Software stocks are sliding. Is it time to 'buy the dip'?

Software stocks are sliding. As of Feb. 19, Microsoft stock is down 28% from its all-time high of last fall. Oracle stock is down 55% from its record high, also in late 2025. Salesforce stock has lost 27% of its value this year. Analysts offer competing, somewhat contradictory theories about the software selloff. By one account, stock traders fear artificial intelligence will put software companies out of business by rendering their products obsolete. Another narrative suggests software firms have oversp ...