Salesforce Ownership

CRM Stock  USD 305.88  2.44  0.79%   
Salesforce shows a total of 957 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Salesforce outstanding shares are owned by institutional holders. These institutional investors are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to take positions in Salesforce to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutions are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Salesforce. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Salesforce as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that on February 11, 2025, Representative Josh Gottheimer of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of Salesforce's common stock.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
2003-06-30
Previous Quarter
973 M
Current Value
975 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
663.5 M
Quarterly Volatility
198.8 M
 
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Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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Salesforce Stock Ownership Analysis

About 83.0% of the company shares are held by institutions such as insurance companies. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 1.38. Salesforce recorded earning per share (EPS) of 6.07. The entity last dividend was issued on the 18th of December 2024. The firm had 4:1 split on the 18th of April 2013. Salesforce, Inc. provides customer relationship management technology that brings companies and customers together worldwide. Salesforce, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Salesforce operates under SoftwareApplication classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 78634 people. For more info on Salesforce please contact Bret Taylor at 415 901 7000 or go to https://www.salesforce.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Salesforce also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Salesforce's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Salesforce's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Salesforce Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

91.39 Billion

Salesforce Insider Trades History

Roughly 3.0% of Salesforce are currently held by insiders. Unlike Salesforce's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Salesforce's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Salesforce's insider trades
 
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Salesforce Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Salesforce is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Salesforce backward and forwards among themselves. Salesforce's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Salesforce's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Norges Bank2024-12-31
10.8 M
Bank Of America Corp2024-12-31
9.2 M
Capital World Investors2024-12-31
M
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.2024-12-31
8.9 M
Ubs Asset Mgmt Americas Inc2024-12-31
8.7 M
Nuveen Asset Management, Llc2024-09-30
8.5 M
Wellington Management Company Llp2024-12-31
8.4 M
Amvescap Plc.2024-12-31
7.8 M
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2024-12-31
7.7 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-12-31
86.5 M
Blackrock Inc2024-12-31
76.7 M
Note, although Salesforce's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Salesforce Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Salesforce insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Salesforce's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Salesforce insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Salesforce's latest congressional trading

Congressional trading in companies like Salesforce, is subject to rigorous scrutiny to prevent conflicts of interest and insider trading. This is governed by multiple SEC regulations which were established to foster transparency and deter members of Congress from leveraging non-public information for personal gain. This oversight helps maintain public trust and ensures that investments in Salesforce by those in governmental positions are based on the same information available to the general public.
2025-02-11Representative Josh GottheimerAcquired Under $15KVerify
2025-02-09Senator John BoozmanAcquired Under $15KVerify
2025-02-07Senator John BoozmanAcquired Under $15KVerify
2025-01-15Representative Josh GottheimerAcquired Under $15KVerify
2025-01-13Representative James ComerAcquired Under $15KVerify
2024-12-06Representative Josh GottheimerAcquired Under $15KVerify
2024-12-05Representative Josh GottheimerAcquired Under $15KVerify
2024-12-02Representative Jonathan JacksonAcquired $15K to $50KVerify
2024-11-29Representative Jonathan JacksonAcquired $15K to $50KVerify
2024-11-11Representative Ro KhannaAcquired $15K to $50KVerify
2024-10-08Representative Ro KhannaAcquired Under $15KVerify
2024-08-16Representative Kathy ManningAcquired Under $15KVerify
2024-08-15Representative Josh GottheimerAcquired Under $15KVerify
2024-08-14Representative Greg LandsmanAcquired Under $15KVerify
2024-08-12Representative Jonathan JacksonAcquired $15K to $50KVerify
2023-11-01Senator Markwayne MullinAcquired Under $15KVerify
2023-10-31Senator Markwayne MullinAcquired Under $15KVerify
2023-03-09Representative Dwight EvansAcquired Under $15KVerify
2022-10-01Representative Alan S LowenthalAcquired Under $15KVerify
2020-09-04Representative Alan S LowenthalAcquired Under $15KVerify
2020-06-12Representative Alan S LowenthalAcquired Under $15KVerify
2019-07-11Representative Nancy PelosiAcquired $100K to $250KVerify
2018-11-27Representative David E PriceAcquired Under $15KVerify

Salesforce Outstanding Bonds

Salesforce issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Salesforce uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Salesforce bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Salesforce has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Salesforce Corporate Filings

F4
24th of February 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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8K
5th of February 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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10Q
4th of December 2024
Quarterly performance report mandated by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to be filed by publicly traded corporations
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13A
14th of November 2024
An amended filing to the original Schedule 13G
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When determining whether Salesforce is a strong investment it is important to analyze Salesforce's competitive position within its industry, examining market share, product or service uniqueness, and competitive advantages. Beyond financials and market position, potential investors should also consider broader economic conditions, industry trends, and any regulatory or geopolitical factors that may impact Salesforce's future performance. For an informed investment choice regarding Salesforce Stock, refer to the following important reports:
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Is Application Software space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Salesforce. If investors know Salesforce will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Salesforce listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.264
Dividend Share
1.2
Earnings Share
6.07
Revenue Per Share
38.568
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.083
The market value of Salesforce is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Salesforce that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Salesforce's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Salesforce's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Salesforce's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Salesforce's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Salesforce's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Salesforce is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Salesforce's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.