SaaSacre – Generational buying opportunity or Great Value Destroyer?
Octagon Asset Management Equity Analyst James Cameron asks whether AI will kill SaaS companies or will some prosper?
By James Cameron
Since the start of the year, the US software complex has de-rated sharply. The S&P North American technology software proxy (IGV) was down roughly 25% at the February lows before rebounding, but the broader message has been clear: selling has been broad-based across Software as a Service. Software as a Service (Saas) is the licensing of software over the internet...MORE»
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