Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Salesforce Q1 Earnings

Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Salesforce in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the CRM provider will post earnings per share of $1.92 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.93. The consensus estimate for Salesforce’s current full-year earnings is $7.46 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Salesforce’s Q2 2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.14 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.35 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.49 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.25 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.37 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.44 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $2.65 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $9.71 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $11.53 EPS.

CRM has been the topic of several other research reports. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Salesforce from $425.00 to $375.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Northland Securities reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $440.00 price objective (up from $400.00) on shares of Salesforce in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Salesforce in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. TD Cowen raised Salesforce from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $380.00 to $400.00 in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Finally, DA Davidson dropped their price objective on Salesforce from $300.00 to $275.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, thirty-one have assigned a buy rating and five have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $362.74.

Salesforce Trading Up 2.0 %

Shares of CRM opened at $286.26 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $312.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $310.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $275.10 billion, a PE ratio of 47.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.35. Salesforce has a 12-month low of $212.00 and a 12-month high of $369.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. bought a new position in Salesforce during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Salesforce during the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Accredited Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Salesforce in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Arlington Trust Co LLC raised its stake in Salesforce by 85.1% in the fourth quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 87 shares of the CRM provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Compass Financial Services Inc bought a new stake in Salesforce during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.43% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Miguel Milano sold 458 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $307.97, for a total value of $141,050.26. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 5,864 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,805,936.08. This represents a 7.24 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Sundeep G. Reddy sold 436 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $332.28, for a total transaction of $144,874.08. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 7,057 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,344,899.96. This represents a 5.82 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 36,541 shares of company stock valued at $11,599,604 over the last ninety days. 3.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Salesforce

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.