
AI Disruption Saps Software Stocks as Forecasts Lag Behind
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the software industry, weighing on shares of former winners like Workday and Salesforce even as analysts have been slow to raise earnings forecasts. Goldman Sachs notes that software stocks tracked by IGV have fallen about 24% in three months, while two-year forward earnings estimates for the group have risen roughly 5%, highlighting a gap between price action and fundamentals. Valuations have fallen from around 35x to under 20x, prompting warnings that disruption could spill into other sectors. Despite the pullback, IGV carries a Strong Buy consensus with an average target of $128.86, implying about 59% upside.”,




