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SAN FRANCISCO, October 23, 2026--Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the #1 AI CRM, today announced it has granted equity awards under its 2014 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") to new employees who joined Salesforce in connection with the acquisition of m3ter and Fin. The Plan was adopted by the Salesforce Board of Directors in July 2014, in accordance with New York Stock Exchange Rule 303A.08.

Salesforce is profitable and returning cash to shareholders as Agentforce adoption grows. Snowflake posted its third consecutive quarter of accelerating product revenue growth as AI drives demand for its data platform.
Salesforce's AI products are growing at triple-digit rates while the stock sits near a 52-week low, and that gap between momentum and valuation may be exactly what the market keeps getting wrong.

Salesforce clears the Caviar Cruise quality screen on growth, ROIC, cash flow and debt, but weak liquidity and standard ROIC warrant caution.

Salesforce said it intends to acquire Braze (NASDAQ:BRZE), a customer engagement platform focused on real-time and mobile communications, in a transaction valued at approximately $5.66 billion in enterprise value. The companies expect the deal to close during Salesforce’s fiscal 2028, subject to Bra

Salesforce's $5.66 billion Braze acquisition strengthens its AI marketing ambitions, but investors still need proof that the deal can deliver lasting growth.

Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM, XETRA:FOO)’s US$5.7 billion acquisition of Braze should strengthen its position in marketing technology, but the deal risks raising fresh questions about the software giant’s ability to deliver organic growth, according to UBS. The broker described the proposed...

SAN FRANCISCO, October 21, 2026--OpenArt AI, the all-in-one AI creative platform and AI video generator that is changing the way visual stories are told for over 8 million monthly active users, today announced the appointment of Scott Larson, the former Global Head of Brand and Creative at Salesforce, as Vice President of Brand Marketing & Creative. Larson joins OpenArt after helping lead Salesforce's transformation into one of the world's most recognized B2B brands, overseeing global brand and
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Analysts see Braze’s personalized, cross-channel engagement tools as a strategic fit with Salesforce’s Data 360 and Customer 360 platforms.

Salesforce is acquiring Braze for $5.6 billion, paying a ~50% premium, to strengthen its customer engagement capabilities. Learn why CRM stock is a buy.

Jefferies says Salesforce’s $5.66 billion deal could spur software industry consolidation, boost marketing abilities and fuel Klaviyo takeover speculation.

Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Matthew Vanvliet reiterates Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) with a Overweight and maintains $300 price target.

Business development research and deal work in Claude can flow into Navatar, while Claude-based workflows and artifacts can draw on updated CRM informationNEW YORK and LONDON, Oct. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Navatar today announced bidirectional Salesforce Model Context Protocol (MCP) capabilities that connect business development, deal research, and pipeline work in Claude with the firm’s Navatar CRM. Private equity and M&A professionals can bring information developed in Claude into supporte
Salesforce (CRM) stock returned 42.8% between July 21 and October 19, 2026, against 2.7% for the S&P 500. The advance turned out to be about a return to faster growth. The biggest one-day gain of the window occurred on August 27. That move came the day after management reported faster growth in revenue under contract and said annual recurring revenue from its AI and data business was about to cross $4 billion. So how much of that was already public before July 21.

On Oct. 20, 2026, the customer engagement software maker's board unanimously backed the $47.50-per-share offer, confirming shareholder support.
Key TakeawaysBraze shares jumped 51% after Salesforce agreed to buy the company for $47. 50 a share in cash, about $5.

Salesforce's (CRM) acquisition of Braze (BRZE) will be successful if it is able to effectively integ

Braze (BRZE:NASDAQ) shares are up about 51% today (trading at about $45. 50) after Salesforce (CRM:NYSE) agreed to buy the marketing software company for $47.

Salesforce will pay a 58% premium for marketing software company Braze.

All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Tuesday, as oil prices were down, b

Stifel called the roughly 58% acquisition premium a win for Braze shareholders, while Wells Fargo sees broader implications for software valuations.

Salesforce (CRM) agreed to acquire customer engagement platform Braze (BRZE) in a deal worth $5.66 b

Investing.com — Klaviyo (NYSE: KVYO) shares rose 8% on Tuesday following news that Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) reached a definitive agreement to acquire rival customer engagement platform Braze (NASDAQ: BRZE) in a transaction valued at approximately $5.66 billion. Under the terms of the deal, Braze Class A shareholders will receive $47.50 in cash per share.

Investing.com -- Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) agreed to acquire customer engagement software company Braze (NASDAQ: BRZE) for approximately $5.66 billion in enterprise value, offering $47.50 per share in cash in a deal aimed at strengthening its marketing and artificial intelligence capabilities.

Salesforce Inc. has agreed to buy Braze Inc., an artificial intelligence-powered platform for marketers, for almost $5.7 billion in enterprise value.

Salesforce (CRM) reached $241.05 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a -2.31% change compared to its last close.

Key Stats for Salesforce StockCurrent Price: $246. 74Target Price (Mid): ~$445Street Target: ~$286Potential Total Return: ~81%Annualized IRR: ~15% / yearWhat Happened?Salesforce (CRM:NYSE) closed at $246.

Salesforce (CRM) is back in focus after partners ZoomInfo, Demandbase and Docusign deepened their integrations with Hunter and Agentforce, pulling more sales and contract workflows into Salesforce’s AI driven environment. Recent moves in Salesforce’s share price tell a mixed story. The stock has gained 4.57% on a 1 day share price return and 8.31% over 7 days, yet it is down 3.49% on a 30 day share price return and 2.71% year to date. At the same time, the 44.49% 90 day share price return and...

Diamond Hill Capital, a First Eagle Investment Management company, issued its Q3 2026 investor letter for its “Large Cap Strategy”. The letter can be downloaded here. The Strategy returned 3.18% (net of fees) in the quarter, outperforming the 2.61% return of the Russell 1000 Value Index. Key positive contributors included stock selection in information technology, an underweight in […]
Salesforce (CRM) has received quite a bit of attention from Zacks.com users lately. Therefore, it is wise to be aware of the facts that can impact the stock's prospects.

In October 2026, partners including Demandbase, ZoomInfo and Docusign announced deeper integrations with Salesforce’s new AI-powered outbound agent Hunter and Agentforce, bringing third-party data, engagement signals and agreement workflows directly into Salesforce, Slack and Agentforce interfaces. These moves push more of Salesforce customers’ sales and contract work into AI-driven, in-app agents. This can concentrate usage in higher value workflows and tighten Salesforce’s role in...
According to the average brokerage recommendation (ABR), one should invest in Salesforce (CRM). It is debatable whether this highly sought-after metric is effective because Wall Street analysts' recommendations tend to be overly optimistic. Would it be worth investing in the stock?

In September 2026, Salesforce appointed Virginia Sharma as chief marketing officer of its Missionforce public sector business, bringing more than 25 years of global technology marketing and sales experience across IBM, LinkedIn, JioSaavn and Google to lead its worldwide government-focused marketing from McLean, Virginia. Her background in scaling public sector cloud adoption and AI-focused campaigns at Google and other large enterprises could strengthen Salesforce’s push to position...
Salesforce (CRM) closed at $227.8 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.44% move from the prior day.

Work4Flow today announced a structured 90-day program that moves enterprises from Salesforce to ServiceNow CRM, carrying data and schema with the business logic and customers lifecycles processes that run on them. The program uses agentic intelligence to understand enterprise CRM end to end, assess migration readiness, interpret the intent behind Flows, Apex triggers, validation rules and approvals, rebuild that logic in ServiceNow CRM, and migrate data, relationships and custom objects through
Goldman Sachs just broke ranks on Palantir with a bold upgrade that draws a sharp line between two kinds of enterprise software, and the market is already picking sides.

CHICAGO, October 08, 2026--Zenkraft today announced the launch of Zenkraft Shipping for Agentic Commerce, a new Commerce App available for Salesforce B2C Commerce's Storefront Next. Commerce Apps are the new extensibility framework for B2C Commerce that enable merchants to install plug-and-play third-party apps directly in Business Manager, cutting implementation time and cost. Zenkraft Shipping for Agentic Commerce is available now in the Commerce App Registry, giving merchants a turnkey way to
Over the last twelve months, Salesforce (CRM) generated free cash flow equal to 8.2% of its market value. That figure compares with 4.5% for the median S&P 500 company. A yield sitting that far above the norm usually points to one of two scenarios. Either the stock is cheap, or investors expect the cash to dwindle. Before sorting out which, what do you actually get as a shareholder from that cash.

Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM) is an enterprise software giant that offers an attractive mix of high profitability margins, solid cash flows, and depressed valuation, which are offset by the company’s high leverage and a lagging share price. The stock appears cheap based on its forward earnings, but a re-rating after a bearish run in 2026 rests […]
Conference spotlight and fresh AI deals put Salesforce stock back in focus Salesforce (CRM) stepped into the spotlight at the 2026 North American Marketing Leadership Summit on September 28, just as a string of AI focused partnerships and an acquisition reshaped the story around its shares. Recent trading paints a mixed picture for Salesforce, with a 1 day share price return of 3.10% to US$236.69 sitting against a 30 day share price decline of 8.30%. At the same time, the 90 day share price...

Salesforce (CRM) stock has dropped 13% from its early September high of about $264. You make money from here only if the stock recovers and Salesforce keeps customers paying for Agentforce and Slack. Should you buy Salesforce stock after this drop? To assess that, we have to look at Salesforce's history of dips and how it subsequently recovered.


The acquisition is expected to close in Salesforce’s FY 2028, pending approval from Braze shareholders and regulatory authorities.



Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM, XETRA:FOO)’s $5.66 billion deal for Braze Inc (NASDAQ:BRZE) sent the customer-engagement software company’s shares soaring, with rival Klaviyo also climbing as investors reassessed the sector’s value. Salesforce will pay $47.50 in cash for each Braze Class A share,...







