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Figma Inc. has filed for an initial public offering, aiming to list its Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol &#8220;FIG,&#8221; marking a significant step for the San Francisco-based design platform.
What Happened: The company, known for its collaborative browser-based tools used by major clients such as Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) and Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>), reported robust financial growth ahead of its public debut. 
For the year ended December 31, 2024, Figma posted revenue of $749 million, a 48% increase year-over-year, and for the first quarter of 2025, revenue reached $228.2 million, up 46% from the prior year period. The company's compounded annual revenue growth rate over four years stands at 53%.
Figma's net income swung from $737.8 million in 2023—boosted by a $1 billion termination fee from the abandoned Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ADBE#NASDAQ">ADBE</a>) merger—to a net loss of $732.1 million in 2024, largely due to one-time stock-based compensation expenses. However, the company returned to profitability in the first quarter of 2025 with net income of $44.9 million. 
Figma's platform is now used by 95% of the Fortune 500 and 78% of the Forbes Global 2000, reflecting its widespread adoption across industries. The company has rapidly expanded its product suite, launching features such as Dev Mode for developers, FigJam for ideation, and new AI-powered tools like Figma Make, which can generate functional prototypes from prompts. 
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Why It Matters: Its Net Dollar Retention Rate was 134% at the end of 2024 and 132% as of March, indicating strong customer expansion and retention. 
The IPO follows Figma's earlier attempt to be acquired by Adobe for $20 billion, a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/large-cap/23/07/33353200/adobes-game-changing-20-billion-figma-acquisition-under-global-regulatory-microscope">deal blocked by regulatory authorities</a> over antitrust concerns. Figma's most recent <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/05/38893439/figma-sets-12-5b-valuation-in-new-equity-offering-falling-short-of-adobes-acquisition-offer">private valuation was $12.5 billion</a>, set during a secondary share sale in 2024. Founder and CEO Dylan Field will retain significant voting power post-IPO, due to Figma's multi-class share structure.
Figma's business model is subscription-based, offering tiered plans for individuals, organizations, and enterprises, with pricing tailored to different user roles and workflows. &nbsp;
The company plans to use IPO proceeds for working capital, product development, and potential acquisitions, while repaying certain outstanding indebtedness. Figma does not anticipate paying dividends in the near future. 
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Figma Targets Wall Street Debut After $20 Billion Adobe Deal Collapse

The first half of 2025 has come to a close and 21 of the 30 stocks that make up the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/dow-jones-industrial-average">Dow Jones Industrial Average Index</a> are positive year-to-date.
Despite the impressive number of stocks with a positive performance in the first six months, the index was up around 4% with several of the components posting large declines.
2025 Performance: Through the first six months of the year, two <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/magnificent-seven">Magnificent Seven stocks </a>are among the 10 best in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and two are among the 10 worst in the index based on performance.
Here's a look at the 10 best Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks in the first half:
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<li>International Business Machines (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBM#NYSE">IBM</a>): +34.1%</li>
<li>Goldman Sachs (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GS#NYSE">GS</a>): +23.6%</li>
<li>JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JPM#NYSE">JPM</a>): +20.9%</li>
<li>Boeing Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BA#NYSE">BA</a>): +18.4%</li>
<li>Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>): +18.0%</li>
<li>3M Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MMM#NYSE">MMM</a>): +17.9%</li>
<li>NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>): +17.6%</li>
<li>Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CSCO#NASDAQ">CSCO</a>): +17.2%</li>
<li>Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KO#NYSE">KO</a>): +13.6%</li>
<li>Visa Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/V#NYSE">V</a>): +12.3%</li>
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Here are the 10 worst performing Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks in the first half:
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<li>UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UNH#NYSE">UNH</a>): -38.3%</li>
<li>Merck &amp; Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRK#NYSE">MRK</a>): -20.4%</li>
<li>Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>): -18.4</li>
<li>Apple Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>): -18.1%</li>
<li>Nike Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NKE#NYSE">NKE</a>): -6.1%</li>
<li>Home Depot Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HD#NYSE">HD</a>): -5.7%</li>
<li>Procter &amp; Gamble Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PG#NYSE">PG</a>): -5.0%</li>
<li>Chevron Corp (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CVX#NYSE">CVX</a>): -1.1%</li>
<li>Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>): Flat</li>
<li>McDonald's Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MCD#NASDAQ">MCD</a>): +0.8%</li>
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Overall the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIA#NYSE">DIA</a>), which tracks the index, was up around 4% in the first half of 2025. This was a lower gain than the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>), which tracks the S&amp;P 500, which had a 5.7% gain in the first half.
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Why It's Important: Nvidia was one of the new Dow Jones components <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/etfs/broad-u-s-equity-etfs/24/12/42726598/dow-jones-2024-scoreboard-top-5-winners-losers-and-how-amazon-nvidia-could-reshape-2025">added in 2024</a> and the stock is one of the top performers in the first half of 2025. The stock replaced Intel, which was a top decliner in recent years.
The index also got rid of Walgreens, which was another poor performer in recent years. Its replacement Amazon was flat for the first half of 2025.
The new index makeup is showing strong signs of positive returns.
With 21 of the components positive year-to-date and one flat, this could mark one of the best years by the number of gainers in recent history.
In 2024, 18 of the 30 stocks were up for the full year. In 2023, 19 of the stocks in the index were up.
Perhaps most surprising is that two of the Magnificent Seven stocks rank among the worst performers in the first half of 2025, despite being part of the four Mag 7 members included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Apple was the fourth-worst performer in the index for the first half, falling 18.1%. That marks a sharp reversal from its standout status as the only Dow Jones stock to rank among the top gainers in both 2023 and 2024.
Amazon ranked ninth with a flat return, as only eight of the components were down. 
The Dow Jones Industrial Average remains one of the most closely watched stock market indexes, serving as a gauge of overall market health. With only 30 stocks and a weighting based on stock price, rather than market capitalization, the index is less frequently used by some analysts and market experts than the broader S&amp;P 500 Index.
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Salesforce (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 13.81% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 22.29%. Currently, Salesforce has a market capitalization of $260.65 billion. 
Buying $1000 In CRM: If an investor had bought $1000 of CRM stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $56,075.06 today based on a price of $272.65 for CRM at the time of writing.
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Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

$1000 Invested In Salesforce 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

On Thursday, Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) CEO Marc Benioff reiterated that artificial intelligence is already handling up to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/06/46118592/ai-runs-up-to-half-the-show-at-salesforce-ceo-says">half of the company's tasks</a> and revealed whether an AI agent could replace him in the future.
What Happened: During an interview with Bloomberg, Benioff said that AI has been integrated into critical functions at Salesforce. "We're looking at productivity levels of 30 to 50% this year in key functions like engineering, coding and support.&#8221;
When asked if an AI agent could eventually replace him, Benioff quipped, "I hope so," acknowledging his response was partly in jest.
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Why It's Important: Benioff previously also spoke about AI handling&nbsp; 30% to 50% of the company's workload, calling it a "digital labor revolution."
He has also stated that AI is replacing human tasks with approximately 93% accuracy, enabling employees to focus on more valuable work.
Meanwhile, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has been <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/06/46089330/bernie-sanders-slams-job-cuts-says-ai-should-give-workers-more-time-off-instead-of-throwing-you-out-on-the-street">pushing for a 32-hour workweek</a>, arguing that advancements in AI and automation should boost productivity and give workers more free time.
His latest statement came after Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) announced its third round of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/content/46083721/microsoft-stock-holds-steady-as-ai-drives-workforce-shift">2025 layoffs</a>, mainly affecting sales and customer-facing roles due to AI-related changes.
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) CEO Andy Jassy also warned of corporate job <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/06/45990634/amazon-ceo-andy-jassys-ai-led-job-cuts-warning-sparks-backlash-as-employee-reportedly-says-its-clearly-part-of-the-plan">cuts driven by AI efficiency</a>, prompting employee backlash.
Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings reflect a bearish outlook for CRM over the short, medium and long term. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound">Additional performance details can be found here</a>.
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Marc Benioff Says AI Now Handles Up To 50% Of Work At Salesforce — Could An AI Agent Eventually Take Over His Job?

Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) CEO Marc Benioff said on Thursday that artificial intelligence is now responsible for handling between 30% and 50% of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst-color/25/06/46079632/bofa-sees-155-billion-agentic-ai-boom-by-2030-spotlights-microsoft-salesforce-and-others">the company's workload. </a>
The Details: Salesforce is rapidly increasing its use of AI to automate tasks and streamline operations, Benioff told <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/26/ai-salesforce-benioff.html">CNBC </a>in an interview.
The CEO emphasized that everyone must recognize how AI is taking over jobs previously done by humans, enabling teams to concentrate on higher-value activities.
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Benioff described this shift as a "digital labor revolution," noting that Salesforce's AI implementations have achieved about 93% accuracy—a level he considers strong, though he admits that perfect accuracy is unrealistic. 
He also pointed out that other providers struggle to match this level of precision, largely due to insufficient data and metadata.
The impact of AI adoption is being felt across the tech industry, with Salesforce itself eliminating over 1,000 jobs earlier this year as part of its AI-driven restructuring. 
Other major companies, such as CrowdStrike and Klarna, are also reducing their workforces as they invest in AI. Meanwhile, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has mentioned plans to utilize AI to make the company's workforce more efficient.
What Else: On Tuesday, PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PEP#NASDAQ">PEP</a>) announced <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/06/46073995/pepsico-taps-salesforce-to-deploy-agentforce-for-ai-driven-growth">a major collaboration</a> with Salesforce to deploy Salesforce's Agentforce platform—an AI-driven tool designed to embed digital agents into operational workflows to streamline customer and sales processes.
Salesforce will also leverage its Data Cloud, Consumer Goods Cloud, Service Cloud and Marketing Cloud platforms to help unify PepsiCo's data streams and automate marketing and retail execution.
Beyond consumer goods, Salesforce is expanding Agentforce into other industries such as healthcare, showcasing the broad applicability of its AI-powered solutions.
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Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Matthew Vanvliet reiterates Salesforce (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) with a Overweight and maintains $325 price target.

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Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) CEO Satya Nadella called Palantir Technologies Inc.&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>) Forward Deployed Engineer model &#8220;fantastic&#8221; at a Y Combinator event, prompting industry debate about the data analytics company&#8217;s unique approach to product development.
What Happened: Chad Wahlquist, Forward Deployed Architect at Palantir, responded to Nadella&#8217;s comments on X, rejecting misconceptions about the FDE model. &#8220;Many mistakenly believe the FDE model is just a new name for a change management consulting model. False,&#8221; Wahlquist wrote.
The FDE approach places engineers directly with customers to build products at the point of need rather than relying on traditional consulting methodologies. 
&#8220;FDEs build the product customers need, when they need it, at the edge,&#8221; Wahlquist explained. &#8220;The feedback loop from FDEs experiencing customer pain at the edge and turning it into product allows us to cycle and build the right product much faster.&#8221;
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&mdash; Chad Wahlquist (@chadwahl) <a href="https://twitter.com/chadwahl/status/1937994139280551978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></blockquote>
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This methodology differs significantly from traditional enterprise software sales cycles. Where companies like Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) and Oracle Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>) rely on lengthy relationship-building processes, Palantir embeds technical experts directly with <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/06/45738764/garry-tan-says-founders-must-build-with-customers-to-compete-with-giants-like-salesforce-oracle-you-cant-farm-this-out">clients using its Foundry platform</a>.
Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan, who worked at Palantir from 2005 to 2007, previously outlined how FDEs sit with clients like FBI agents <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/06/45738764/garry-tan-says-founders-must-build-with-customers-to-compete-with-giants-like-salesforce-oracle-you-cant-farm-this-out">investigating domestic terrorism</a>, observing actual workflows. &#8220;Instead of the next meeting being reviewing 50 pages of sales documentation, it&#8217;s literally like &#8216;Okay we built it,'&#8221; Tan said on the Lightcone Podcast.
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Why It Matters: The model&#8217;s effectiveness has attracted attention from major financial institutions. JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. CEO Jamie Dimon recalled his 2012 encounter with Palantir: &#8220;I remember sitting down with the Palantir people and going through this AI thing saying holy Christ this is this is unbelievable.&#8221; 
JPMorgan subsequently established its own AI department and <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/06/45897537/jamie-dimon-recalls-first-palantir-meeting-holy-christ-this-is-unbelievable-jpmorgan-now-has-600-ai-use-cases-2-billion-annual-investment-on-ai">now invests $2 billion annually in artificial intelligence</a> across 600 active use cases.
Palantir shares have surged over 492% in the past 12 months, reaching new all-time highs near $143. The company recently raised 2025 revenue guidance to $3.89-3.90 billion while projecting adjusted free <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/06/45738764/garry-tan-says-founders-must-build-with-customers-to-compete-with-giants-like-salesforce-oracle-you-cant-farm-this-out">cash flow between $1.6-1.8 billion</a>. Recent catalysts include a $795 million Defense Department contract and commercial partnerships.
According to&nbsp;Benzinga&#8217;s Edge Stock Rankings, Palantir shows strong Short-, Medium-, and Long-Term Price Trends. Here&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">how the stock performs across other key metrics</a>.
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A recent report from Bank of America Securities (BofA) highlights a significant, yet currently underestimated, medium-term surge in <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/software" rel="noreferrer noopener">software spending</a> driven by AI agents.
While the market has shown some caution due to an &#8220;underwhelming generative AI adoption or monetization cycle&#8221; so far, BofA believes that &#8220;agentic functionality&#8221; could be the key to unlocking substantial revenue.
BofA&#8217;s &#8220;deep dive&#8221; into agentic AI suggests that spending on this technology could reach a staggering $155 billion by 2030. This estimate is three times higher than most current industry analyst projections.
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Agentic functionality could be the defining catalyst for AI monetization, as agents can potentially unlock sustainable, measurable, and material workforce productivity improvements, as per BofA.
The analyst leveraged a top-down approach to estimate the potential &#8220;services&#8221; Total Addressable Market (TAM) capture of agentic AI (with services representing human salaries or wages).
BofA estimated global knowledge worker wages across seven major occupation categories (sales, finance, and IT) are $18.6 trillion annually.
The analyst noted it is reasonable to assume that agents will perform 10% of workflows for this cohort of employees by 2030, representing $1.9 trillion in automation-driven value.
Assuming software vendors can capture roughly 8% of this value (representing 12 times customer ROI on agentic spending), this would equate to global agentic AI spending of $155 billion, as per BofA.
The analyst presented surveys summarizing the state of agentic AI adoption, general agentic investment posture, and job functions best suited for agents. Responses indicate that 64% of organizations expect to pursue agentic AI initiatives in 2025, per BofA.
However, the analyst noted that agentic AI initiatives remain in the early stages of deployment, with 53% in the exploration stage, 25% in the pilot stage, and only 6% of organizations in production (as of January 2025).
Unsurprisingly, surveys indicate that customer service, marketing, sales, and software development are likely to be the first significant job functions to adopt agentic technologies, BofA said.
Key AI beneficiaries in BofA coverage included Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) (with the Azure or OpenAI partnership and Microsoft 365 product cycles), Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) (Agentforce), ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NOW#NYSE">NOW</a>) (Now Assist), Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTU#NASDAQ">INTU</a>) (Intuit Assist for QuickBooks and TurboTax), HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HUBS#NYSE">HUBS</a>) (Breeze AI agents), GitLab Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GTLB#NASDAQ">GTLB</a>) (Duo) and OneStream, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/OS#NASDAQ">OS</a>) (SensibleAI).
As per the analyst, these firms possess the key ingredients for AI success and monetization, notably large customer datasets, robust data management, or governance capabilities. BofA said these companies also have publicly or in beta agentic AI features or products available today. The analyst expects monetization to begin ramping in calendar 2026.
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The Agentic AI Boom Will Be Worth $155 Billion By 2030, Analyst Names Key Beneficiaries

Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) shares climbed in premarket trading Tuesday after the company revealed a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/06/n46071594/pepsico-leverages-salesforces-agentforce-to-advance-ai-agenda" rel="noreferrer noopener">significant collaboration</a> with PepsiCo Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PEP#NASDAQ">PEP</a>), a move that appears to be boosting investor confidence.
The food and beverage giant plans to roll out Salesforce&#8217;s Agentforce platform, a tool designed to embed AI-driven digital agents directly into operational workflows to streamline customer and sales processes.
PepsiCo is among the first in its industry to integrate Agentforce at scale.
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The move is aimed at modernizing how sales and support teams operate, making them more agile and efficient in a data-driven environment.
According to Ramon Laguarta, Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, the partnership underscores the company&#8217;s broader ambition to become more responsive and innovative by weaving AI into its everyday operations. With Agentforce, PepsiCo expects to elevate customer engagement and unlock insights that drive growth.
Through tools like Data Cloud, Consumer Goods Cloud, Service Cloud, and Marketing Cloud, Salesforce will help unify PepsiCo&#8217;s data streams and automate marketing and retail execution.
These platforms will enhance inventory visibility, facilitate real-time collaboration, and optimize promotions with AI-generated insights.
Beyond the consumer goods sector, Salesforce is also actively expanding its Agentforce platform into the healthcare industry, demonstrating the versatility and broad applicability of its AI-powered solutions.
In a separate press release, UChicago Medicine announced its adoption of Agentforce for Health, a tailored version of the platform, to support <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/06/b46071498/salesforce-collaborates-with-uchicago-medicine-to-enhance-patient-support" rel="noreferrer noopener">non-clinical patient services</a>.
By automating routine inquiries through AI-powered chat and phone agents, the hospital system aims to reduce staff workload while improving 24/7 access to key information.
Patients will soon be able to use self-service tools to handle appointment scheduling, insurance verification, and navigation support.
Andrew Chang, Chief Marketing Officer of UChicago Medicine, emphasized the platform&#8217;s potential to help staff focus on complex needs by offloading repetitive tasks to intelligent digital agents.
Salesforce&#8217;s latest developments highlight a broader trend of merging human expertise with autonomous systems to meet evolving operational demands across industries.
According to&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://pro.benzinga.com/?gspk=YWRhbWVja2VydDUzMzY&amp;gsxid=zBMR4PKmcgBw" rel="noreferrer noopener">Benzinga Pro</a>, CRM stock has gained over 9% in the past year. Investors can gain exposure to the stock via&nbsp;iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (BATS:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IGV#BATS">IGV</a>).
Price Action: CRM shares are trading higher by 1.11% to $266.34 premarket at last check Tuesday.
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PepsiCo Taps Salesforce To Deploy Agentforce For AI-Driven Growth

The academic health system will soon handle personalized requests — like prescription refills and appointment scheduling — autonomously with Agentforce for Health to boost efficiency and deliver more responsive, patient-centered care
<a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2F&amp;esheet=54281124&amp;newsitemid=20250624764895&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Salesforce&amp;index=1&amp;md5=d24c22c24e125e1c90b8dcc00e46af97">Salesforce</a> (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>), the world's #1 AI CRM, today announced that UChicago Medicine is implementing <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Fhealthcare-life-sciences%2Fhealthcare-artificial-intelligence%2F&amp;esheet=54281124&amp;newsitemid=20250624764895&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Agentforce+for+Health&amp;index=2&amp;md5=dbf6844440c1a9b1564b6a022a110810">Agentforce for Health</a> to enhance the patient experience. <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Fagentforce%2F&amp;esheet=54281124&amp;newsitemid=20250624764895&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Agentforce&amp;index=3&amp;md5=7633e72f16ec585fa5295b3e64dc0d0a">Agentforce</a>, Salesforce's digital labor platform, is being integrated into the academic health system's non-clinical, operational workflows to provide patients with 24/7 access to tailored, self-service information and support.
UChicago Medicine identified opportunities to improve the efficiency of non-clinical support provided to patients, particularly for routine inquiries received outside of regular business hours. The addition of agentic, AI-powered tools is intended to alleviate pressure on staff by assisting with high-volume, non-urgent tasks and providing patients with timely responses to frequently asked questions.
With the integration of Agentforce and <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Fhealthcare-life-sciences%2Fhealth-cloud%2F&amp;esheet=54281124&amp;newsitemid=20250624764895&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Health+Cloud&amp;index=4&amp;md5=b5a4a4b9236947d68b773111f513bdef">Health Cloud</a>, digital, <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Fagentforce%2Fai-agents%2F&amp;esheet=54281124&amp;newsitemid=20250624764895&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=AI&amp;index=5&amp;md5=9ba6c938e9071cb76309df9161b028f7">AI</a><a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Fagentforce%2Fai-agents%2F&amp;esheet=54281124&amp;newsitemid=20250624764895&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=-powered&amp;index=6&amp;md5=5cffa1d3ea96442e6e9030bc33087c36">-powered</a><a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Fagentforce%2Fai-agents%2F&amp;esheet=54281124&amp;newsitemid=20250624764895&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=agents&amp;index=7&amp;md5=5bd5635d6cad436c6b1728fe5f05678e"> agents</a> will help UChicago Medicine patients with a variety of information, from finding specialty care at convenient locations to answers about parking or directions.

Salesforce's Agentforce AI Platform To Power 24/7 Personalized Support At UChicago Medicine, Automating Prescription Refills, Appointment Scheduling, And Non-Clinical Tasks To Boost Efficiency And Enhance Patient Experience

Agentforce will enhance field operations and redefine the standard for customer engagement at PepsiCo
PURCHASE, N.Y. and SAN FRANCISCO, June 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --&nbsp;PepsiCo (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PEP#NASDAQ">PEP</a>) today announced plans to deploy <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4455395-1&amp;h=3752747609&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Fagentforce%2F&amp;a=Agentforce">Agentforce</a> — the digital labor platform from Salesforce (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) for bringing trusted, autonomous AI agents into the flow of work. Through this expanded collaboration with Salesforce, the world's #1 AI CRM, PepsiCo will leverage AI agents to manage key functions, enhancing customer support and operational efficiency, while empowering sales teams to focus on strategic growth and deeper engagement with retailers. PepsiCo is one of the first major food and beverage companies to deploy Agentforce at scale, marking an important step in PepsiCo's AI roadmap.

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Bank of America Securities (BofA) analyst Brad Sills <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/HUBS/analyst-ratings" rel="noreferrer noopener">maintained a Buy</a> rating on HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HUBS#NYSE">HUBS</a>) with a price forecast of $740 on Monday.
Sills took a deep dive into the key components of HubSpot&#8217;s emerging Breeze AI platform.
The analyst doesn&#8217;t expect material revenue from Breeze until fiscal 2027, but he notes it&#8217;s a useful exercise to take a bottoms-up approach to model incremental revenue from Breeze.
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Sills asserted that the point of the modeling exercise is not to predict the timing of revenue but to illustrate Breeze AI can move the needle on growth without heroic assumptions, given the value of the offerings and scale of HubSpot&#8217;s installed base.
Like Salesforce (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>), the analyst noted that the use case for AI is most compelling in HubSpot&#8217;s sales and marketing categories, given the promise of sales productivity and potential revenue uplift.
However, he noted that in HubSpot&#8217;s small to medium-sized business (SMB) end market, third-party agentic tools like ChatGPT could substitute for agents.
Channel feedback suggested HubSpot customers do not have the same restriction on third-party tools that enterprises do and are running these tools for basic generative use cases such as marketing content, Sills noted.
Sills added that this means Breeze agents need to solve more sophisticated workflows to drive adoption.
He said HubSpot has&nbsp;a robust set of agents, including customer agents, content agents, social media agents, prospecting agents, and knowledge base agents.
Sills noted that these agents can drive meaningful workflow automation over time because they run on a proprietary and robust data set.
HubSpot manages over 200 million company and buyer profiles, the analyst noted. Also, with the acquisition of Frame AI, he said Breeze can ingest vast amounts of unstructured data.
On May 8, the company expanded the use of HubSpot credits to Customer Agent across Marketing, Sales, Service, and all other core hubs, Sills noted.
Pro and Enterprise customers will have a baseline credit package per month and can purchase more credits at $10/1000 credits, the analyst said.
In a Customer Agent base case, assuming 2.5% and 3% agent penetration and 10% and 13% resolution rate, Sills arrived at $30 million and $ 84 million of revenue contribution in fiscal 2026 and 2027, representing 1% and 2% points of growth, respectively.
Sills projected fiscal 2025 sales of $3.04 billion and EPS of $9.33.
Price Action: HUBS stock is up 1.08% at $540.26 at last check Monday.
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Frederick Smith, founder and executive chairman of FedEx Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FDX#NYSE">FDX</a>), died from natural causes on Saturday in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 80.
What Happened: Smith&#8217;s death marks the end of an era for the $84 billion global logistics giant he built from a Yale economics thesis into the world&#8217;s largest express transportation company. 
The Mississippi-born entrepreneur launched Federal Express in 1973 with 14 Dassault Falcon jets and $4 million in family inheritance. That first night, the company delivered 186 packages to 25 cities. Today, FedEx moves $2 trillion in goods annually across 220 countries, employing over 500,000 workers and processing 17 million daily shipments.
Smith&#8217;s military background shaped his leadership philosophy. The Marine Corps veteran served two Vietnam tours as a rifle platoon leader and company commander, earning the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and two Purple Hearts. He often credited the Marines with providing his &#8220;business degree.&#8221;
His overnight delivery concept, conceived at Yale in the 1960s, revolutionized global commerce by enabling just-in-time manufacturing and e-commerce growth. The integrated air-ground network model became the industry standard.
Smith stepped down as CEO in 2022 after serving as one of the longest-tenured Fortune 100 leaders, transitioning to executive chairman while maintaining strategic oversight. Current CEO Raj Subramaniam called Smith a &#8220;pioneer who connected the world and shaped global commerce.&#8221;
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Why It Matters: Beyond business, Smith co-chaired the World War II Memorial project and National Museum of the Marine Corps campaign. His philanthropic efforts included substantial donations to St. Jude Children&#8217;s Research Hospital and Memphis community development.
Tech leaders mourned Smith&#8217;s passing. Microsoft Corporation CEO Satya Nadella praised his &#8220;vision and relentless drive to innovate.&#8221; Salesforce Inc. CEO Marc Benioff called him &#8220;a gentle, kind, and brilliant giant of business.&#8221;
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Smith is survived by his wife Diane, nine children, 31 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
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FedEx Founder Fred Smith Dies At 80: Marine Veteran, WWII Memorial Champion And Visionary CEO Mourned By Satya Nadella, Marc Benioff

Dan Ives&#8216; new artificial intelligence exchange-traded fund (ETF) holds securities beyond the Magnificent 7 stocks, as he believes in looking past valuations for investments in the technology sector.
What Happened: The Dan IVES Wedbush AI Revolution ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IVES#NYSE">IVES</a>), managed by the Wedbush analyst, started trading on June 4, earlier this month.
Ives <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/etfs/new-etfs/25/06/45774136/wedbush-launches-ai-revolution-etf-backed-by-dan-ives-proprietary-tech-picks">boasts of the fund</a> by saying that it just doesn&#8217;t have the top four, five Magnificent 7 names, but stocks which investors wouldn&#8217;t even thematically consider as an AI name today. 
"I believe the market is still massively underestimating what the growth is going to look like for the AI revolution in tech," he told CNBC.
According to him, tech trade remains significant even for the investors who missed out on its growth in the past few years.
"If you focus just on valuation, you miss every transformational tech stock of the last 20 years," Ives said.
Ives says Oracle Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>) will be the &#8220;epicenter&#8221; of the AI theme, while highlighting other &#8216;AI 30&#8217; stocks which are part of his fund.
Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>), International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBM#NYSE">IBM</a>), Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>), SoundHound AI Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SOUN#NASDAQ">SOUN</a>), and Innodata Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INOD#NASDAQ">INOD</a>) are a few notable names that are a part of his ETF&#8217;s &#8216;AI 30&#8217; basket.
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), and Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AVGO#NASDAQ">AVGO</a>) are the top three holdings of the IVES fund.
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Why It Matters: The &#8216;AI 30&#8217; stocks, which are a part of the IVES ETF, hold the AI plays from multiple industries. They include hyperscalers, cybersecurity, consumer platforms, and robotics. According to Ives, the list was compiled from his deep dives into major AI players.
The ETF has $183 million in assets under management as of June 17 close. Ives said that the AI space was experiencing a "golden age."
The Dan IVES Wedbush AI Revolution ETF has risen by 2.76% since its inception. A comparable index, S&amp;P Kensho Global Artificial Intelligence Enablers, rose 6.08% on a month-to-date basis.
Meanwhile, the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), which track the S&amp;P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, declined slightly on Wednesday. The SPY was down 0.015% at $597.44, while the QQQ was 0.017% lower at $528.99, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a> data.
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<a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2F&amp;esheet=54279272&amp;newsitemid=20250619693993&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Salesforce&amp;index=1&amp;md5=5bab11a57796dad1ff4e2af05a7562fe">Salesforce</a> (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>), the world's #1 AI CRM, today announced it is extending its relationship with <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexstar.tv%2F&amp;esheet=54279272&amp;newsitemid=20250619693993&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Nexstar+Media+Group&amp;index=2&amp;md5=917a78e82d24d89880a1b22ccfa5b0ad">Nexstar Media Group</a>, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NXST#NASDAQ">NXST</a>), one of the nation's leading diversified media companies and the country's largest owner of local television stations. Salesforce also announced that Nexstar has selected <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Fmedia%2Fcloud%2F&amp;esheet=54279272&amp;newsitemid=20250619693993&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Salesforce+Media+Cloud&amp;index=3&amp;md5=ab49b25e78264a0fef0b6d7a5d5fe834">Salesforce Media Cloud</a> to enhance and streamline its local advertising sales operations, and <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Fagentforce%2F&amp;esheet=54279272&amp;newsitemid=20250619693993&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Agentforce&amp;index=4&amp;md5=bec1d10d66e65da4bc9a82e276df13c8">Agentforce</a> to assist Nexstar in building and deploying AI agents that automate tasks, reason, decide, act, and drive outcomes 24/7 without human intervention.
As advertisers <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.statista.com%2Foutlook%2Famo%2Fmedia%2Ftv-video%2Fott-video%2Fott-video-advertising%2Fworldwide&amp;esheet=54279272&amp;newsitemid=20250619693993&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=increasingly+prioritize+digital+platforms&amp;index=5&amp;md5=7dac7ec59c34c6cffe53296a2e326f40">increasingly prioritize digital platforms </a>for their reach and targeting capabilities, Nexstar turned to the Salesforce Platform to help support digital growth and transformation across its national broadcast and cable networks, more than 200 owned and/or partner local television stations, and 1,600+ advertising sales personnel. Nexstar will deploy Media Cloud to help manage day-to-day sales operations and activities, providing sellers with near real-time visibility into campaign delivery, enabling them to understand ad fulfillment and accurately forecast against committed and booked ad spending.

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Nexstar Expands Partnership With Salesforce To Boost Advertising Sales Using Media Cloud And AI-Powered Agentforce Platform

Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards Salesforce (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>), and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in CRM usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 17 extraordinary options activities for Salesforce. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 29% leaning bullish and 23% bearish. Among these notable options, 3 are puts, totaling $82,775, and 14 are calls, amounting to $1,174,396.
<h3>Projected Price Targets</h3>
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $125.0 and $350.0 for Salesforce, spanning the last three months.
<h3>Insights into Volume &amp; Open Interest</h3>
In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of Salesforce stands at 1041.1, with a total volume reaching 551.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Salesforce, situated within the strike price corridor from $125.0 to $350.0, throughout the last 30 days.
<h3>Salesforce 30-Day Option Volume &amp; Interest Snapshot</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1750258891_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Significant Options Trades Detected:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th align="right">Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>08/15/25</td>
<td>$69.1</td>
<td>$66.5</td>
<td>$68.3</td>
<td>$195.00</td>
<td>$136.9K</td>
<td>15</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>08/15/25</td>
<td>$83.75</td>
<td>$82.0</td>
<td>$83.01</td>
<td>$180.00</td>
<td>$132.9K</td>
<td>1</td>
<td align="right">40</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>08/15/25</td>
<td>$128.3</td>
<td>$124.95</td>
<td>$126.24</td>
<td>$135.00</td>
<td>$126.2K</td>
<td>1</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$134.75</td>
<td>$131.05</td>
<td>$132.87</td>
<td>$130.00</td>
<td>$106.2K</td>
<td>0</td>
<td align="right">8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$11.15</td>
<td>$10.3</td>
<td>$10.3</td>
<td>$260.00</td>
<td>$103.0K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
<td align="right">100</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Salesforce</h3>
Salesforce provides enterprise cloud computing solutions. The company offers customer relationship management technology that brings companies and customers together. Its Customer 360 platform helps the group to deliver a single source of truth, connecting customer data across systems, apps, and devices to help companies sell, service, market, and conduct commerce. It also offers Service Cloud for customer support, Marketing Cloud for digital marketing campaigns, Commerce Cloud as an e-commerce engine, the Salesforce Platform, which allows enterprises to build applications, and other solutions, such as MuleSoft for data integration.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Salesforce, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
<h3>Current Position of Salesforce</h3>
<ul>
<li>Currently trading with a volume of 1,884,356, the CRM's price is down by -0.3%, now at $261.98. </li>
<li>RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be approaching oversold.</li>
<li>Anticipated earnings release is in 70 days.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Professional Analyst Ratings for Salesforce</h3>
In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $291.8.
Turn $1000 into $1270 in just 20 days?
20-year pro options trader reveals his one-line chart technique that shows when to buy and sell. Copy his trades, which have had averaged a 27% profit every 20 days. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/options-moneyline-2/?t=Moop1arja3be22op14&amp;adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=options-activity&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">Click here for access</a>. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from DA Davidson continues to hold a Underperform rating for Salesforce, targeting a price of $225. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Stephens &amp; Co. continues to hold a Equal-Weight rating for Salesforce, targeting a price of $309. 
&#x2A; An analyst from BMO Capital persists with their Outperform rating on Salesforce, maintaining a target price of $350. 
&#x2A; An analyst from WestPark Capital downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $320. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Bernstein continues to hold a Underperform rating for Salesforce, targeting a price of $255. 
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Salesforce, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga Pro</a> gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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Salesforce (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 13.42% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 21.83%. Currently, Salesforce has a market capitalization of $250.88 billion. 
Buying $100 In CRM: If an investor had bought $100 of CRM stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $5,046.73 today based on a price of $262.43 for CRM at the time of writing.
<h3>Salesforce's Performance Over Last 20 Years</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1750255271_0.png" alt="comp_fig" />
Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

$100 Invested In This Stock 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) announced Tuesday it will increase prices for its Enterprise and Unlimited Editions by an average of 6% starting August 1, as the cloud software giant promotes new artificial intelligence capabilities through its Agentforce platform.
What Happened: The price hikes affect Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Field Service and select Industries Clouds products. Salesforce said the increases &#8220;reflect the significant ongoing innovation and customer value delivered through our products,&#8221; according to company documentation. 
The announcement coincides with the general availability of new Agentforce add-ons starting at $125 per user per month and Agentforce 1 Editions beginning at $550 monthly. These offerings replace existing Einstein add-ons and provide unlimited generative AI usage for licensed employees.
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Why It Matters: The timing reflects Salesforce&#8217;s <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/12/42547850/salesforce-plans-hiring-spree-to-sell-ai-that-cuts-hiring-time-and-boosts-sales-productivity">aggressive push into enterprise AI markets</a>. The company plans to hire 2,000 sales personnel to sell AI products, doubling its previous target amid strong demand. CEO Marc Benioff revealed the expanded hiring received &#8220;9,000 referrals for the 2,000 positions&#8221; at a San Francisco event.
Salesforce recently <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/05/45657851/salesforce-q1-earnings-revenue-beat-eps-beat-raised-guidance-momentum-in-agentic-ai-shares-surge">reported first-quarter revenue</a> of $9.83 billion, beating consensus estimates of $9.75 billion. The company raised full-year fiscal 2026 revenue guidance to $41-$41.3 billion versus analyst estimates of $40.83 billion.
The price increases come as Salesforce <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/05/45617449/salesforce-strikes-8-billion-acquisition-to-boost-ai-and-data-cloud-power">invests heavily in AI development</a> and acquisitions. The company recently agreed to acquire data management firm Informatica Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INFA#NASDAQ">INFA</a>) for approximately $8 billion, strengthening its AI capabilities through enhanced data integration and governance tools.
Price Action: Salesforce stock closed at $262.76 on June 17, down 0.42%, and dipped slightly to $262.75 after hours. The stock is down 20.53% year to date.
According to Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings, CRM shows strong growth and quality despite a weak valuation and only moderate momentum. The stock is currently trending negatively across the short, medium, and long term. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound">Click here for the full stock breakdown</a>.
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