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The closing price of Salesforce Inc (NYSE: CRM) was $279.39 for the day, up 0.24% from the previous closing price of $278.73. In other words, the price has increased by $0.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.09 million shares were traded. CRM stock price reached its highest trading level at $282.205 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $277.29.
Ratios:
Our analysis of CRM’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 19.13 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.59. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.99 and its Current Ratio is at 0.99. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.20 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.18.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Stephens on March 19, 2025, initiated with a Equal-Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $311.
On February 27, 2025, BMO Capital Markets reiterated its Outperform rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $375 to $367.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 17 ’25 when Weaver Amy E sold 6,221 shares for $277.37 per share. The transaction valued at 1,725,519 led to the insider holds 46,750 shares of the business.
AMY WEAVER bought 6,221 shares of CRM for $1,725,519 on Mar 17 ’25. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, Weaver Amy E, who serves as the President and CFO of the company, sold 6,221 shares for $301.00 each. As a result, the insider received 1,872,521 and left with 46,750 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CRM now has a Market Capitalization of 268493799424 and an Enterprise Value of 266522181632. As of this moment, Salesforce’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 43.92, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.24. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.51. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.39. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.033 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.918.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CRM is 1.36, which has changed by -0.09403676 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CRM has reached a high of $369.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $212.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.40%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.72%.
Shares Statistics:
CRM traded an average of 6.82M shares per day over the past three months and 7654420 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 962.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 936.20M. Insiders hold about 2.58% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.97% stake in the company. Shares short for CRM as of 1740700800 were 9641089 with a Short Ratio of 1.41, compared to 1738281600 on 9767800. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9641089 and a Short% of Float of 1.0299999.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.6, CRM has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.20. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.005740322The current Payout Ratio is 25.15% for CRM, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-18 with an ex-dividend date of 1734480000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-04-18 when the company split stock in a 4:1 ratio.
