Salesforce (CRM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Salesforce is a global leader in customer relationship management (CRM) software and cloud-based enterprise solutions. The company offers a unified platform that enables organizations to manage and analyze customer interactions, sales pipelines, service requests, marketing campaigns, and e-commerce operations. Salesforce’s software-as-a-service model provides scalable, subscription-based access through web and mobile applications, helping businesses of all sizes streamline workflows, foster customer loyalty, and drive revenue growth.

Key products and services include Sales Cloud for opportunity and pipeline management, Service Cloud for case tracking and field service automation, Marketing Cloud for digital campaign orchestration, and Commerce Cloud for online retail and B2B storefronts. Salesforce Platform offers tools for building custom applications and integrations, while MuleSoft supports API-led connectivity to disparate systems. The Einstein Analytics suite embeds artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities into workflows, and recent additions such as Tableau and Slack extend data visualization and collaboration across the enterprise.

Founded in 1999 by Marc Benioff, Parker Harris, Frank Dominguez, and Dave Moellenhoff, Salesforce pioneered the SaaS business model and helped launch the broader cloud computing revolution. The company went public in 2004 and has since grown through both organic innovation and strategic acquisitions, including ExactTarget, Demandware, MuleSoft, Tableau, and Slack. This combination of internal development and targeted deals has broadened Salesforce’s technology portfolio and strengthened its position across multiple segments of the enterprise software market.

Headquartered in San Francisco, Salesforce serves customers in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America, with offices and data centers spanning the globe. The company’s executive leadership is led by Founder, Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff, supported by a seasoned management team overseeing product development, sales, marketing, and operations. Through ongoing investment in research, partnerships, and ecosystem development, Salesforce continues to expand its footprint in key industries such as financial services, healthcare, retail, and manufacturing.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $269.32 to $274.73
• 50-Day Range: $258.25 to $291.00
• 52-Week Range: $230.00 to $369.00
• Volume: 5.03 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.54 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $259.63 billion
• P/E Ratio: 42.50
• Dividend Yield: 0.61%
• Price Target: $349.08
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Salesforce Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Salesforce scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 19th out of 1,998 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Salesforce has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.81, and is based on 28 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Salesforce has been the subject of 21 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.73%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Salesforce are expected to grow by 12.73% in the coming year, from $7.46 to $8.41 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Salesforce is 42.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.58.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Salesforce is 42.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 36.89.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Salesforce has a PEG Ratio of 2.44. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Salesforce has a P/B Ratio of 4.28. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.53% of the float of Salesforce has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Salesforce has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Salesforce has recently decreased by 1.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Salesforce has a dividend yield of 0.62%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Salesforce has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Salesforce is 25.98%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Salesforce will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.74% next year. This indicates that Salesforce will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.60

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.53% of the float of Salesforce has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Salesforce has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Salesforce has recently decreased by 1.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.27

News Sentiment

Salesforce has a news sentiment score of 1.27. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 79 news articles for Salesforce this week, compared to 65 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 140 people have searched for CRM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -3% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 35 people have added Salesforce to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -42% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Salesforce insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $7,609,842.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.20% of the stock of Salesforce is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.43% of the stock of Salesforce is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CRM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CRM shares performed this year?

Salesforce's stock was trading at $334.33 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CRM stock has decreased by 18.8% and is now trading at $271.5750.

How were Salesforce's earnings last quarter?

Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 28th. The CRM provider reported $2.58 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.55 by $0.03. The business's quarterly revenue was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Salesforce have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Salesforce: Phennecs, Atonit, LevelJump, Acumen Solutions, Slack, Mobify, The CMO Club, and more.

Who are Salesforce's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Salesforce include Park National Corp OH (0.01%), Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc. (0.01%), LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI and Jacobs & Co. CA. Insiders that own company stock include Marc Benioff, G Mason Morfit, Bret Steven Taylor, Parker Harris, Amy E Weaver, Robin L Washington, Srinivas Tallapragada, R David Schmaier, Gavin Patterson, Sundeep G Reddy, Oscar Munoz, Miguel Milano, Brent Hyder, Neelie Kroes, Craig Conway, Brian Millham, Maynard G Webb Jr and Sabastian Niles.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Salesforce?

Shares of CRM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Salesforce own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Salesforce investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), American Water Works (AWK), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/24 Dividend: 4/10/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/24 Dividend: 4/10/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/24/2025
• Last Earnings: 5/28/2025
• Record date for 7/10 Dividend: 6/18/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/10 Dividend: 6/18/2025
• Today: 7/04/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/10/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/27/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: COMP - SOFTWARE
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CRM
• CIK: 1108524
• Web: www.salesforce.com
• Phone: (415) 901-7000
• Fax: 415-901-7040
• Employees: 76,453
• Year Founded: 1999

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $349.08
• High Stock Price Target: $450.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $200.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +28.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.81
• Research Coverage: 42 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.39
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 42.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 36.40
• P/E Growth: 2.44
• Net Income: $6.20 billion
• Net Margins: 16.08%
• Pretax Margin: 19.55%
• Return on Equity: 12.94%
• Return on Assets: 7.99%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.14
• Current Ratio: 1.07
• Quick Ratio: 1.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $37.90 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.85
• Cash Flow: $13.98 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.43
• Book Value: $63.46 per share
• Price / Book: 4.28

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 956,000,000
• Free Float: 925,408,000
• Market Cap: $259.63 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.36