Analyst Upside

AU · rank #9 · 2026-09-10

CRM

NYSE · $200.94B (USD)

SignalStrong Buy3.8strength 3.8 / 10
verdict · PROCEED

The exact numbers the algorithm saw.

Factor scores and the inputs behind this pick.
Composite score
Z-score blend of all factors below.
1.553
EPS revisions (30d)
Change in consensus EPS estimate over the past 30 days ($/share).
+$0.50
Net revisions (30d)
Number of analysts revising upward minus downward.
22
Insider signal (90d)
$0 across 0 unique buyers.
-0.172
Analyst upside
Consensus target $273.37
+12.0%
Momentum acceleration
3-month minus 12-month momentum.
+46.87%
Analyst rating
5 = Strong Buy, 1 = Strong Sell.
4.22
Gross margin TTM+77.3%
52w high$268.27
Market cap (USD)$200.94B

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Summary

Salesforce is the dominant AI-enhanced CRM platform generating $41.5B in annual recurring subscription revenue across Sales, Service, Marketing, and Data Cloud with Agentforce as its emerging AI-agent growth engine.

Rationale

With 27 analyst target raises in 30 days, 80% revision agreement, an 80% Q2 FY27 EPS beat, and Agentforce ARR growing 200%+ YoY, the analyst upside signal is grounded in genuine fundamental re-rating momentum rather than sentiment drift.

Material risks

  • 1Hyperscalers (Microsoft Dynamics/Copilot, Oracle, SAP) are embedding AI-native CRM and workflow automation directly into platforms enterprises already own, threatening commoditization of Salesforce's core modules and compressing the addressable upside analysts are pricing in.
  • 2Large enterprise customers accelerating in-house AI and data unification builds (the exact bottleneck Agentforce claims to solve) represent a structural displacement risk to the thesis, not merely a competitive pricing headwind.

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