Happy Friday, Insiders,
In this week’s Trending Stock Analysis, I want to take a look at a sector that was heavily hyped a few years ago but has performed poorly in recent quarters. I’m talking about cloud services stocks or, more specifically, CRM companies.
As you probably guessed, I’m not entirely sold on the CRM cloud sector’s rumored demise. I believe the sector’s underperformance could be more symptomatic of the current economic climate, which has been very hostile to business growth.
CRM stocks rely heavily on business spending, but high rates, inflation, and increasing labor costs have forced many companies to tighten their belts. Cut backs likely contributed heavily to Salesforce’s earnings miss, and many of its competitors could suffer a similar fate in the coming quarters.
As a result of the sudden uptick in negative sentiment, I think there could be hidden value to be had in the sector. Some stocks may fare better than expected this year, and rate cuts will almost certainly provide a tailwind for the sector, if they ever come through.
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