% to 30% annually. On Monday, Splunk said Chief Executive Doug Merritt is stepping down after six years at the data-management software company.
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Tiramisu74 : like
Kieron Morley : Good to see that CS finally identified "Software" as an industry worth looking into.
Spider-Man to moon : Go Microsoft to $3 trillion and beyond!
Sam White : I guess, better late than never for Credit Suisse…wonder what they have been recommending to their investment clients? IBM?
MHfin : I just heard about this new company called Microsoft. Could be a game changer. They've got some young kid named Gates running the show. Seems like a bright chap.
kats_ : Credit Suisse analyst Phil Winslow covered Splunk (SPLK.O) for the first time, with a rating of outperforming the market and a target price of $225
2uEaAZ5u1B : They started to cover software and believe software is life. Really? What did you cover before this? Fax machines?
H3U3lt3Ycd : Long PATH, NET
Happymoooooo : Software is life.