Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Salesforce Inc shares valued at $539,284 were sold by Benioff Marc on Sep 16 ’25. At $239.68 per share, Benioff Marc sold 2,250 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 11,911,571 shares worth approximately $2.91 billion following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Benioff Marc sold 2,250 shares, netting a total of over 545,384 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $242.39 each, the insider now holds 11,911,571 shares.
Before that, Benioff Marc had sold 2,250 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $548,796, the Chair and CEO traded Salesforce Inc shares for $243.91 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,250 shares, worth approximately $2.91 billion.
As published in a research note from BMO Capital Markets on September 04, 2025, Salesforce Inc [CRM] has been retained to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $280. Analysts at Oppenheimer resumed the stock at ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late August. As of August 15, 2025, DA Davidson has increased its “an Underperform” rating to a “Neutral” for CRM. Earlier on June 05, 2025, Erste Group downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for CRM stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing CRM Stock Performance
On last trading session, Salesforce Inc [NYSE: CRM] rose 0.85% to $244.28. The stock’s lowest price that day was $242.95, but it reached a high of $247.29 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.81%. Over the course of the year, Salesforce Inc shares have dropped approximately -4.92%.
Is Salesforce Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Salesforce Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.29 million shares to 13.98 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 13.69 million shares. A jump of 2.07% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.78 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.78.
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In terms of Salesforce Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 372.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 53.79% from the previous closing price of $242.21. Analysts anticipate Salesforce Inc stock to reach 404 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 210. In spite of this, 35 analysts ranked Salesforce Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 03, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $325.
