<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in  Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM - Free Report) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor  purchased 7,097 shares of the CRM provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,682,000.</p><ul><li>5 Stocks Set to Start Strong in January and Lead Through 2026</li></ul><p>Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in CRM. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in  Salesforce by 13.7% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 25,668 shares of the CRM provider's stock worth $8,582,000 after acquiring an additional 3,102 shares during the last quarter.  Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of  Salesforce by 12.6% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,827 shares of the CRM provider's stock worth $611,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares during the period.  Bison Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of  Salesforce by 9.0% during the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 2,234 shares of the CRM provider's stock worth $747,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares during the period.  Gabelli Funds LLC increased its position in shares of  Salesforce by 4.0% during the 1st quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 2,085 shares of the CRM provider's stock worth $560,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the last quarter.  Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL raised its holdings in  Salesforce by 33.8% in the 1st quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 3,190 shares of the CRM provider's stock valued at $856,000 after buying an additional 805 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own  80.43% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades</h2><p>CRM has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Cowen  reaffirmed a &#34;buy&#34; rating on shares of Salesforce in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Arete Research raised shares of Salesforce to a &#34;strong-buy&#34; rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Guggenheim  reissued a &#34;neutral&#34; rating on shares of Salesforce in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on Salesforce from $325.00 to $315.00 and set an &#34;outperform&#34; rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on Salesforce from $280.00 to $275.00 and set an &#34;outperform&#34; rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. One research analyst  has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned  a Hold rating and one  has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Salesforce presently has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and an average price target of $326.68.</p><ul><li>Salesforce Just Triggered a Powerful Buy Signal for 2026</li></ul><p><b>Read Our Latest Analysis on CRM</b></p><h2>Salesforce Stock Up 0.3%</h2><p>Salesforce stock opened at $266.09 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $249.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. Salesforce Inc. has a twelve month low of $221.96 and a twelve month high of $367.09. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $249.16 and its 200-day simple moving average is $251.72. </p><ul><li>3 Insider Moves You Shouldn’t Ignore Heading Into 2026</li></ul><p>Salesforce (NYSE:CRM - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The CRM provider reported $3.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.86 by $0.39. Salesforce had a return on equity of 14.41% and a net margin of 17.91%.The firm had revenue of $10.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.27 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.41 earnings per share. Salesforce's revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Salesforce has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.020-3.040 EPS.  As a group, equities analysts expect that  Salesforce Inc. will post 7.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Salesforce Announces Dividend</h2><p>The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.416 per share. This represents a $1.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 18th. Salesforce's dividend payout ratio  is presently 22.16%. </p><h2>Insider Activity</h2><p>In other Salesforce news, CEO Marc Benioff sold 122 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.00, for a total value of $31,598.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 11,911,571 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,085,096,889. This represents a 0.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Parker Harris sold 134,662 shares of Salesforce stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.70, for a total transaction of $31,605,171.40. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 139,767 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $32,803,314.90. This trade represents a 49.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 166,284 shares of company stock worth $39,439,229 in the last ninety days. 3.00% of the stock is owned by insiders. </p><h2>About Salesforce</h2> (Free Report)<p>Salesforce, founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Francisco, is a global provider of cloud-based software focused on customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise applications. The company popularized the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model for CRM and has built a broad portfolio of products designed to help organizations manage sales, service, marketing, commerce and analytics through a unified, cloud-first platform.  </p><p>Core offerings include Sales Cloud for sales automation, Service Cloud for customer support, Marketing Cloud for digital marketing and engagement, and Commerce Cloud for e-commerce.</p><h2>Read More</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Salesforce</li><li>Do not delete, read immediately</li><li>INVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting Off</li><li>Can Any Expenses Be Deducted From Capital Gains Tax?</li><li>Do you know what Amazon is planning for January 1?</li><li>Buffett, Gates and Bezos Quietly Dumping Stocks—Here's Why</li></ul><p><strong>Want to see what other hedge funds are holding CRM?</strong> Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Salesforce Inc. 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<p>Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC acquired 7,097 shares of Salesforce Inc. in Q3, valued at $1,682,000, as per their latest SEC filing. Other institutional investors have also adjusted their positions in Salesforce. The stock has a Moderate Buy rating with an average price target of $326.68. Salesforce reported Q3 earnings of $3.25 per share, surpassing estimates, and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.416 per share.</p>

Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC Buys Shares of 7,097 Salesforce Inc. $CRM