The software-as-a-service (SaaS) sector is reeling from a historic market correction that has wiped over $1 trillion in market capitalization in less than a month. As of February 16, 2026, industry bellwethers Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) and Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) have seen their share prices plummet by more than 25% since
The long-awaited cooling of price pressures has finally arrived, providing a much-needed lifeline to a financial market battered by a chaotic start to the month. On February 13, 2026, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the January Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, revealing that headline inflation has decelerated to
The second week of February 2026 will be remembered in financial history as "Software-mageddon," a period of unprecedented volatility that saw the S&P 500 Software Index plummet by 13% in just five trading sessions. This massive selloff, which erased more than $800 billion in market value, was fueled by
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (INDEXNASDAQ: .IXIC) has finally halted its most grueling losing streak in nearly four years, ending a five-week downward spiral on February 13, 2026. This period of intense selling, which investors have dubbed "Software-mageddon," represents the longest consecutive weekly decline for the index since the interest rate
As of February 16, 2026, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) stands at the undisputed epicenter of the global technology landscape. The company recently reported a staggering $81.3 billion in quarterly revenue, a milestone that underscores its successful pivot from a legacy software provider to an AI-first infrastructure titan. While the sheer scale of the "AI infrastructure [...]
While ServiceNow has notably lagged the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a highly optimistic outlook about the stock’s prospects.
Dan Ives said Wall Street is overestimating AI's near-term threat to enterprise software, calling the selloff in Salesforce and ServiceNow a major buying opportunity despite recent stock declines.
The financial markets experienced a tectonic shift today, February 13, 2026, as a massive sell-off in high-growth technology stocks—now being dubbed "Software-mageddon"—sent shockwaves through Wall Street. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite plunged over 4% in a single session, driven by a violent repricing of the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) sector. Investors,
The high-flying momentum of the early 2020s tech recovery hit a significant roadblock on February 12, 2026, as International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) dominated financial headlines for all the wrong reasons. Shares of the "Big Blue" fell 6.5%, plummeting to a range between $260 and $272, making it the
The enterprise software market is currently grappling with a seismic shift that many are calling the "Software Sector Apocalypse" or the "SaaSpocalypse." As of mid-February 2026, a massive rotation out of legacy software-as-a-service (SaaS) names has wiped hundreds of billions of dollars from the market. Investors, once enamored by the
The S&P 500 Index retreated further from its historic peaks on Wednesday, closing at 6,914.75, a decline of 0.39% for the session. This pullback marks a significant cooling period for a market that only weeks ago, on January 28, 2026, celebrated a record-shattering high of 7,
The software sector is currently weathering its most severe valuation crisis in over a decade, as a sudden and aggressive sell-off has wiped out billions in market capitalization. This downturn, triggered by a combination of disappointing corporate IT budget outlooks and a massive capital rotation toward artificial intelligence infrastructure, reached
While speaking to Bloomberg TV, he noted that companies such as ServiceNow and Salesforce will play a central role in supporting AI integration across businesses.
The stocks in this article have caught Wall Street’s attention in a big way, with price targets implying returns above 20%.
But investors should take these forecasts with a grain of salt because analysts typically say nice things about companies so their firms can win business in other product lines like M&A advisory.
