Looking back on productivity software stocks' Q2 earnings, we examine this quarter's best and worst performers, including Atlassian (NASDAQ:TEAM) and its peers.
Rising employee costs and the shift to more remote work has increased the ever-present pressure to improve corporate productivity, which in turn has driven rising demand for productivity software that enables remote work, streamline project management and automate business tasks.
The 16 productivity software stocks we track reported a strong Q2. As a group, revenues beat analysts' consensus estimates by 3.1% while next quarter's revenue guidance was 0.9% above.
Luckily, productivity software stocks have performed well with share prices up 11.5% on average since the latest earnings results.
Started by two Australian university friends who funded their startup with credit cards, Atlassian (NASDAQ:TEAM) provides software tools that help teams plan, track, collaborate, and share knowledge across organizations.
Atlassian reported revenues of $1.77 billion, up 27.6% year on year. This print exceeded analysts' expectations by 6.4%. Overall, it was an exceptional quarter for the company with an impressive beat of analysts' billings estimates and a solid beat of analysts' adjusted operating income estimates.
Interestingly, the stock is up 63.6% since reporting and currently trades at $180.19.
Is now the time to buy Atlassian? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it's free.
Born from the idea that machines should understand human speech as naturally as people do, SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN) develops voice recognition and conversational intelligence technology that enables businesses to integrate voice assistants into their products and services.
SoundHound AI reported revenues of $61.9 million, up 45% year on year, outperforming analysts' expectations by 18.1%. The business had an incredible quarter with an impressive beat of analysts' billings estimates.
SoundHound AI scored the biggest analyst estimate beat and fastest revenue growth in the group. Although it had a fine quarter compared to its peers, the market seems unhappy with the results as the stock is down 2.6% since reporting. It currently trades at $6.27.
Is now the time to buy SoundHound AI? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it's free.
With a "Center-out Business Architecture" approach that transcends organizational silos, Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) develops software that helps organizations automate workflows and use artificial intelligence to improve customer experiences and business processes.
Pegasystems reported revenues of $420.7 million, up 9.4% year on year, falling short of analysts' expectations by 1.5%. It was a disappointing quarter as it posted a significant miss of analysts' billings estimates.
Pegasystems delivered the weakest performance against analyst estimates among its peers. Interestingly, the stock is up 17.1% since the results and currently trades at $36.24.
Read our full analysis of Pegasystems's results here.
Built on a single code base that processes more than 80 billion workflows and 6.5 trillion transactions annually, ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) provides a cloud-based platform that helps organizations automate and digitize workflows across departments, from IT and HR to customer service and security.
ServiceNow reported revenues of $3.99 billion, up 24% year on year. This result beat analysts' expectations by 1.6%. Overall, it was a very strong quarter as it also recorded an impressive beat of analysts' adjusted operating income estimates and a decent beat of analysts' annual recurring revenue estimates.
The stock is up 38.3% since reporting and currently trades at $132.01.
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Once the verb that defined remote work during the pandemic ("let's Zoom later"), Zoom (NASDAQ:ZM) provides a cloud-based platform for video meetings, phone calls, team chat, and collaboration tools that helps businesses and individuals connect virtually.
Zoom reported revenues of $1.28 billion, up 4.9% year on year. This number topped analysts' expectations by 0.7%. Taking a step back, it was a mixed quarter as it also produced a solid beat of analysts' billings estimates but EPS guidance for next quarter missing analysts' expectations.
The company added 91 enterprise customers paying more than $100,000 annually to reach a total of 4,625. The stock is down 5.1% since reporting and currently trades at $95.77.
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