Tulsa Wealth Advisors INC acquired a new stake in shares of Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM – Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 4,602 shares of the CRM provider’s stock, valued at approximately $721,000.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of CRM. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Salesforce in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Gilpin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Salesforce during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Costello Asset Management INC increased its position in shares of Salesforce by 410.3% during the first quarter. Costello Asset Management INC now owns 148 shares of the CRM provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares in the last quarter. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Salesforce during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Swiss RE Ltd. purchased a new position in Salesforce in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. 80.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several analysts have commented on the company. B. Riley Financial increased their target price on Salesforce from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Truist Financial cut Salesforce from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Macquarie Infrastructure lowered their price target on Salesforce from $200.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 28th. HC Wainwright cut Salesforce to a “negative” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Salesforce in a report on Friday, June 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $249.05.
Salesforce Price Performance
Shares of CRM opened at $195.86 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $171.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $181.95. The firm has a market cap of $160.41 billion, a PE ratio of 22.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15. Salesforce Inc. has a 1-year low of $146.32 and a 1-year high of $269.11.
Salesforce (NYSE:CRM – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The CRM provider reported $3.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.13 by $0.75. Salesforce had a return on equity of 18.72% and a net margin of 18.73%.The firm had revenue of $11.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.05 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.58 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. Salesforce has set its FY 2027 guidance at 14.060-14.120 EPS and its Q2 2027 guidance at 3.250-3.270 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Salesforce Inc. will post 10.27 EPS for the current year.
Salesforce Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 11th were issued a $0.44 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. Salesforce’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.37%.
Trending Headlines about Salesforce
Here are the key news stories impacting Salesforce this week:
- Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan resumed coverage with an Overweight rating and a $250 price target, citing potential acceleration in Salesforce’s core business during the second half of the year. The target implies more than 24% upside from recent levels. JPMorgan bullish Salesforce coverage
- Positive Sentiment: Monness Crespi & Hardt raised its Salesforce price target to $222 from $200 and maintained a Buy rating. UBS and Wells Fargo also reportedly forecast strong appreciation, reinforcing improving sell-side sentiment. Monness Crespi Salesforce price target
- Positive Sentiment: Salesforce’s Agentforce platform is gaining traction, giving the company a way to use its large CRM customer base to compete with Microsoft and Oracle in enterprise “agentic” AI. Salesforce agentic AI analysis
- Positive Sentiment: A Seeking Alpha analysis argues that Salesforce’s $27.1 billion share-repurchase program, equivalent to an estimated 23% net buyback yield, could support earnings-per-share growth. The stock also appears inexpensive at roughly 14 times forward earnings, although buybacks have increased debt. Salesforce buyback analysis
- Neutral Sentiment: Salesforce has recently posted strong momentum, with reports noting three consecutive weeks of gains and substantial one-month appreciation. That run may be encouraging investors, but it also raises the possibility of profit-taking.
- Negative Sentiment: Parnassus Investments indicated that Salesforce has lost favor as AI opportunities shift toward competing or substitute technologies. Other commentary likewise warns that alternative software and AI-native tools threaten Salesforce’s traditional CRM franchise. Salesforce AI competition concerns
Salesforce Profile
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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