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Virtu, SS&C Technologies and Envestnet are among the Capital Markets Fintech names that ought to draw attention from value investors. We have updated our Capital Markets Fintech table as earnings reports have rolled in. If you are a value investor who looks to cash flow-based valuation metrics, Virtu (tkr: VIRT), SS&C Technologies (tkr: SSNC) and … Continue reading Virtu, SS&C Technologies and Envestnet
Discretionary projects such as large-scale Tech Strategy engagements, large Tech Services engagements (outside of cloud migrations) and large Outsourcing deal activity continues to be pressured. End markets such as Media & Entertainment, Advertising, Travel & Hospitality, Oil & Gas, Government & Education continue to show weakness as articulated by the Technology Services firms that sell … Continue reading Large Discretionary Technology Projects Continue To Feel Pressure
A Big Tech vs. Big Government showdown is far less likely than a marriage of the titans. Whether it be Google's search monopoly, the Facebook/ Twitter/ TikTok social media oligopoly, the AWS/ Azure/ GCP oligopoly, the App Store/ Google Play duopoly, or the iOS/Android duopoly, the amount of power and influence concentrated among the world's … Continue reading The Marriage of Big Tech and Big Government
Cerner, Epic, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce and more will spearhead the Vaccination Passport. Tickers mentioned: AAPL, AMZN, CERN, CHNG/UNH, CRM, FB, GOOG, MSFT, ORCL, RAMP One could argue that we already have National ID cards. Our digital footprint serves as a unique identifier and is easy to aggregate using cross-device tracking technology served up by Google, … Continue reading A Vaccination Passport Is Coming. Digital Currency and A National ID Card Are Next.
Intel (tkr: INTC), lacked a CEO with Technology chops as we recently wrote. Pat Gelsinger has the Technology chops to serve Intel well including his previous stint as Intel CTO before becoming a senior executive at EMC and ultimately CEO of VMWare (VMW). Listen to the most recent episode of the TEK2day Podcast (Click HERE) … Continue reading Pat Gelsinger Will Make A Fine CEO at Intel. This Move Foreshadows A Trend.
The TEK2day PropTech Landscape includes company names, descriptions, locations, revenue estimates, CEOs and financial sponsors for more than 60 PropTech companies. Our Interactive PropTech Landscape file may be accessed at the bottom of this article. Below we list the names of the companies that we cover in our Interactive Landscape file: 42floors / KnotelAccruent (Fortive)ActoviaAltusAMTdirectApartment … Continue reading TEK2day PropTech LandscapePremium
The CEORater "Quality" Portfolio is an experiment which we began running at the end of 2018. The portfolio consists of a mix of Software, Information Services and Fintech companies, half of which are led by founder CEOs (we generally prefer founder CEOs). The question the experiment sought to answer was "How would a basket of … Continue reading CEORater “Quality” Portfolio Outperformed in 2020
The deal for Australia's Link Group (tkr: LNK) is a competitive one, insofar as Link Group has disclosed. The competing prospective acquirers include SS&C Technologies (tkr: SSNC), and a pair of private equity firms - Sydney-based Pacific Equity Partners (Link's former owner) and Carlyle Group (tkr: CG) whom are bidding together. Our best guess is … Continue reading We Like The Prospective Link Group Acquisition for SS&CPremium
Palantir (tkr: PLTR) is not a Software company no matter how hard it may try. It appears that Palantir has allocated a portion of Costs of Goods Sold to General & Administrative expenses in order to boost Gross Margins in-line with Software company Gross Margins (click here for PLTR table). Doing so helped PLTR benefit … Continue reading Palantir Is Not A Software Company
Usage-based pricing models enable customers to better understand cost drivers of a given product or service. In addition, Technology vendors may capture revenue lift from usage-based pricing that otherwise may be left on the table under a traditional tiered fee or flat fee pricing model. Tickers mentioned: GOOG, SNOW The tiered subscription pricing model favored … Continue reading Usage-Based Pricing Models Can Be A Win-Win for Customers and Vendors
