Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM) Receives $249.87 Average Target Price from Analysts

Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the forty-seven brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eighteen have assigned a hold rating, twenty-four have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $249.8718.

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Raymond James Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Salesforce in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Salesforce from a “buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Daiwa Securities Group reduced their target price on shares of Salesforce from $295.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Salesforce from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered shares of Salesforce from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Salesforce

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. DMC Group LLC boosted its holdings in Salesforce by 43.5% in the second quarter. DMC Group LLC now owns 2,457 shares of the CRM provider’s stock valued at $385,000 after acquiring an additional 745 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Salesforce by 154.9% during the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 11,477 shares of the CRM provider’s stock worth $1,798,000 after purchasing an additional 6,974 shares during the last quarter. Guardian Wealth Advisors LLC NC raised its holdings in Salesforce by 7.7% during the 2nd quarter. Guardian Wealth Advisors LLC NC now owns 4,412 shares of the CRM provider’s stock worth $691,000 after purchasing an additional 317 shares during the last quarter. Kintra Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Salesforce by 117.0% in the 2nd quarter. Kintra Wealth LLC now owns 3,896 shares of the CRM provider’s stock worth $610,000 after purchasing an additional 2,101 shares during the period. Finally, Yarger Wealth Strategies LLC lifted its position in shares of Salesforce by 25.1% in the 2nd quarter. Yarger Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 1,366 shares of the CRM provider’s stock worth $223,000 after purchasing an additional 274 shares during the period. 80.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Salesforce

Here are the key news stories impacting Salesforce this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Favorable earnings setup: Oppenheimer and other analysts see potential upside from Salesforce’s upcoming results, while market expectations point to a possible post-earnings move toward the stock’s highest level since January. Salesforce Faces Favorable Second-Quarter Setup With Upside Potential How Much Salesforce Stock Is Expected to Move After Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Guggenheim reaffirmed a Buy rating with a $228 price target, while Cantor Fitzgerald maintained an Overweight rating and set a $250 target. The calls reflect confidence that Salesforce can capture demand for next-generation AI-powered, “agentic” enterprise workflows. Cantor Fitzgerald Salesforce Analyst Comment
• Positive Sentiment: Growth and capital returns: Zacks characterizes Salesforce as a strong growth stock, while a report highlights a record $27 billion quarterly share repurchase program. Buybacks could support earnings per share and signal that management views the shares as undervalued. Why Salesforce Is a Strong Growth Stock Salesforce Record Stock Buybacks
• Neutral Sentiment: Results are the next catalyst: Analysts are focused on revenue, EPS, and operating metrics for the quarter ended July 2026. Salesforce previously reported $11.13 billion of quarterly revenue, up 13.3% year over year, and EPS of $3.88, above consensus. Salesforce Q2 Earnings Estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: AI platform positioning: Coverage comparing Salesforce with ServiceNow suggests investors are rotating toward enterprise application software as AI investment broadens beyond hardware. Salesforce’s Headless 360 strategy and the Agiloft integration on AgentExchange offer additional evidence of ecosystem expansion. Salesforce Versus ServiceNow
• Negative Sentiment: Risks remain: The buybacks were funded partly with $25 billion of new debt, increasing leverage and interest obligations. Separate commentary questions whether Salesforce could become a value trap if growth slows or AI monetization disappoints. Salesforce Value Trap Analysis

Salesforce Trading Up 0.0%

CRM opened at $209.20 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $171.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.21, a PEG ratio of 1.13 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. The company’s 50 day moving average is $174.33 and its 200-day moving average is $181.35. Salesforce has a 1-year low of $146.32 and a 1-year high of $269.11.

Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 18.73% and a return on equity of 18.72%. The business had revenue of $11.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.05 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.58 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Salesforce has set its FY 2027 guidance at 14.060-14.120 EPS and its Q2 2027 guidance at 3.250-3.270 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Salesforce will post 10.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Salesforce Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 11th were given a $0.44 dividend. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 11th. Salesforce’s payout ratio is 20.37%.

About Salesforce

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.