Equity researchers at Northland Capmk have released their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM). Analyst N. Chokshi predicts that the CRM provider will post earnings per share of $1.77 for the quarter. Northland Capmk has given the stock a “Strong-Buy” rating. The consensus estimate for Salesforce’s full-year earnings is $7.54 per share.
Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their target price on Salesforce to $236.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price to $330.00 and rated the stock as “overweight.” Wedbush raised their price target to $325.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating with a $300.00 price target. Oppenheimer increased their price objective to $300.00 and rated the stock as “outperform.”
Salesforce stock opened at $284.48 on Monday, with a 52-week low of $193.68 and a 52-week high of $318.71. The company has a market capitalization of $275.66 billion, a PE ratio of 51.04, and a beta of 1.30. Salesforce’s last earnings results, released on August 28th, showed $2.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.36. The company had revenue of $9.33 billion, surpassing expectations of $9.22 billion.
Several institutional investors have recently adjusted their stakes in Salesforce. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC increased their holdings by 10.2% during the third quarter. Foster Group Inc. raised their position by 4.3%. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc grew its stake by 2.4%. Fulton Bank N.A. increased its holdings by 0.4%. Prentice Wealth Management LLC raised its stake by 1.5%. Institutional investors now own 80.43% of the company’s stock.
In terms of insider trading, CAO Sundeep G. Reddy sold 413 shares of Salesforce stock on July 23rd, while COO Brian Millham sold 8,427 shares on October 2nd. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold a total of 76,412 shares, valued at $20,071,723. Corporate insiders currently own 3.20% of the company’s stock.
Salesforce recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share, payable on October 8th to shareholders of record on September 18th. The company’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.78%.