The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price. Do they really matter, though?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 ...

While it was scary at the time, the sell-off that started last month across equities is already becoming a thing of the past. Take the benchmark S&P 500 Index, for example. Sure, it had its worst run of weeks in years as it shed the better part of 10% in just three weeks, but it’s after bouncing back that much in just two. And from where it closed on Wednesday, it’s less than 1% away from hitting a new all-time high, something many thought would be off the cards for the rest of the year. This recovery theme ...

Salesforce.com (CRM) is expected to deliver a year-over-year increase in earnings on higher revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended July 2024. This widely-known consensus outlook gives a good sense of the company's earnings picture, but how the actual results compare to these estimates is a powerful factor that could impact its near-term stock price.The stock might move higher if these key numbers top expectations in the upcoming earnings report, which is expected to be released on August 28. ...

JHVEPhotoIntro & Thesis Over the last 11 years, Salesforce's (NYSE:CRM) revenue has increased by more than 18% annually, based on Seeking Alpha's data, due to high demand in its end markets (CRM develops customer relationship management software to help businesses manage their various sales, marketing services, and more). However, this growth rate has recently begun to decline, causing the company's valuation to depreciate rapidly. As a result, the stock price remained basically unchanged on a YTD basis ...

Salesforce.com (CRM) ended the recent trading session at $265.38, demonstrating a +0.94% swing from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.97%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 0.58%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw an increase of 1.39%.The customer-management software developer's shares have seen an increase of 6.17% over the last month, surpassing the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 5.36% and the S&P 500's loss of 1.85%.Th ...

文章核心观点 - Salesforce公司的股价在过去三个月内下跌超过8%,远低于整体市场的涨幅[1][2][3] - Salesforce的销售增长率大幅放缓,从过去一直保持20%以上的高增长,降至如今的个位数增长[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] - 这一销售增长放缓反映了公司内部和整个市场的深层次问题,包括企业IT支出谨慎、公司战略转向利润改善等[6][7] - Salesforce面临来自微软、甲骨文、SAP等大型科技公司日益激烈的竞争压力,这进一步加大了公司的长期增长不确定性[14][15][16] 根据目录分类总结 销售增长放缓 - Salesforce过去一直保持20%以上的高增长,但如今增长率大幅放缓至个位数[5][10] - 这一趋势不仅是暂时性的,反映了公司内部和整体市场的深层次问题[6][7] - 企业IT支出谨慎、公司战略转向利润改善等因素导致了销售增长的大幅放缓[6][7] - 未来几年Salesforce的销售增长预计将进一步放缓至中高个位数[8][9] 盈利能力下降 - Salesforce的每股收益(EPS)增长预计将从过去5年的42.9%大幅下降至未来5年的15.3%[11] - 这与销售增长放缓的趋势一致,反映了公司盈利能力的下降[11] 竞争加剧 - Salesforce面临来自微软、甲骨文、SAP等大型科技公司日益激烈的竞争[14][15] - 这些公司纷纷加大在CRM和云计算领域的投入,对Salesforce构成了严峻挑战[14][15][16] - 新进入者也带来了创新功能和有竞争力的定价,进一步压缩了Salesforce的市场份额[15][16]

This cloud-computing giant is down but not out.Shares of Salesforce (CRM 0.05%) have frustrated investors by trading down about 20% from their 52-week high earlier this year.Despite solid profitability and overall strong fundamentals, the customer resource management software pioneer has struggled to reaccelerate growth. The company is betting big on new artificial intelligence (AI) tools integrated across its platform, but the market appears skeptical about whether those efforts are enough to diversify the ...

NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading securities law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP announces an investigation into Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) for potential violations of the federal securities laws. If you invested in Salesforce, you are encouraged to submit your information at https://www.bfalaw.com/cases-investigations/salesforce-inc. Why Did Salesforce’s Stock Drop? On May 29, 2024, Salesforce reported its fiscal Q1 2025 financial results. In pertinent part, Salesforce’s reported $9.13 b ...

Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) stock had touched highs of $319 at the beginning of March. There has been a sharp correction of 20% from those highs and CRM stock currently trades at $254. In my view, the correction presents a golden opportunity to consider exposure to this value creator. This column discusses the reasons to be bullish on CRM stock with an investment horizon of three to five years.Coming to valuations, CRM stock trades at a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.7x. This is cheap considering the ...

NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading securities law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP announces an investigation into Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) for potential violations of the federal securities laws. If you invested in Salesforce, you are encouraged to submit your information at https://www.bfalaw.com/cases-investigations/salesforce-inc. Why Did Salesforce’s Stock Drop? On May 29, 2024, Salesforce reported its fiscal Q1 2025 financial results. In pertinent part, Salesforce’s reported $9.13 b ...