5,536 Shares in Salesforce Inc. $CRM Acquired by PeakShares LLC

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PeakShares LLC acquired a new stake in Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRMFree Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 5,536 shares of the CRM provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,467,000. Salesforce makes up 1.4% of PeakShares LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 14th largest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of CRM. Byrne Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Salesforce by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Byrne Asset Management LLC now owns 4,331 shares of the CRM provider’s stock worth $1,147,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. Mathes Company Inc. raised its stake in shares of Salesforce by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Mathes Company Inc. now owns 12,558 shares of the CRM provider’s stock valued at $2,976,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Fred Alger Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Salesforce by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 14,943 shares of the CRM provider’s stock valued at $3,548,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Fulcrum Asset Management LLP lifted its holdings in Salesforce by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Fulcrum Asset Management LLP now owns 2,774 shares of the CRM provider’s stock worth $657,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pine Haven Investment Counsel Inc lifted its holdings in Salesforce by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Pine Haven Investment Counsel Inc now owns 3,152 shares of the CRM provider’s stock worth $835,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.43% of the company’s stock.

Salesforce Stock Performance

NYSE:CRM opened at $151.67 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $177.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $204.35. Salesforce Inc. has a twelve month low of $149.80 and a twelve month high of $276.80. The stock has a market cap of $124.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.55, a PEG ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15.

Salesforce (NYSE:CRMGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The CRM provider reported $3.88 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.13 by $0.75. The company had revenue of $11.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.05 billion. Salesforce had a return on equity of 18.72% and a net margin of 18.73%.Salesforce’s revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $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. As a group, equities analysts predict that Salesforce Inc. will post 10.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Salesforce announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase program on Monday, March 16th that authorizes the company to buyback $25.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the CRM provider to purchase up to 14.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Salesforce Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be paid a $0.44 dividend. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. Salesforce’s payout ratio is currently 20.37%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on CRM shares. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $255.00 target price on shares of Salesforce in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. KeyCorp lowered their price target on shares of Salesforce from $300.00 to $290.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Citizens Jmp restated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $315.00 price objective on shares of Salesforce in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. HSBC boosted their price objective on shares of Salesforce from $350.00 to $356.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Finally, TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Salesforce in a report on Friday, June 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Salesforce presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $257.61.

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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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