Deutsche Bank AG Lowers Stake in Salesforce Inc. $CRM

Deutsche Bank AG reduced its stake in shares of Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM - Free Report) by 3.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,908,539 shares of the CRM provider's stock after selling 119,774 shares during the quarter. Deutsche Bank AG owned approximately 0.42% of Salesforce worth $1,035,411,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in CRM. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of Salesforce by 13.7% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 25,668 shares of the CRM provider's stock valued at $8,582,000 after purchasing an additional 3,102 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in Salesforce by 12.6% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,827 shares of the CRM provider's stock worth $611,000 after acquiring an additional 205 shares during the period. Bison Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Salesforce by 9.0% in the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 2,234 shares of the CRM provider's stock worth $747,000 after acquiring an additional 184 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in Salesforce by 3.7% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,958 shares of the CRM provider's stock worth $807,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares during the period. Finally, United Bank lifted its stake in Salesforce by 5.2% in the second quarter. United Bank now owns 10,198 shares of the CRM provider's stock worth $2,781,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the period. 80.43% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director David Blair Kirk purchased 2,570 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $194.62 per share, with a total value of $500,173.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 13,689 shares in the company, valued at $2,664,153.18. This represents a 23.11% 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 Laura Alber purchased 2,571 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 19th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $194.58 per share, with a total value of $500,265.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 9,530 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,854,347.40. The trade was a 36.94% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 3.50% of the company's stock.

Salesforce Stock Performance

CRM stock opened at $175.30 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $143.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.29, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.16. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $181.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $207.98. Salesforce Inc. has a one year low of $163.52 and a one year high of $276.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 0.79.

Salesforce (NYSE:CRM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The CRM provider reported $3.88 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.13 by $0.75. The business had revenue of $11.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.05 billion. Salesforce had a net margin of 18.73% and a return on equity of 18.72%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.58 earnings per share. 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 forecast that Salesforce Inc. will post 10.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Salesforce declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Monday, March 16th that authorizes the company to buyback $25.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the CRM provider to reacquire up to 14.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Salesforce Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be given a dividend of $0.44 per share. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. Salesforce's dividend payout ratio is presently 20.37%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently weighed in on CRM shares. UBS Group reaffirmed a "market outperform" rating on shares of Salesforce in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Piper Sandler lowered shares of Salesforce from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. B. Riley Financial upped their price objective on shares of Salesforce from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $325.00 price objective on shares of Salesforce in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $281.00 price objective on shares of Salesforce in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $261.40.

Salesforce News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Salesforce this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Investors highlighted that Salesforce’s latest earnings were viewed as high quality, supporting the idea that the company’s recent results were fundamentally strong. Shareholders Can Be Confident That Salesforce's NYSE: CRM Earnings Are High Quality
• Positive Sentiment: Salesforce said annualized revenue for Agentforce recently surpassed $1 billion, showing traction in its AI-driven product push despite execution challenges. Salesforce lays off employees in a new round of cuts
• Positive Sentiment: Comments from the Mizuho Technology Conference likely reinforced management’s growth narrative and ongoing investor interest in Salesforce’s strategy. Salesforce, Inc. (CRM) Presents at Mizuho Technology Conference 2026 Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Several industry posts focused on ecosystem developments around Agentforce, identity security, and DevOps tooling, suggesting Salesforce remains central to enterprise AI workflows but without clear direct financial impact yet. Flosum Outlines Agentic DevOps Approach as Enterprises Scale Salesforce Agentforce Token Announces Leading Biometric Assured Identity Protection for Salesforce Access
• Negative Sentiment: Salesforce laid off employees in another round of cuts, which can signal cost pressure or a reset in parts of the business. Salesforce lays off employees in a new round of cuts
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple reports said AI competition pressured Salesforce in Q1 and that the stock slid despite an earnings beat and the M3ter acquisition, suggesting investors remain worried about competitive intensity and whether growth can reaccelerate. AI Competition Pressured Salesforce (CRM) in Q1 Salesforce (CRM) Stock Slides Despite M3ter Acquisition and Earnings Beat

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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