NOW Stock Forecast: Long-term Bullish Outlook For The Fast-growing Company

Chloe PengThe article was written by Chloe Peng, Analyst at I Know First., Master of Science of Finance candidate at Brandeis University.

Summary:

  • The cloud service company ServiceNow achieved 34% revenue growth in Q1 2020 and forecasts a 30% growth in Q2.
  • Zoom adopted the Now platform and customer service management system to launch new services and improve customer support.
  • I have a bullish outlook for NOW during the rest of 2020.

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Microsoft Stock Forecast: The Rebrand To Microsoft 365 Can Boost The Stock Higher

motek 1The article was written by Motek Moyen Research Seeking Alpha’s #1 Writer on Long Ideas and #2 in Technology – Senior Analyst at I Know First.

Summary

  • Microsoft’s stock has been resilient during the March Madness COVID-19 panic sell-off. Many investors understood that as a software company, Microsoft has little headwind from COVID-19 factory shutdowns.
  • Disruption in the production of Surface products is not a handicap for Microsoft. Software sales remain strong during quarantines.
  • The decision to rebrand Office 365 to Microsoft 365 signals an all-in focus toward becoming a one-stop shop for everything.
  • The COVID-19 forced many people to stay at home. Work-from-home is now the new normal for many corporate and government employees.
  • The COVID-19 pandemic is great for Azure and Microsoft’s software subscription sales.

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Microsoft Stock Predictions: JEDI Cloud Contract Win Is A Big Boost To Microsoft

motek 1The article was written by Motek Moyen Research Seeking Alpha’s #1 Writer on Long Ideas and #2 in Technology – Senior Analyst at I Know First.

Summary

  • Investors should increase their long-term position on Microsoft.
  • Microsoft outplayed IBM, Amazon, and Google. Microsoft recently won the hotly contested 10-year $10 billion U.S. Joint Enterprise Defense Initiative or JEDI cloud-computing contract.
  • Going forward, this contract win can add $1 billion/year in new revenue to Microsoft’s fastest-growing segment, Intelligent Cloud.
  • The halo effect of the JEDI cloud computing contract victory will attract more enterprise/government customers away from Amazon Web Services.
  • The U.S. government’s JEDI contract obviously needed the best security and reliability. Microsoft Azure’s reputation therefore was greatly enhanced from this contract win.

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AMZN Stock Forecast: Amazon Set to Shine in 2020

This article was written by Ari Herzog, a Financial Analyst at I Know First

Summary

  • Strong Q1 earnings report shows seamless transition towards heightened margins
  • Integration of Business-to-Business (B2B) segment through Amazon Personalize
  • Growth of ‘e-commerce ecosystem’ ties into Amazon’s newfound focus on services
  • Bullish Long Term AMZN Stock Forecast

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MSFT Stock Forecast: Why Microsoft Is Set To Lead In Cloud Gaming

motek 1The article was written by Motek Moyen Research Seeking Alpha’s #1 Writer on Long Ideas and #2 in Technology – Senior Analyst at I Know First.

Summary:

  • Microsoft has spent more than a decade competing against Sony’s PlayStation in video games hardware/software sales.
  • Two days ago, Microsoft and Sony announced a new partnership in cloud gaming. This was a necessary alliance against Google’s Stadia platform.
  • Microsoft needed Sony’s expertise in streaming video games from its years of operating PlayStation Now. Sony needed Microsoft’s Azure global cloud platform.
  • Microsoft’s Azure data center/server farm network is more successful than Google Cloud. Azure therefore gives Sony a better way to grow PlayStation Now.
  • The extra revenue from hosting the streaming video games of Sony can further boost Microsoft’s cloud computing revenue.

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BABA Stock Forecast: Alibaba Cloud Is Winning In The Asia Pacific

motek 1The article was written by Motek Moyen Research Seeking Alpha’s #1 Writer on Long Ideas and #2 in Technology – Senior Analyst at I Know First.

Summary:

  • I reiterate my February 13 buy rating for Alibaba. Alibaba is emerging as a potent rival of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.
  • As per Gartner, Alibaba Cloud was no. 1 in the Asia Pacific with 19.6% market share. This is greater than AWS’ 11% and Azure’s 8% market shares.
  • The Belt and Road program of China will accelerate Alibaba Cloud’s growth. Developing countries needing Chinese loans will embrace Alibaba Cloud.
  • Like it is in the Philippines, Chinese government’s loans comes bundled with multi-billion deals involving Chinese companies.
  • As of Q4 2018, Alibaba Cloud is ranked no. 5 global cloud infrastructure services. It has around 1 million paying customers.
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VMW Stock Forecast: VMware Is A Good Bet On Cloud Computing

motek 1The article was written by Motek Moyen Research Seeking Alpha’s #1 Writer on Long Ideas and #2 in Technology – Senior Analyst at I Know First.

Summary:

  • In spite shelling out $11 billion as special dividend payment to 81% owner Dell, VMWare still touts more than $11.6 billion in cash & short-term investments.
  • VMWare therefore has enough cash for R&D and expansion purposes.
  • Hybrid Cloud is VMware’s best bet to become a major player in global Software-as-a-Service.
  • VMWare’s next growth driver is data virtualization. Data virtualization is projected to have a market size of $278 billion by year 2023.
  • Server virtualization, which VMware dominates, is only expected to have a market size of $8 billion by year 2023.

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