Brokers Offer Predictions for Salesforce FY2025 Earnings

Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) – Stock analysts at William Blair cut their FY2025 EPS estimates for Salesforce in a report released on Wednesday, December 4th. William Blair analyst A. Bhatia now forecasts that the CRM provider will post earnings per share of $7.43 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $7.53. The consensus estimate for Salesforce’s current full-year earnings is $7.48 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Salesforce’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.92 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.87 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.25 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.08 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Citigroup lifted their target price on Salesforce from $368.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of Salesforce from $345.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Salesforce from $340.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Evercore ISI reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Salesforce in a research note on Monday, August 26th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on Salesforce from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty have issued a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $372.86.

Salesforce Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of CRM opened at $361.99 on Monday. Salesforce has a 1 year low of $212.00 and a 1 year high of $369.00. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $309.97 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $272.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.04. The firm has a market cap of $346.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.33 and a beta of 1.30.

Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December 3rd. The CRM provider reported $2.41 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.44 by ($0.03). Salesforce had a return on equity of 12.34% and a net margin of 15.96%. The company had revenue of $9.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.35 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.62 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Salesforce Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 18th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 18th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.44%. Salesforce’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.32%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Miguel Milano sold 719 shares of Salesforce stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $342.81, for a total value of $246,480.39. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 4,659 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,597,151.79. The trade was a 13.37 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO Brian Millham sold 14,808 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $338.95, for a total value of $5,019,171.60. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 140,982 shares of company stock worth $41,591,457 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 3.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Salesforce

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Veritas Asset Management LLP purchased a new stake in Salesforce in the 3rd quarter valued at $733,805,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its position in Salesforce by 48.3% during the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 5,906,877 shares of the CRM provider’s stock worth $1,518,658,000 after purchasing an additional 1,922,674 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV raised its stake in Salesforce by 171.2% during the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,634,834 shares of the CRM provider’s stock worth $447,470,000 after purchasing an additional 1,032,068 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Salesforce by 23,664.2% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,002,848 shares of the CRM provider’s stock valued at $274,490,000 after purchasing an additional 998,628 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farallon Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Salesforce by 51.0% in the 2nd quarter. Farallon Capital Management LLC now owns 2,946,838 shares of the CRM provider’s stock valued at $757,632,000 after buying an additional 994,670 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.43% of the company’s stock.

Salesforce Company Profile

Salesforce, Inc provides Customer Relationship Management (CRM) technology that brings companies and customers together worldwide. The company's service includes sales to store data, monitor leads and progress, forecast opportunities, gain insights through analytics and artificial intelligence, and deliver quotes, contracts, and invoices; and service that enables companies to deliver trusted and highly personalized customer support at scale.