Salesforce.com (CRM) ended the recent trading session at $287.07, demonstrating a +0.51% swing from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.09%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.49%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.65%. Prior to today's trading, shares of the customer-management software developer had gained 5.64% over the past month. This has lagged the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 7.36% and the S&P 500's gain of ...

John M. Chase Salesforce started paying cash dividends Among the stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) is (or at least used to be) some kind of an outlier. Salesforce's P/E ratio is noticeably higher than the Dow Jones Industrial Average (and many times higher than some constitutes in the index). The Dow index is well known for tracking established companies, valuing them based on steady profits (reflected in a lower P/E). Salesforce, however, is a high-growth tech stock and dema ...

When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important? Let's take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to say about Salesforce.com (CRM) before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage. Salesforce.com currently has an average brokerage recomm ...

Wall Street witnesses a new big bull as inflation resumes a downward trend. This is evident from the latest Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which shows that U.S. consumer prices increased less than expected in April 2024. The CPI rose 0.3% over the previous month and 3.4% over the prior year in April. This indicates a deceleration from March 2024, in which CPI grew 3.5%. Economists are of the view that price pressure will be down gradually and, thus, infl ...

BENGALURU, India and SAN JOSE, Calif. and LONDON, May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Happiest Minds Technologies Limited (NSE: HAPPSTMNDS), a 'Born Digital. Born Agile', Mindful IT Company, today announced its strategic partnership with Solvio, a top-tier Salesforce consulting firm. Happiest Minds drives innovation and enables customer success across six industry groups - Industrial, Manufacturing and Energy & Utilities, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Retail, CPG & Logistics, Banking, Financial Services and Insuranc ...

The most recent trading session ended with Salesforce.com (CRM) standing at $277.52, reflecting a +0.31% shift from the previouse trading day's closing. The stock outperformed the S&P 500, which registered a daily loss of 0.02%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.21%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.29%. Shares of the customer-management software developer witnessed a loss of 6% over the previous month, trailing the performance of the Computer and Technology sector with its gain of 1.39% a ...

云计算技术 - 云计算技术允许用户通过互联网远程访问和存储服务器计算资源，为个人与企业带来灵活性和扩展性[10] - 企业可以根据特定需求选择不同的云计算解决方案，包括基础设施即服务（IaaS）、平台即服务（PaaS）和软件即服务（SaaS）[11] - Salesforce公司拥有PaaS平台为底层的架构核心，为上层SaaS模式应用提供平台，实现“PaaS+SaaS”的成本优化和数据迁移性提升[1] AI产品和未来展望 - Salesforce的AI产品Einstein GPT在CRM领域实现个性化内容，减少用户学习和操作时间成本，具有高定制属性和行业专业性[3] - 预计Salesforce公司未来几年的收入和净利润将持续增长，对应PE和PS值逐年下降，给予“增持”评级[4] 云计算服务提供商 - IaaS是云计算中的基础服务模型，具有灵活性、扩展性和成本效益[12][20] - 亚马逊AWS、微软Azure和Google云平台是主要的IaaS提供商[13] - PaaS提供了云计算平台，具备高度自动化和抽象化属性，适用于需要快速交付和高频次更新迭代的项目[14] - 主要PaaS提供商包括Heroku、Google App Engine和微软Azure App Service[15][16] - SaaS通过订阅模式提供应用程序服务，方便、安全，但需要依赖服务商的使用规则[18] - 主要SaaS提供商包括Salesforce、微软、Adobe和Google Workspace[19] 公司发展和市场地位 - Salesforce是全球CRM行业领头企业，市占率为23%，在全球总收入排名前十的领先云计算供应商中排名第三[30] - Salesforce发展历程分为1999-2004年、2005-2016年和2015-2023年三个阶段，加深布局AI并推出Einstein[31] - Salesforce公司通过长期布局收购战略实现持续增长，不断并购优质公司丰富产品矩阵和技术实力[33] - Salesforce在过去几年内进行了多起重要并购，如2019年收购Tableau公司，金额达到1570亿美元[35] 主营业务和产品 - Salesforce的主营业务主要分为Subscription and support和Professional services and other两部分，Subscription and support占营业总收入93%[35] - Sales Cloud是Salesforce最成功的云产品，提供多种功能和定价档次，如基础版25美元/用户/月，企业版165美元/用户/月[37] - Service Cloud专注于为客户提供更迅速的差异化支持和服务，价格档次与Sales Cloud类似，基础版25美元/用户/月，无限制版330美元/用户/月[40] - Marketing Cloud是数字化营销平台，包括多个产品如Journey Builder、Email Studio等，价格根据需求不尽相同[42] AI和数据安全 - Salesforce在AI领域推出了多款产品和平台，包括Einstein GPT、AI Cloud等，旨在提供智能CRM产品和生成式AI[47][49] - Salesforce通过Trust Layer保障企业级数据安全和合规性，功能包括零数据保留、加密通信、数据访问检查等[51]

文章核心观点 - 4月份,Salesforce股价下跌10.7%,主要受到不利的市场环境和收购消息的影响 [1] - Salesforce正在考虑以110亿美元收购Informatica,但投资者对此并不买账,担心收购会分散公司注意力,影响核心业务表现 [3][4][6] - 不利的资本市场环境,如就业数据向好和通胀高企,令投资者担心美联储可能进一步加息,对科技股不利 [9][10] - 受市场环境影响,Salesforce股价估值指标有所下降,但长期投资者可能会看好其股价 [11][12] 公司相关 - Salesforce正考虑以110亿美元收购Informatica,这可能通过股权稀释、动用现金储备或发债等方式融资 [5] - 收购Informatica引发了投资者对Salesforce管理层能力的担忧,担心会分散公司注意力,影响核心业务表现 [4][6] - 4月份Salesforce没有发布重大财务数据,处于季度财报发布之间 [2] 行业相况 - 4月份科技股普遍表现疲软,Nasdaq指数下跌超过5% [10] - 就业数据向好和通胀高企,令投资者担心美联储可能进一步加息,对科技股不利 [9] - 高利率环境下,投资者对高增长高估值的科技股需求下降 [9]

Launch: Equitable & Accelerated Pathways for All welcomes site teams from Maryland, Massachusetts, and Virginia with the support of Salesforce. SILVER SPRING, Md., May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Advance CTE, Education Strategy Group (ESG), ExcelinEd, Jobs for the Future (JFF), and New America are excited to announce the expansion of Launch: Equitable & Accelerated Pathways for All with the addition of three teams from Maryland, Massachusetts, and Virginia thanks to the generous support of a new initiative fund ...

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) exceeded Wall Street expectations in their latest quarterly results, driven by a surge in cloud revenue fueled by increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) services, Bloomberg reported. Alphabet’s shares soared up to 12%, marking its biggest gain since July 2015 and pushing its valuation past $2 trillion. Meanwhile, Microsoft rose as much as 3.5%. Still, there are some cloud computing stocks for investors to sell in this climate. The bear ...