Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. Grows Position in Salesforce Inc. $CRM

Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. boosted its position in shares of Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRMFree Report) by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 364,600 shares of the CRM provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,300 shares during the quarter. Salesforce makes up about 0.6% of Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest position. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.’s holdings in Salesforce were worth $86,410,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Scott & Selber Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Salesforce by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Scott & Selber Inc. now owns 5,850 shares of the CRM provider’s stock worth $1,595,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management increased its stake in Salesforce by 6.9% in the second quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management now owns 607 shares of the CRM provider’s stock worth $166,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the period. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Salesforce by 2.3% during the second quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,716 shares of the CRM provider’s stock worth $468,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Lifeworks Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Salesforce by 2.9% during the second quarter. Lifeworks Advisors LLC now owns 1,420 shares of the CRM provider’s stock worth $387,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BankPlus Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Salesforce by 1.9% during the second quarter. BankPlus Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,264 shares of the CRM provider’s stock valued at $617,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.43% of the company’s stock.

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Salesforce Price Performance

Shares of CRM opened at $228.02 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $247.54 and a 200-day moving average price of $249.01. Salesforce Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $218.96 and a fifty-two week high of $367.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $213.65 billion, a PE ratio of 30.44, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.26.

Salesforce (NYSE:CRMGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 3rd. The CRM provider reported $3.25 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.86 by $0.39. The company had revenue of $10.26 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.27 billion. Salesforce had a net margin of 17.91% and a return on equity of 14.41%. Salesforce’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.41 earnings per share. Salesforce has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.020-3.040 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Salesforce Inc. will post 7.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Salesforce Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 18th were paid a dividend of $0.416 per share. This represents a $1.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 18th. Salesforce’s dividend payout ratio is 22.16%.

Insider Activity at Salesforce

In other news, Director G Mason Morfit purchased 96,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $260.58 per share, with a total value of $25,015,680.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,994,509 shares in the company, valued at $780,309,155.22. This represents a 3.31% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Neelie Kroes sold 3,893 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $238.70, for a total transaction of $929,259.10. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 7,299 shares in the company, valued at $1,742,271.30. This represents a 34.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 145,427 shares of company stock valued at $34,290,361 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 3.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on CRM. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Salesforce in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Salesforce from $330.00 to $338.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Salesforce from $250.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Evercore ISI lowered their price target on Salesforce from $360.00 to $340.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $375.00 price objective on shares of Salesforce in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $324.51.

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Salesforce Company Profile

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Salesforce, founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Francisco, is a global provider of cloud-based software focused on customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise applications. The company popularized the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model for CRM and has built a broad portfolio of products designed to help organizations manage sales, service, marketing, commerce and analytics through a unified, cloud-first platform.

Core offerings include Sales Cloud for sales automation, Service Cloud for customer support, Marketing Cloud for digital marketing and engagement, and Commerce Cloud for e-commerce.

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