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Salesforce's stock drops 2.9% amid AI advancements and analyst optimism.
Despite recent AI-driven innovations and positive analyst outlooks, Salesforce's stock declined by 2.9% to approximately $243.36. This downturn occurred even as the company introduced AIforce and Koa, and received multiple price-target increases from Wall Street firms. Investors remain cautious due to concerns over a major service outage during Dreamforce and the effectiveness of Agentforce in delivering customer value and revenue growth.
Key points
- Analysts, including Stifel, Canaccord Genuity, and Guggenheim, raised their price targets to $300, citing Salesforce's growing AI business and potential for higher valuation.
- Despite the positive outlook, Salesforce's stock fell 2.9% to about $243.36, indicating investor skepticism.
- Salesforce introduced AIforce, a new agent-first interface, and Koa, a CRM reasoning model developed with Nvidia, aiming to enhance AI integration within its platform.
Sources
- CRM Stock Drops Despite Fresh Price Target Hikes – JPMorgan Believes Investor Day Was 'Incrementally Positive’ For Re-Rating ThesisYahoo Finance · September 17, 2026
- Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) Stock Price Down 2.9% - Here's WhyMarketBeat · September 17, 2026
- Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says the SaaSpocalypse is 'crazy nonsense' - and Jensen Huang agrees with himTechRadar · September 16, 2026
- Salesforce, Inc. (CRM) Stock Price, News, Quote & HistoryYahoo Finance · September 21, 2026
AI-generated from public news sources. Not financial advice.
