Wednesday, 01/09/08
Posted 01/09/08,  11:18 pm

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Today's date:  Wednesday, 01/09/08

  Dow Jones: 12,735   + 146
  NASDAQ:   2,474    + 34
  S&P 500:   1,409    + 18
 
 
 
 
 
First Segment
 
Final Segment 1 Title: 'Battle Of The Analysts'

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Featured Stock(s): Salesforce.com (CRM)


2nd segment picks below...



JJC:   To understand how tough this market is - down 200, up 100 - I want you to look no further than the battle of the analysts... that's now being waged - right here, right now - over Salesforce.com (CRM)...

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On Monday, UBS upgraded it to a 'buy'...

And Goldman simultaneously downgraded it to an outright 'sell'...

Normally, when two analysts come into conflict over a stock, they disagree about some fundamental issue of the business, of the company...

Not with Salesforce.com (CRM), and that's why this market's so hard...

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But what's amazing about CRM is how much the analyst at Goldman - which took it to a 'sell' - and UBS - which took it to a 'buy' - agree on... even as one of them downgrades and the other one upgrades...

They agree that CRM is the best-run company as a software in the service industry... They agree it's got the best management...

They agree that CRM has fabulous recurring revenue from all these licensing deals...

They agree that the business they're in - software as a service - is clearly the future... and they agree that there's no doubt that their quarter is en fuego (i.e., on fire - doing very well)... This is amazing...

They both agree on this... even as Goldman downgrades the stock, they acknowledge that CRM is the leader in one of the fastest-growing industries.

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Now, I agree with all these shared conclusions, so how could anyone downgrade the stock to a sell?...

Because this stock market is so hard.  And, even though CRM is a great company, Goldman is worried about the risk/reward... You see, the stock is priced for perfection, and this is simply not an environment where you want to own a stock that will plunge, if it stumbles even slightly... and I dont' think it's going to stumble... I think the next few points are up... but that's not the point here.

Goldman and UBS disagree on that risk/reward, and I am more in favor of Goldman here, because I...  Look, you're watching my show, and you trust me, and I don't want to have a chance of losing a lot of money to just make a little bit of money...

I think that CRM, if you own it... Tomorrow, if it rallies... I think the Nasdaq's going to rally... I think tech's going to rally... I think you lighten up on CRM.

You see, the questions here aren't about the business.  They're about the hype...

Isn't all the good news priced into the stock?...  Are there any upside catalysts coming?... Doesn't Wall Street already know this story well?... Meaning, everyone who wants to buy it already has it...

And CRM isn't cheap... Hmm...

These are the questions we need to ask even the greatest companies, especially with the gloomy, bitter market that alternates with the fabulous market (we saw) today...

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The Bottom Line!:    Even great companies can be too expensive.  In this tough market, the bar on what's too expensive is lower than it would be if things were going smoothly.  Salesforce.com (CRM) is one of those terrific businesses that's saddled with a stock that I think is more likely to hurt you than help you... and that's what I've got to do...

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Second Segment
 
Final Segment 2 Title: 'Am I Diversified'...

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'Am I Diversified' Segment...

In this segment, JIm takes calls from viewers to critique their top five holdings, to indicate whether they are, together, relatively diversified as a standalone portfolio.

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