The worst of times have turned into the best of times for software as a service (SaaS) stocks. After a horrid performance in 2008, SaaS stocks rallied nearly 30 percent during the first half of 2009, according to Nine Lives Media Inc.’s SaaS 20 Stock Index. Here’s a look at the SaaS leaders to date…
Strong Quarterly Earnings Lift SaaS Stocks
Posted May 3rd, 2009 by Joe Panettieri
Strong quarterly earnings from multiple Software as a Service (SaaS) stocks lifted our SaaS 20 Stock Index 5.7% for the week ended May 1. Winners beat losers, 17 to 3 — as investors sharply bid shares up at Athenahealth Inc., Concur Technologies Inc., SuccessFactors Inc., NetSuite Inc. and Ingram Micro Inc. Here’s a closer look at the weekly SaaS winners and losers.
SaaS Stocks Continue Weekly Winning Streak
Posted April 18th, 2009 by Joe Panettieri
The SaaS 20 Stock Index climbed 1.86 percent for the week ending April 17, pushing software as a service stocks to their highest levels since mid October. Here’s a look at the weekly SaaS winners and losers.
SaaS Stocks Continue Winning Streak
Posted April 11th, 2009 by Joe Panettieri
After a depressing 2008, software as a service stocks continue to rally in 2009. The latest example: Our SaaS 20 Stock Index rose 3.45 percent for the week ending April 10, and the index is up 8.68 percent since the start of 2009. Here’s a quick look at the SaaS industry’s year-to-date winners and losers.
SaaS Stocks Fall Nearly 7 Percent In January 2009
Posted January 30th, 2009 by Joe Panettieri
First, the good news: Software as a service (SaaS) stocks performed better than the Dow Jones Industrial Average (down 8.84 percent) and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index (down 8.57 percent) in January 2009. Now the bad news: SaaS stocks still fell almost 7 percent during the month, according to our SaaS 20 Stock Index. Here’s a look at the biggest monthly SaaS winners and losers, plus a SaaS market forecast from IDC.
Kenexa Drags Down Software as a Service Stocks
Posted September 14th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
MSPmentor’s SaaS 20 Stock Index declined 1.47% for the week ended September 12, dragged down by bad financial news at Kenexa Corp., which specializes in HR-related on-demand applications. It was the fourth consecutive week that our index, which tracks software as a service (SaaS) stocks, declined. Here’s what’s going wrong — and right — with SaaS stocks.
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