Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) Issues Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance
Salesforce (NYSE:CRM – Get Free Report) updated its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.340-2.360 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.400. The company issued revenue guidance of $9.2 billion-$9.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $9.3 billion. Salesforce also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 9.860-9.940 EPS.
Salesforce Price Performance
Shares of NYSE CRM traded up $1.79 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $271.62. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 10,188,283 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,428,176. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $285.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $275.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 1.09. Salesforce has a 52 week low of $193.68 and a 52 week high of $318.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $262.93 billion, a PE ratio of 64.62, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.30.
Salesforce (NYSE:CRM – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 28th. The CRM provider reported $1.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.72 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $9.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.22 billion. Salesforce had a return on equity of 10.42% and a net margin of 11.87%. The company’s revenue was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.01 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Salesforce will post 7.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Evercore ISI upped their target price on Salesforce from $290.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an outperform rating in a research report on Thursday, February 29th. KeyCorp assumed coverage on Salesforce in a research report on Thursday, March 21st. They set a sector weight rating on the stock. Argus lifted their price objective on Salesforce from $290.00 to $354.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 6th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Salesforce from $325.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a research note on Thursday, February 29th. Finally, Truist Financial reiterated a buy rating and issued a $360.00 target price (up from $275.00) on shares of Salesforce in a report on Thursday, February 29th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-four have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus price target of $310.94.
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Insider Activity
In other news, CEO Marc Benioff sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.54, for a total transaction of $4,733,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 13,311,166 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,200,205,319.64. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other news, CEO Marc Benioff sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.54, for a total value of $4,733,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 13,311,166 shares in the company, valued at $4,200,205,319.64. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Parker Harris sold 4,200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $299.60, for a total value of $1,258,320.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 104,904 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $31,429,238.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 618,870 shares of company stock valued at $179,225,234. 3.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
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.
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