Salesforce Option Alert: Jan 16 $260 Puts at the Ask: 945 vs 3451 OI; Earnings 2/26 After Close 

Salesforce Option Alert: Jan 16 $260 Puts at the Ask: 945 @ $13.65 vs 3451 OI; Earnings 2/26 After Close Ref=$319.65

Salesforce Option Alert: Mar 21 $330 Puts at the Bid: 600 vs 2601 OI; Earnings 2/26 After Close 

Salesforce Option Alert: Mar 21 $330 Puts at the Bid: 600 @ $18.8 vs 2601 OI; Earnings 2/26 After Close Ref=$324.645

Salesforce Option Alert: Mar 21 $350 Calls Sweep (9) near the Bid: 687 vs 3735 OI; Earnings 2/26 After Close 

Salesforce Option Alert: Mar 21 $350 Calls Sweep (9) near the Bid: 687 @ $9.165 vs 3735 OI; Earnings 2/26 After Close Ref=$328.53

Salesforce Option Alert: Jan, 2026 $260 Puts at the Bid: 400 vs 3349 OI; Earnings 2/26 After Close 

Salesforce Option Alert: Jan, 2026 $260 Puts at the Bid: 400 @ $12.6 vs 3349 OI; Earnings 2/26 After Close Ref=$326.26

Salesforce Option Alert: Jun 20 $350 Calls Sweep (5) near the Bid: 275 vs 2681 OI; Earnings 2/26 After Close 

Salesforce Option Alert: Jun 20 $350 Calls Sweep (5) near the Bid: 275 @ $18.992 vs 2681 OI; Earnings 2/26 After Close Ref=$324.3644

Salesforce Option Alert: Jan, 2027 $370 Calls Sweep (22) above Ask!: 273 vs 1807 OI; Earnings 2/26 After Close 

Salesforce Option Alert: Jan, 2027 $370 Calls Sweep (22) above Ask!: 273 @ $56.0 vs 1807 OI; Earnings 2/26 After Close Ref=$324.755

Salesforce Option Alert: Jan, 2027 $370 Calls Sweep (16) near the Bid: 125 vs 1807 OI; Earnings 2/26 After Close 

Salesforce Option Alert: Jan, 2027 $370 Calls Sweep (16) near the Bid: 125 @ $56.0 vs 1807 OI; Earnings 2/26 After Close Ref=$325.125

Salesforce Option Alert: Jan, 2027 $370 Calls Sweep (26) near the Ask: 370 vs 1807 OI; Earnings 2/26 After Close 

Salesforce Option Alert: Jan, 2027 $370 Calls Sweep (26) near the Ask: 370 @ $55.3 vs 1807 OI; Earnings 2/26 After Close Ref=$324.19

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Salesforce provides enterprise cloud computing solutions. The company offers customer relationship management technology that brings companies and customers together. Its Customer 360 platform helps the group to deliver a single source of truth, connecting customer data across systems, apps, and devices to help companies sell, service, market, and conduct commerce. It also offers Service Cloud for customer support, Marketing Cloud for digital marketing campaigns, Commerce Cloud as an e-commerce engine, the Salesforce Platform, which allows enterprises to build applications, and other solutions, such as MuleSoft for data integration.

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Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Salesforce. Our analysis of options history for Salesforce (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) revealed 33 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 36% of traders were bullish, while 39% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 19 were puts, with a value of $1,450,512, and 14 were calls, valued at $834,752.
<h3>Expected Price Movements</h3>
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $130.0 to $500.0 for Salesforce over the recent three months. 
<h3>Analyzing Volume &amp; Open Interest</h3>
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Salesforce options trades today is 1067.92 with a total volume of 4,584.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Salesforce's big money trades within a strike price range of $130.0 to $500.0 over the last 30 days.
<h3>Salesforce 30-Day Option Volume &amp; Interest Snapshot</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1743179433_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Noteworthy Options Activity:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th align="right">Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$18.75</td>
<td>$18.45</td>
<td>$18.6</td>
<td>$320.00</td>
<td>$279.0K</td>
<td>2.2K</td>
<td align="right">165</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$28.5</td>
<td>$28.35</td>
<td>$28.5</td>
<td>$280.00</td>
<td>$273.6K</td>
<td>815</td>
<td align="right">125</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$11.15</td>
<td>$10.95</td>
<td>$11.05</td>
<td>$270.00</td>
<td>$209.9K</td>
<td>1.7K</td>
<td align="right">372</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$10.75</td>
<td>$10.1</td>
<td>$10.35</td>
<td>$280.00</td>
<td>$207.0K</td>
<td>1.3K</td>
<td align="right">204</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$86.3</td>
<td>$83.55</td>
<td>$84.94</td>
<td>$360.00</td>
<td>$169.8K</td>
<td>324</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Salesforce</h3>
Salesforce provides enterprise cloud computing solutions. The company offers customer relationship management technology that brings companies and customers together. Its Customer 360 platform helps the group to deliver a single source of truth, connecting customer data across systems, apps, and devices to help companies sell, service, market, and conduct commerce. It also offers Service Cloud for customer support, Marketing Cloud for digital marketing campaigns, Commerce Cloud as an e-commerce engine, the Salesforce Platform, which allows enterprises to build applications, and other solutions, such as MuleSoft for data integration.
<h3>Where Is Salesforce Standing Right Now?</h3>
<ul>
<li>Currently trading with a volume of 1,695,230, the CRM's price is down by -2.26%, now at $271.52. </li>
<li>RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be approaching oversold.</li>
<li>Anticipated earnings release is in 61 days.</li>
</ul>
<h3>What Analysts Are Saying About Salesforce</h3>
Over the past month, 5 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $371.0.
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&#x2A; An analyst from DA Davidson has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Salesforce, which currently sits at a price target of $275. 
&#x2A; Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Canaccord Genuity keeps a Buy rating on Salesforce with a target price of $400. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Oppenheimer continues to hold a Outperform rating for Salesforce, targeting a price of $380. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Baird has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Salesforce, which currently sits at a price target of $400. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Needham has revised its rating downward to Buy, adjusting the price target to $400. 
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Salesforce (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) CEO Marc Benioff is betting big on AI-powered agents and humanoid robots, calling them the future of digital labor. He recently posted a viral clip on X featuring Unitree&#8217;s G1 robot performing combat-style kicks and Tai Chi moves, describing it as part of a massive shift in how work will get done.
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&#8220;DeepSeek is AI that costs pennies. Unitree is robots that cost less than a MacBook,&#8221; Benioff <a href="https://x.com/Benioff/status/1903381595211669522">wrote</a>, claiming that combining the two equals &#8220;the future of cheap, scalable digital labor.&#8221; But readers were quick to point out that the Unitree G1 actually starts at $16,000, which is significantly more than the price of a MacBook.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Salesforce's Billion-Bot Vision</h2>
Benioff isn't just hyping up viral robot videos. He's actively steering Salesforce toward a future dominated by autonomous AI agents. Through the company's Agentforce platform, Salesforce plans to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/management/24/11/41978942/salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-bets-big-on-billion-bots">deploy 1 billion AI agents within a year</a>. These digital workers are designed to handle tasks across departments like sales, service, and marketing without human input.
&#8220;We are not at that moment we've seen in those crazy movies—and maybe we will be one day—but that is not where we are today,&#8221; Benioff said on a recent Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/bold-names-salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-and-the-ai-fantasy-land/47588c9f-73f6-4ce1-ba4a-af169ed2cd3c">podcast</a>. He added that tools like ChatGPT get too much attention, and that the real breakthrough lies in agents that can take independent action.
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Benioff also shared how a virtual tour guide at a Disney park used AI to customize his itinerary based on ride history and park conditions. For him, that's a glimpse of how AI can reshape not just the office, but everyday life.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">A Trillion-Dollar Market</h2>
Salesforce is moving beyond customer relationship management software and into what Benioff calls the "digital labor revolution." He estimates the market could be <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/02/43999577/salesforce-aims-beyond-crm-bets-big-on-digital-labor-revolution-as-ceo-predicts-up-to-12-trillion-market">worth as much as $12 trillion</a>. &#8220;This is much bigger than software,&#8221; he said during Salesforce's latest earnings call. The company is banking on its deeply integrated platform—combining Agentforce, Customer 360, and Data Cloud—to lead the charge.
Despite a mixed quarterly report, where Salesforce beat earnings estimates but narrowly missed on revenue, Benioff's long-term outlook remains bullish. CNBC's <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/11/41890694/jim-cramer-says-salesforce-agentforce-is-the-best-use-of-ai-he-has-seen-makes-sense-that-the-stock-has-gone-up-so-much">Jim Cramer even called Agentforce</a> &#8220;pretty revolutionary,&#8221; linking the product's potential to Salesforce's 33% stock rally in 2025.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Robots Join the Workforce</h2>
Unitree's G1 robot is making headlines for more than its martial arts skills. It's part of a new wave of humanoid machines trained using virtual simulations. The G1 learns in Nvidia's Isaac Simulator and uses a method called Sim2Real to apply those virtual skills in the real world. The robot has 23 degrees of freedom, a foldable frame, and high-end sensors including 3D LiDAR and a depth camera.
Standing 4.3 feet tall and weighing 77 pounds, the G1 can walk, balance, flip, and even react to being kicked—all powered by an 8-core CPU and a swappable battery. Unitree has also made its motion data open source to encourage further development of human-like movement in robots.
While the price tag doesn't quite match Benioff's MacBook comparison, the technology is getting cheaper, faster, and more capable. And with big players like Salesforce, Microsoft (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), Nvidia (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) and OpenAI all embracing digital agents, the workforce of the future may look very different—and much more robotic.
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Salesforce's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) short percent of float has risen 24.27% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 11.97 million shares sold short, which is 1.28% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 1.44 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
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<h3>Salesforce Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1743016525_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Salesforce has grown since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to fall in the near-term but traders should be aware that more shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Salesforce's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Salesforce's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 3.14%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
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This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

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Salesforce (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 16.02% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 24.26%. Currently, Salesforce has a market capitalization of $275.98 billion. 
Buying $100 In CRM: If an investor had bought $100 of CRM stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $7,680.00 today based on a price of $287.18 for CRM at the time of writing.
<h3>Salesforce's Performance Over Last 20 Years</h3>
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Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Salesforce. Our analysis of options history for Salesforce (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) revealed 53 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 50% of traders were bullish, while 30% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 18 were puts, with a value of $1,259,452, and 35 were calls, valued at $1,746,099.
<h3>Predicted Price Range</h3>
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $100.0 to $430.0 for Salesforce over the last 3 months. 
<h3>Volume &amp; Open Interest Trends</h3>
Assessing the volume and open interest is a strategic step in options trading. These metrics shed light on the liquidity and investor interest in Salesforce's options at specified strike prices. The forthcoming data visualizes the fluctuation in volume and open interest for both calls and puts, linked to Salesforce's substantial trades, within a strike price spectrum from $100.0 to $430.0 over the preceding 30 days.
<h3>Salesforce Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1742919444_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Noteworthy Options Activity:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th align="right">Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>10/17/25</td>
<td>$14.85</td>
<td>$14.6</td>
<td>$14.7</td>
<td>$260.00</td>
<td>$441.0K</td>
<td>7</td>
<td align="right">300</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$12.95</td>
<td>$12.75</td>
<td>$12.75</td>
<td>$290.00</td>
<td>$118.5K</td>
<td>1.4K</td>
<td align="right">9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>08/15/25</td>
<td>$13.2</td>
<td>$12.85</td>
<td>$12.8</td>
<td>$270.00</td>
<td>$111.4K</td>
<td>1.1K</td>
<td align="right">108</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/18/26</td>
<td>$26.5</td>
<td>$26.2</td>
<td>$26.2</td>
<td>$350.00</td>
<td>$94.3K</td>
<td>700</td>
<td align="right">36</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>01/15/27</td>
<td>$147.2</td>
<td>$145.05</td>
<td>$145.95</td>
<td>$160.00</td>
<td>$72.9K</td>
<td>81</td>
<td align="right">72</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Salesforce</h3>
Salesforce provides enterprise cloud computing solutions. The company offers customer relationship management technology that brings companies and customers together. Its Customer 360 platform helps the group to deliver a single source of truth, connecting customer data across systems, apps, and devices to help companies sell, service, market, and conduct commerce. It also offers Service Cloud for customer support, Marketing Cloud for digital marketing campaigns, Commerce Cloud as an e-commerce engine, the Salesforce Platform, which allows enterprises to build applications, and other solutions, such as MuleSoft for data integration.
In light of the recent options history for Salesforce, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
<h3>Present Market Standing of Salesforce</h3>
<ul>
<li>Currently trading with a volume of 1,633,796, the CRM's price is up by 0.66%, now at $287.84. </li>
<li>RSI readings suggest the stock is currently is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.</li>
<li>Anticipated earnings release is in 64 days.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Expert Opinions on Salesforce</h3>
A total of 5 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $322.0.
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&#x2A; An analyst from Macquarie persists with their Neutral rating on Salesforce, maintaining a target price of $320. 
&#x2A; Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Citigroup keeps a Neutral rating on Salesforce with a target price of $350. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Scotiabank continues to hold a Sector Outperform rating for Salesforce, targeting a price of $345. 
&#x2A; Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Macquarie keeps a Neutral rating on Salesforce with a target price of $320. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from DA Davidson continues to hold a Neutral rating for Salesforce, targeting a price of $275. 
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Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives discusses the benefits for software companies from the AI spending phase.
In recent weeks, the analyst has been tracking enterprise AI spending in 2025, focusing on use cases and identifying leading vendors. AI now makes up about 12% of many IT budgets, up from 10% in January, with some CIOs accelerating their AI strategies.
Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) chips and cloud providers are central to AI deployments, and for every $1 spent on Nvidia, there is an $8-$10 impact across the broader tech ecosystem.
Around 70% of companies have increased their AI budgets, signaling rapid tech spending despite economic uncertainties.
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The analyst has been tracking AI adoption across industries like financial services, healthcare, transportation, and manufacturing.
Many IT departments are focusing on large-scale AI deployments with Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), and Alphabet Inc&#8216;s Google (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>), targeting software-driven use cases.
While customers were still in the strategy phase in late 2024, there is a shift in recent weeks, with high-priority AI use cases now being rapidly implemented across various sectors in 2025. Amid the widespread buzz in the software industry about monetizing AI, a select group of companies is beginning to stand out from the crowd.
The software sector is poised for significant growth as the AI Revolution accelerates, with the adoption of generative AI and LLM models becoming key drivers.
The analyst sees Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>) and Salesforce Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) as top software plays amid the AI Revolution for 2025, with other vendors like Oracle Corp (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>), International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBM#NYSE">IBM</a>), Snowflake Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SNOW#NYSE">SNOW</a>), Elastic N.V. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ESTC#NYSE">ESTC</a>), MongoDB, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MDB#NASDAQ">MDB</a>) and Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PEGA#NASDAQ">PEGA</a>) also well-positioned.
IBM&#8217;s cloud penetration has been particularly successful, presenting a major monetization opportunity. Despite investor skepticism, the analyst said the accelerating AI adoption in enterprises will benefit the software industry in 2025. The analyst also added IBM to the Wedbush Best Ideas List, reflecting higher confidence.
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Macquarie analyst Steve Koenig maintains Salesforce (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) with a Neutral and maintains $320 price target.

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Macquarie Maintains Neutral on Salesforce, Maintains $320 Price Target

Thanks to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/media/25/03/44347282/recession-fears-gold-records-and-trade-wars-this-week-in-economics">rising recession fears</a> exacerbated by multiple trade wars. Investors have turned to alternative avenues to protect their wealth, from purchasing gold to bidding up <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/03/44418887/alpha-buying-why-reit-insiders-are-betting-big-amid-economic-uncertainty">real estate investment trusts</a> (REITs). However, the smart money has an even bolder idea: rotate back into heavily deflated technology firms such as cloud-based software giant Salesforce Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>).
To be completely upfront, the idea of betting on Salesforce&#8217;s stock is a contrarian and therefore risky one. Aside from the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/03/44383229/salesforces-growth-path-analyst-predicts-28-2-billion-free-cash-flow-by-2031-but-tariffs-could-delay-target">tariffs that could impose macroeconomic pressures</a> against Salesforce's primary revenue drivers, the company didn't do itself any favors when it released its <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/02/43991325/salesforce-shares-sink-after-q4-revenues-miss-estimates-weak-fy26-guidance-details">fourth-quarter earnings results</a> late last month.
Headline figures came in mixed, with the highlight being earnings of $2.78 per share, beating the consensus estimate of $2.61. Unfortunately, revenue in the quarter landed at $9.99 billion, missing the consensus view of $10.03 billion (though it was an improvement of nearly $9.3 billion from the same quarter last year).
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Still, the real story at the time was management's <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/25/02/44019376/salesforces-shares-drop-on-missed-fy-guidance-analyst-recommends-focus-on-bookings">guidance for fiscal year 2026 revenue</a>, which ranges from $40.5 billion to $40.9 billion. In contrast, analysts were expecting revenue to reach $41.375 billion. Subsequently, Salesforce suffered conspicuous volatility.
Recently, though, a floor appears to have developed around the $270 level — and the show support may have fundamental justification. Last week, Salesforce <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/03/44272818/salesforce-pledges-1-billion-to-propel-singapores-ai-industry-through-its-agentforce">committed to invest $1 billion</a> in Singapore's artificial intelligence sector, an effort to promote the adoption of the company's AI product Agentforce.
Further, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/CRM/analyst-ratings">analysts are generally optimistic</a> about Salesforce stock, rating the equity a consensus Buy. Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives in particular remarked that while the "geopolitical poker" game has caused some anxieties, the expert isn't hitting the panic button. Specifically, Ives named Salesforce as one of the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/25/03/44116610/investors-shouldnt-run-to-the-hills-over-tariffs-dan-ives-points-to-8-ai-stocks-to-own">potential winners of the so-called AI Revolution</a>.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Smart Money Senses An Opportunity</h2>
Participating in the equities market can be a humbling experience, in large part because the influence of opinions is grossly uneven. While retail investors may think a certain way, ultimately, money talks. Therefore, when institutional players — the entities that actually matter — dig into a particular enterprise or asset, it's always worth paying attention.
During the midweek session, Benzinga's <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/insights/options/25/03/44400428/unpacking-the-latest-options-trading-trends-in-salesforce">options scanner</a> identified generally bullish activity. In terms of dollar volume, the most optimistic transaction was for sold (or written) $240 puts with an expiration date of Oct. 17, 2025. Essentially, the trader(s) underwrote the risk that Salesforce share prices won't drop materially below $240 by expiration. For the risk, they are receiving the premium (bid) of $11.40 or $1,140 per every 100 shares represented by one option contract.
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Nevertheless, from a swing trader's perspective, the most intriguing transaction could be the long $260 calls expiring April 17. At the time, the ask on these calls stood at $25.15. Adding this figure to the strike price results in a breakeven threshold of $285.15. With a little less than a month to expiration, CRM stock is within striking distance of this target.
Of course, Wall Street players aren't in the business merely to break even. No, the smart money anticipates that there are profits to be made, which implies that CRM stock could move much higher. Determining the magnitude of a possible upswing is where the statistical data comes into view.
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Using pricing information from January 2019, a long position held for any given eight-week period has a 57.41% chance of being profitable, a clear upward bias. 
Right now, Salesforce&#8217;s stock is enjoying modest momentum, with shares up roughly 2% in the trailing five sessions. Under similar circumstances, a subsequent eight-week-long position has a nearly 65% chance of being profitable.
Throughout the eight weeks and assuming the positive scenario, traders may assume a median return between 9.24% to 9.77%.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Setting Up a Strategic Play on Salesforce Options</h2>
With the market intelligence above, aggressive traders can front-run an anticipated recovery with a multi-leg options strategy called the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/bull-spread">bull call spread</a>. This particular approach is appealing because it effectively discounts a net long position.
For the previously mentioned April 17 expiration date, a tempting idea is the 280/290 bull spread. This transaction involves buying the $280 call (at a time-of-writing ask of $940) and simultaneously selling the $290 call (at a $480 bid). The proceeds from the short call partially offset the debit paid for the long call, resulting in a net debit paid of $460.
Should Salesforce&#8217;s stock hit the $290 short strike price at expiration, the trader collects the difference between the strike prices (multiplied by 100 shares per option contract) and the net debit paid, or a maximum reward of $540 per each spread. This translates to a max payout of over 117% on what is approximately a 4% move in the open market.
To be clear, if CRM stock doesn't cooperate, the trader is at risk of losing the entire net debit paid since the long call is currently out the money (OTM).  However, it's impossible to realize such massive rewards in a large-capitalization enterprise like Salesforce unless there's significant volume involved. That's the power of leverage, which makes options trading risky but incredibly tempting.
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Shares of technology companies are trading higher in sympathy with overall market sentiment after the Fed policy decision to keep rates unchanged.

Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards Salesforce (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>), and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in CRM usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 10 extraordinary options activities for Salesforce. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 40% leaning bullish and 30% bearish. Among these notable options, 5 are puts, totaling $493,107, and 5 are calls, amounting to $299,121.
<h3>What's The Price Target?</h3>
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $200.0 to $340.0 for Salesforce during the past quarter. 
<h3>Volume &amp; Open Interest Development</h3>
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Salesforce options trades today is 530.5 with a total volume of 829.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Salesforce's big money trades within a strike price range of $200.0 to $340.0 over the last 30 days.
<h3>Salesforce 30-Day Option Volume &amp; Interest Snapshot</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1742398267_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Largest Options Trades Observed:</h3>

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<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th align="right">Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>10/17/25</td>
<td>$12.2</td>
<td>$11.4</td>
<td>$11.63</td>
<td>$240.00</td>
<td>$348.9K</td>
<td>11</td>
<td align="right">300</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$6.05</td>
<td>$6.0</td>
<td>$6.05</td>
<td>$300.00</td>
<td>$101.6K</td>
<td>1.3K</td>
<td align="right">225</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$25.15</td>
<td>$22.9</td>
<td>$24.25</td>
<td>$260.00</td>
<td>$84.8K</td>
<td>43</td>
<td align="right">35</td>
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<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>04/04/25</td>
<td>$17.75</td>
<td>$16.85</td>
<td>$17.75</td>
<td>$295.00</td>
<td>$53.2K</td>
<td>892</td>
<td align="right">30</td>
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<td>CRM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>10/17/25</td>
<td>$39.2</td>
<td>$34.35</td>
<td>$37.0</td>
<td>$270.00</td>
<td>$51.8K</td>
<td>18</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
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<h3>About Salesforce</h3>
Salesforce provides enterprise cloud computing solutions. The company offers customer relationship management technology that brings companies and customers together. Its Customer 360 platform helps the group to deliver a single source of truth, connecting customer data across systems, apps, and devices to help companies sell, service, market, and conduct commerce. It also offers Service Cloud for customer support, Marketing Cloud for digital marketing campaigns, Commerce Cloud as an e-commerce engine, the Salesforce Platform, which allows enterprises to build applications, and other solutions, such as MuleSoft for data integration.
<h3>Where Is Salesforce Standing Right Now?</h3>
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<li>With a volume of 1,071,360, the price of CRM is up 0.12% at $279.06. </li>
<li>RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.</li>
<li>Next earnings are expected to be released in 70 days.</li>
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<h3>What Analysts Are Saying About Salesforce</h3>
Over the past month, 5 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $380.4.
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&#x2A; Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Citigroup keeps a Neutral rating on Salesforce with a target price of $335. 
&#x2A; An analyst from BMO Capital persists with their Outperform rating on Salesforce, maintaining a target price of $367. 
&#x2A; An analyst from B of A Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Salesforce, which currently sits at a price target of $400. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Piper Sandler persists with their Overweight rating on Salesforce, maintaining a target price of $400. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Scotiabank continues to hold a Sector Outperform rating for Salesforce, targeting a price of $400. 
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Stephens &amp; Co. analyst Brett Huff initiates coverage on Salesforce (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) with a Equal-Weight rating.

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Stephens & Co. Initiates Coverage On Salesforce with Equal-Weight Rating

BofA Securities analyst Brad Sills reiterated a Buy rating on Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>), <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/CRM/analyst-ratings" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">with a price forecast of $400.</a>
The analyst acknowledges the growing risk of a macroeconomic slowdown caused by tariffs, which may delay the target to fiscal year 2026.
Sills writes that Agentforce could contribute an additional 2% growth in the upside scenario by the second half of fiscal year 2025, supported by the strong performance of Data Cloud, which had an annual recurring revenue of $900 million in the fourth quarter, marking a 120% year-over-year growth.
The report also highlights the potential for margin expansion and free cash flow growth driven by ongoing productivity improvements across the company.
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The analyst maintains that Salesforce is emerging as a quality GARP stock, with consistent low-double-digit revenue growth and steady margin expansion of 50 to 100 basis points, driven by sales and marketing leverage.
Sills suggests that in a favorable scenario, Salesforce could achieve a free cash flow of $28.2 billion by fiscal year 2031, representing a 15% compound annual growth rate over five years, with a 38.8% FCF margin. This would imply an average annual margin expansion of 100 basis points from fiscal year 2025.
The primary driver of margin improvement is expected to come from sales and marketing efforts.
To achieve this, Sills highlights the importance of the sales and marketing to incremental revenue ratio as a key metric.
According to the analyst, there is significant potential for further improvement through several initiatives, such as reducing the ratio of account executives to accounts, leveraging partnerships, enhancing product packaging and using Agentforce internally within the company.
The analyst explains that the continued development of Agentforce is expected to result in negative research and development leverage, which will partly counterbalance the positive leverage from sales and marketing efforts mentioned earlier.
Price Action: CRM shares are trading lower by 0.89% to $278.74 on Tuesday.
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30 analysts have expressed a variety of opinions on Salesforce (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) over the past quarter, offering a diverse set of opinions from bullish to bearish.
The following table encapsulates their recent ratings, offering a glimpse into the evolving sentiments over the past 30 days and comparing them to the preceding months.
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<td align="right">9</td>
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<td align="right">2</td>
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<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
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<td>1M Ago</td>
<td align="right">4</td>
<td align="right">7</td>
<td align="right">7</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2M Ago</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
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<td>3M Ago</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
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Analysts provide deeper insights through their assessments of 12-month price targets, revealing an average target of $367.7, a high estimate of $450.00, and a low estimate of $247.00. Observing a downward trend, the current average is 4.4% lower than the prior average price target of $384.63. 
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1742245232_0_0.png" alt="price target chart" />
<h2>Analyzing Analyst Ratings: A Detailed Breakdown</h2>
In examining recent analyst actions, we gain insights into how financial experts perceive Salesforce. The following summary outlines key analysts, their recent evaluations, and adjustments to ratings and price targets.
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
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<th>Analyst Firm</th>
<th>Action Taken</th>
<th>Rating</th>
<th>Current Price Target</th>
<th>Prior Price Target</th>
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<tr>
<td>Allan Verkhovski</td>
<td>Scotiabank</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Sector Outperform</td>
<td>$345.00</td>
<td>$400.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tyler Radke</td>
<td>Citigroup</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>$335.00</td>
<td>$350.00</td>
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<td>David Hynes</td>
<td>Canaccord Genuity</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>$400.00</td>
<td>$415.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Yun Kim</td>
<td>Loop Capital</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Hold</td>
<td>$300.00</td>
<td>$330.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Gil Luria</td>
<td>DA Davidson</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>$275.00</td>
<td>$300.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Allan Verkhovski</td>
<td>Scotiabank</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Sector Outperform</td>
<td>$400.00</td>
<td>$440.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Steve Koenig</td>
<td>Macquarie</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>$320.00</td>
<td>$370.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Keith Bachman</td>
<td>BMO Capital</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Outperform</td>
<td>$367.00</td>
<td>$375.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>John Difucci</td>
<td>Guggenheim</td>
<td>Maintains</td>
<td>Sell</td>
<td>$247.00</td>
<td>$247.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Parker Lane</td>
<td>Stifel</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>$375.00</td>
<td>$425.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Rob Oliver</td>
<td>Baird</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Outperform</td>
<td>$400.00</td>
<td>$430.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Brian Schwartz</td>
<td>Oppenheimer</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Outperform</td>
<td>$380.00</td>
<td>$415.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Scott Berg</td>
<td>Needham</td>
<td>Maintains</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>$400.00</td>
<td>$400.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Brad Sills</td>
<td>B of A Securities</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>$400.00</td>
<td>$440.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Brent Bracelin</td>
<td>Piper Sandler</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Overweight</td>
<td>$400.00</td>
<td>$405.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Michael Turrin</td>
<td>Wells Fargo</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Equal-Weight</td>
<td>$310.00</td>
<td>$345.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tyler Radke</td>
<td>Citigroup</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>$350.00</td>
<td>$390.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Patrick Walravens</td>
<td>Citizens Capital Markets</td>
<td>Maintains</td>
<td>Market Outperform</td>
<td>$450.00</td>
<td>$450.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Keith Bachman</td>
<td>BMO Capital</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Outperform</td>
<td>$375.00</td>
<td>$425.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Yun Kim</td>
<td>Loop Capital</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Hold</td>
<td>$330.00</td>
<td>$360.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Scott Berg</td>
<td>Needham</td>
<td>Maintains</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>$400.00</td>
<td>$400.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Scott Berg</td>
<td>Needham</td>
<td>Maintains</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>$400.00</td>
<td>$400.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>J. Derrick Wood</td>
<td>TD Cowen</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>$400.00</td>
<td>$380.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Scott Berg</td>
<td>Needham</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>$400.00</td>
<td>$375.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>John Difucci</td>
<td>Guggenheim</td>
<td>Maintains</td>
<td>Sell</td>
<td>$247.00</td>
<td>$247.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Steve Koenig</td>
<td>Macquarie</td>
<td>Maintains</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>$370.00</td>
<td>$370.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Patrick Walravens</td>
<td>JMP Securities</td>
<td>Maintains</td>
<td>Market Outperform</td>
<td>$450.00</td>
<td>$450.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Daniel Ives</td>
<td>Wedbush</td>
<td>Maintains</td>
<td>Outperform</td>
<td>$425.00</td>
<td>$425.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Scott Berg</td>
<td>Needham</td>
<td>Maintains</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>$375.00</td>
<td>$375.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Brent Bracelin</td>
<td>Piper Sandler</td>
<td>Maintains</td>
<td>Overweight</td>
<td>$405.00</td>
<td>$405.00</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3>Key Insights:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Action Taken: Analysts adapt their recommendations to changing market conditions and company performance. Whether they 'Maintain', 'Raise' or 'Lower' their stance, it reflects their response to recent developments related to Salesforce. This information provides a snapshot of how analysts perceive the current state of the company.</li>
<li>Rating: Delving into assessments, analysts assign qualitative values, from 'Outperform' to 'Underperform'. These ratings communicate expectations for the relative performance of Salesforce compared to the broader market.</li>
<li>Price Targets: Gaining insights, analysts provide estimates for the future value of Salesforce's stock. This comparison reveals trends in analysts' expectations over time.</li>
</ul>
Analyzing these analyst evaluations alongside relevant financial metrics can provide a comprehensive view of Salesforce's market position. Stay informed and make data-driven decisions with the assistance of our Ratings Table.
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/CRM/analyst-ratings?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=analyst-ratings&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">Stay up to date on Salesforce analyst ratings.</a>
<h2>All You Need to Know About Salesforce</h2>
Salesforce provides enterprise cloud computing solutions. The company offers customer relationship management technology that brings companies and customers together. Its Customer 360 platform helps the group to deliver a single source of truth, connecting customer data across systems, apps, and devices to help companies sell, service, market, and conduct commerce. It also offers Service Cloud for customer support, Marketing Cloud for digital marketing campaigns, Commerce Cloud as an e-commerce engine, the Salesforce Platform, which allows enterprises to build applications, and other solutions, such as MuleSoft for data integration.
<h3>Financial Milestones: Salesforce's Journey</h3>
Market Capitalization: Boasting an elevated market capitalization, the company surpasses industry averages. This signals substantial size and strong market recognition.
Revenue Growth: Salesforce displayed positive results in 3 months. As of 31 January, 2025, the company achieved a solid revenue growth rate of approximately 7.6%. This indicates a notable increase in the company's top-line earnings. As compared to competitors, the company encountered difficulties, with a growth rate lower than the average among peers in the Information Technology sector.
Net Margin: Salesforce's net margin excels beyond industry benchmarks, reaching 17.09%. This signifies efficient cost management and strong financial health.
Return on Equity (ROE): Salesforce's ROE is below industry standards, pointing towards difficulties in efficiently utilizing equity capital. With an ROE of 2.85%, the company may encounter challenges in delivering satisfactory returns for shareholders.
Return on Assets (ROA): Salesforce's ROA lags behind industry averages, suggesting challenges in maximizing returns from its assets. With an ROA of 1.76%, the company may face hurdles in achieving optimal financial performance.
Debt Management: Salesforce's debt-to-equity ratio is below the industry average. With a ratio of 0.19, the company relies less on debt financing, maintaining a healthier balance between debt and equity, which can be viewed positively by investors.
<h2>Analyst Ratings: What Are They?</h2>
Ratings come from analysts, or specialists within banking and financial systems that report for specific stocks or defined sectors (typically once per quarter for each stock). Analysts usually derive their information from company conference calls and meetings, financial statements, and conversations with important insiders to reach their decisions.
In addition to their assessments, some analysts extend their insights by offering predictions for key metrics such as earnings, revenue, and growth estimates. This supplementary information provides further guidance for traders. It is crucial to recognize that, despite their specialization, analysts are human and can only provide forecasts based on their beliefs.
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Expert Outlook: Salesforce Through The Eyes Of 30 Analysts

Scotiabank analyst Allan Verkhovski maintains Salesforce (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) with a Sector Outperform and lowers the price target from $400 to $345.

Scotiabank Maintains Sector Outperform on Salesforce, Lowers Price Target to $345

Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Salesforce. Our analysis of options history for Salesforce (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) revealed 112 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 44% of traders were bullish, while 46% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 32 were puts, with a value of $1,889,434, and 80 were calls, valued at $4,696,551.
<h3>Projected Price Targets</h3>
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $155.0 to $540.0 for Salesforce over the last 3 months. 
<h3>Insights into Volume &amp; Open Interest</h3>
Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Salesforce's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Salesforce's whale trades within a strike price range from $155.0 to $540.0 in the last 30 days. 
<h3>Salesforce Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1741971641_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Biggest Options Spotted:</h3>

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<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th align="right">Open Interest</th>
<th align="right">Volume</th>
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<td>CRM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$45.15</td>
<td>$45.0</td>
<td>$45.0</td>
<td>$270.00</td>
<td>$396.0K</td>
<td align="right">677</td>
<td align="right">89</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$1.48</td>
<td>$1.47</td>
<td>$1.48</td>
<td>$380.00</td>
<td>$87.0K</td>
<td align="right">61</td>
<td align="right">598</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/15/27</td>
<td>$139.8</td>
<td>$139.1</td>
<td>$139.8</td>
<td>$155.00</td>
<td>$83.8K</td>
<td align="right">72</td>
<td align="right">208</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/15/27</td>
<td>$142.15</td>
<td>$139.1</td>
<td>$139.7</td>
<td>$155.00</td>
<td>$83.8K</td>
<td align="right">72</td>
<td align="right">202</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/15/27</td>
<td>$139.55</td>
<td>$138.3</td>
<td>$139.55</td>
<td>$155.00</td>
<td>$83.7K</td>
<td align="right">72</td>
<td align="right">110</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Salesforce</h3>
Salesforce provides enterprise cloud computing solutions. The company offers customer relationship management technology that brings companies and customers together. Its Customer 360 platform helps the group to deliver a single source of truth, connecting customer data across systems, apps, and devices to help companies sell, service, market, and conduct commerce. It also offers Service Cloud for customer support, Marketing Cloud for digital marketing campaigns, Commerce Cloud as an e-commerce engine, the Salesforce Platform, which allows enterprises to build applications, and other solutions, such as MuleSoft for data integration.
Having examined the options trading patterns of Salesforce, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance
<h3>Present Market Standing of Salesforce</h3>
<ul>
<li>With a trading volume of 2,857,569, the price of CRM is up by 2.71%, reaching $279.1.</li>
<li>Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be approaching oversold.</li>
<li>Next earnings report is scheduled for 75 days from now.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Expert Opinions on Salesforce</h3>
5 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $333.4.
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&#x2A; Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Wells Fargo keeps a Equal-Weight rating on Salesforce with a target price of $310. 
&#x2A; In a cautious move, an analyst from Guggenheim downgraded its rating to Sell, setting a price target of $247. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Oppenheimer continues to hold a Outperform rating for Salesforce, targeting a price of $380. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Loop Capital continues to hold a Hold rating for Salesforce, targeting a price of $330. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Canaccord Genuity has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Salesforce, which currently sits at a price target of $400. 
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Shares of companies in the broader software sector are trading higher. The sector may be rising as the overall market rebounds after falling recently on tariff concerns.

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) will likely be one of the top stocks to watch next week. The company's annual GTC conference, often referred to as the Global AI Conference, will take place, and CEO Jensen Huang will once again provide<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/03/37803088/nvidia-gtc-2024-ceo-huang-highlights-the-past-present-and-future-of-ai-a-new-industry-has-emerged"> a keynote speech.</a>
What Happened: The GTC Conference runs March 17 through March 21, with Huang's keynote coming on March 18 at 1 p.m. ET. The event could serve as <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/25/02/44015322/nvidia-analyst-sees-significant-upside-for-stock-with-favorable-riskreward">the next catalyst</a> for the stock, which has fallen in recent months.
Nvidia's AI conference will give the company a chance to highlight new and upcoming products, give updates on demand for items like the Blackwell chips and showcase future monetization opportunities like robotics and automotives.
Nvidia said Huang's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_waPvOwL9Z8">keynote </a>and the event will provide a "glimpse into the future of AI infrastructure, scientific computing, AI and robotics."
"AI is pushing the limits of what's possible — turning yesterday's dreams into today's reality," Huang <a href="https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-and-industry-visionaries-to-unveil-whats-next-in-ai-at-gtc-2025">said</a>. "GTC brings together the brightest scientists, engineers, developers and creators to imagine and build a better future. Come and be first to see the new advances in NVIDIA computing and breakthroughs in AI, robotics, science and the arts that will transform industries and society."
A preview of GTC from <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/12/nvidia-gtc-2025-what-to-expect-from-this-years-show/">TechCrunch </a>said the expectation is Nvidia shows off an upgraded lineup of the Blackwell chip, like the Blackwell B300 series, codenamed Blackwell Ultra. The chip is slated for a release in the second half of 2025.
The preview also said Nvidia could showcase Rubin, the company's next-gen GPU series, which will be released in 2026.
Huang said on a recent Nvidia earnings call that he would talk about post-Rubin products at GTC, which could mean additional product showcases as the company looks toward 2026 and beyond.
Nvidia will also likely showcase its role in quantum computing. The company will host its <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/01/43001201/nvidia-announces-first-ever-quantum-day-at-gtc-2025-days-after-jensen-huang-said-quantum-computing-is-20-years-away" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first-ever</a><a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/01/43001201/nvidia-announces-first-ever-quantum-day-at-gtc-2025-days-after-jensen-huang-said-quantum-computing-is-20-years-away"> quantum day </a>at GTC, which will feature executives from several leading companies in the sector.
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Why It's Important: Keynotes from Huang and product unveilings have proven to be major catalysts for Nvidia and its stock.
Huang gave a keynote at this year's CES earlier in January. Huang's speech happened after market hours on Jan. 6. Nvidia stock opened at $152.03 on Jan. 7 and hit the all-time high of $153.13 during that day.
Investor optimism in the stock may have peaked around the keynote and product announcements at the event as shares have fallen since then.
With Nvidia stock currently down year-to-date, Huang's GTC keynote could serve as a pivotal moment to create optimism in the company's chips and AI business once again along with some potential new products and catalysts that haven't been factored into the stock.
Other Companies to Watch: Over 25,000 people are expected to attend GTC 2025, which will have over 1,000 sessions and more than 2,000 speakers.
Last year's GTC event provided a boost to several public companies who were mentioned as Nvidia partners by the company.
A current speaker lineup also shows that several public companies will have speakers at the conference, which could make their stocks worth watching for investors as AI continues to be a catalyst watched by analysts and investors.
Here are some of the public companies that have <a href="https://www.nvidia.com/gtc/speakers/">speakers </a>at GTC 2025:
<ul>
<li>Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RIVN#NASDAQ">RIVN</a>)</li>
<li>Yum! Brands (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/YUM#NYSE">YUM</a>)</li>
<li>Mastercard Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MA#NYSE">MA</a>)</li>
<li>Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>)</li>
<li>Lowe's Companies (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LOW#NYSE">LOW</a>)</li>
<li>PepsiCo (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PEP#NASDAQ">PEP</a>)</li>
<li>Salesforce Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>)</li>
<li>Coca-Cola Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KO#NYSE">KO</a>)</li>
<li>Ford Motor Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/F#NYSE">F</a>)</li>
<li>Illumina Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ILMN#NASDAQ">ILMN</a>)</li>
<li>Equinix Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EQIX#NASDAQ">EQIX</a>)</li>
<li>ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NOW#NYSE">NOW</a>)</li>
<li>AT&amp;T Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/T#NYSE">T</a>)</li>
<li>The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIS#NYSE">DIS</a>)</li>
</ul>
While many companies are represented by AI sector executives or chief technology officers, Rivian stands out with its CEO and founder, RJ Scaringe, speaking at the event.
Nvidia's Quantum Day on March 20 could also serve as a catalyst for the overall quantum computing sector and provide a boost for companies speaking, which <a href="https://www.nvidia.com/gtc/sessions/quantum-day/#:~:text=NVIDIA%20founder%20and%20CEO%20Jensen,holds%20for%20useful%20quantum%20computing.">include</a>:
<ul>
<li>D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QBTS#NYSE">QBTS</a>)</li>
<li>IonQ Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IONQ#NYSE">IONQ</a>)</li>
<li>Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RGTI#NASDAQ">RGTI</a>)</li>
<li>Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>)</li>
<li>Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>)</li>
</ul>
While there is no guarantee that any company or stock will be as impacted as Nvidia by GTC 2025, investors should know the companies present at the event and be prepared for potential catalysts and press releases related to the event.
Read Next: 
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Shares of software companies are trading lower amid overall market weakness and tariff uncertainty. Also, the industry may be moving amid sympathy with Adobe after the company reported soft guidance. Investors may also be weighing the possibility of a government shutdown ahead of the March 14 deadline.

Stocks surged Wednesday morning, with major indices poised to snap a two-day losing streak, as cooler-than-expected inflation reinforced expectations for Federal Reserve <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/economics/macro-economic-events/25/03/44274165/inflation-cools-more-than-expected-in-february-strengthens-the-case-for-fed-rate-cuts">rate cuts in 2025</a>.
Futures on major U.S. indices rebounded sharply, with the S&amp;P 500 climbing 1.1% by 9:00 a.m. ET, the Nasdaq 100 jumping 1.6%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.8%. 
Small caps, as tracked by the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IWM#NYSE">IWM</a>), were up 1.2%. 
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Rate Cut Bets Gain Traction</h2>
The latest Consumer Price Index report showed inflation cooling more than anticipated in February. 
Headline CPI eased to 2.8% year-over-year, coming in below the 2.9% forecast, while core CPI, which strips out food and energy prices, slowed to 3.1%, below expectations of 3.2%
The data strengthened the case for monetary easing, pushing traders to fully price in three Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2025, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.
On the Kalshi event-prediction platform, three rate cuts also emerge as the most likely scenario for 2025. 
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Commodities Surge, Bitcoin Nears $84,000</h2>
Commodity markets reacted strongly to the inflation data, with WTI crude oil climbing 1.6% and copper surging 2.7% to its highest level since May 2024. Silver also gained 1%, while natural gas tumbled 4.4%.
In the cryptocurrency space, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) rose 1.4% to approach $84,000, while altcoins saw notable gains—Cardano jumped 5% to $0.7590, and Solana advanced 3% to $129.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Top Market Movers</h3>
Nasdaq 100's top five premarket performers:
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<li>AppLovin Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/APP#NASDAQ">APP</a>) up 11.69%</li>
<li>Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NYSE">PLTR</a>) up 6.76%</li>
<li>Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) up 5.62%</li>
<li>Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTC#NASDAQ">INTC</a>) up 5.61%</li>
<li>Marvell Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>) up 4.64%</li>
</ol>
S&amp;P 500's top five premarket performers:
<ol start="1">
<li>Super Micro Computer Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SMCI#NASDAQ">SMCI</a>) up 8.34%</li>
<li>Palantir Technologies Inc. up 6.78%</li>
<li>Intel Corp. up 5.64%</li>
<li>Tesla Inc. up 5.57%</li>
<li>The Cooper Companies Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COO#NYSE">COO</a>) up 5.52%</li>
</ol>
Dow Jones' top five premarket performers:
<ol start="1">
<li>NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) up 4.51%</li>
<li>Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) up 2.24%</li>
<li>The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GS#NYSE">GS</a>) up 2.08%</li>
<li>Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) up 2.04%</li>
<li>JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JPM#NYSE">JPM</a>) up 1.75%</li>
</ol>
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