An Introduction
Surprisingly, the sell-off in the munKNEE Pure-Play Cloud Computing SaaS Stocks Portfolio continued in July despite the fact, according to Fortune Business Insights, that the global cloud computing SaaS market is projected to have a CAGR of 18.4% between now and 2032.
What is Cloud Computing?
Cloud computing (CC) is the technique of processing, storing, and managing data on a network of remote computers hosted on the internet rather than on a personal computer or local server. It is used by individuals to store photos or documents, watch movies or listen to music on platforms like Netflix or Spotify and used by companies to store information.
What is SaaS?
SaaS, also known as cloud application services makes software available to users over the internet, usually for a monthly subscription fee. They are typically ready-to-use and are run from a users’ web browser which allow businesses to skip any additional downloads or application installations. SaaS accounts for 38.5% of cloud computing revenue. (Source) For more insightful information you are encouraged to read Cloud Computing 101.
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What is a Pure-Play Company?
As you would expect, a pure play company is defined as a company that concentrates all its efforts on a single line of business.
Price-to-Sales Ratio
The price-to-sales (P/S) ratio, which equals a company’s market capitalization divided by its annual revenue, is often used as a valuation metric for SaaS companies in place of the P/E ratio. A higher P/S ratio denotes optimism among investors that attractive revenue growth will continue and that the revenue will eventually generate profits.
The munKNEE Pure-Play Cloud Computing SaaS Stocks Portfolio
Below is a list of pure-play CC companies presented in descending order of their performances in July (as of mid-day July 31st) and YTD, their market capitalizations, their unique business model descriptions, their current price-to-sales ratio (and rank) and their latest news, analyses and commentary where available.
- Company Description: provides a content collaboration platform worldwide that allows users to sign up for free and upgrade to a paid subscription plan for premium features
- Market Capitalization: $8B
- Current Price-to-Sales Ratio: 3.1 (ranks #11 out of 12)
- Most Recent News, Analyses, and Commentary:
- Dropbox Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know
- Dropbox: Reflecting On Productivity Software Stocks’ Q1 Earnings
- Company Description: provides various application programming interfaces and software solutions for communications between customers and end users
- Market Capitalization: $10B
- Current Price-to-Sales Ratio: 2.2 (ranks #12)
- Most Recent News, Analyses, and Commentary:
- Twilio Reports Earnings August 1st: What To Look For
- Company Description: offers video, voice, chat, and content sharing through computers and also offers a cloud phone system
- Market Capitalization: $19B
- Current Price-to-Sales Ratio: 4.0 (Ranks #10)
- Most Recent News, Analyses, and Commentary:
- Zoom Video Communications Rises: What Investors Should Know
- Company Description: provides end to-end intelligent workflow automation platform solutions for digital businesses
- Market Capitalization: $69B
- Current Price-to-Sales Ratio: 13.6 (Ranks #3)
- Most Recent News, Analyses, and Commentary:
- ServiceNow Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It
- ServiceNow Just Recorded A 25% EPS Beat: Here’s What Analysts Are Forecasting Next
- Company Description: designs, develops, licenses, and maintains various software products
- Market Capitalization: $46B
- Current Price-to-Sales Ratio: 9.0 (Ranks #7)
- Most Recent News, Analyses, and Commentary:
- Atlassian Reports Earnings Tomorrow: What To Expect
- Seeking Clues to Atlassian Q4 Earnings? A Peek Into Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics
- Company Description: offers products and services to manage and secure customer identities and a suite of security capabilities that protects customers from different types of malicious traffic
- Market Capitalization: $15B
- Current Price-to-Sales Ratio: 5.8 (Ranks #9)
- Most Recent News, Analyses, and Commentary:
- Okta Is Among the Best Cybersecurity Stocks According to Hedge Funds
- Company Description: provides enterprise cloud applications to help its customers manage their business and operations
- Market Capitalization: $61B
- Current Price-to-Sales Ratio: 7.0 (Ranks #6)
- Most Recent News, Analyses, and Commentary:
- Workday Stock Slides as Market Rises: Facts to Know Before You Trade
- Workday and Salesforce Unite to Enhance Workplace Efficiency
- Company Description: provides general-purpose database platforms worldwide and offers professional services comprising consulting and training
- Market Capitalization: $18B
- Current Price-to-Sales Ratio: 9.4 (Ranks #5 – tied)
- Most Recent News, Analyses, and Commentary:
- Data Storage Stocks Q1 Results: Benchmarking MongoDB
- Company Description: offers Data Cloud which enables customers to consolidate data into a single source to drive meaningful business insights, build data-driven applications, and share data and data products
- Market Capitalization: $44B
- Current Price-to-Sales Ratio: 12.3 (Ranks #4))
- Most Recent News, Analyses, and Commentary:
- Can Snowflake Stock Bounce Back After Falling 35% This Year?
- Snowflake: Why Is Ray Dalio Bullish on This Growth Stock Now?
- Company Description: provides an integrated cloud-based security solution to secure a range of combination of platforms and offers website and application performance solutions
- Market Capitalization: $26B
- Current Price-to-Sales Ratio: 14.9 ( Ranks #1)
- Most Recent News, Analyses, and Commentary:
- Should You Buy, Sell or Hold Cloudflare Ahead of Q2 Earnings Tomorrow?
- Cloudflare: The Best Cybersecurity Stock to Buy According to Hedge Funds?
- Company Description: operates an observability and security platform for cloud applications
- Market Capitalization: $39B
- Current Price-to-Sales Ratio: 13.7 (Ranks #2)
- Most Recent News, Analyses, and Commentary:
- Datadog Stock Falls Amid Market Uptick: What Investors Need to Know
- Company Description: provides a cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) platform for businesses
- Market Capitalization: $25B
- Current Price-to-Sales Ratio: 9.4 (ranks #5 – tied)
- Most Recent News, Analyses, and Commentary:
- HubSpot Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth
- Alphabet Cancels Buyout of HubSpot – Does That Make HubSpot Stock a Buy?
Summary
The above 12 CC stocks were DOWN 3.3% in July and are DOWN 12.1% YTD and have an average market capitalization of $40B.Please note: If you Comment on this article (see below) you will automatically be entered in TalkMarkets’ contest (register here) to win an Amazon Echo Show device which has a retail value of $229 and have the ability to engage directly with me and other commentators.More By This Author:Pure-Play Cyber Security Software Stocks Portfolio Down 12.5% In July; CrowdStrike Down 39%
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