When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important?Let's take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to say about Salesforce.com (CRM) before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage.Salesforce.com currently has an average brokerage recommen ...

POLAND - 2024/04/02: In this photo illustration, a SalesForce logo is displayed on a smartphone with ... [+] Artificial Intelligence (AI) symbol on the background. (Photo Illustration by Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesSalesforce stock (NYSE: CRM) has gained 4% YTD, as compared to the 6% rise in the S&P500 over the same period. That said, the stock price plummeted 7.3% yesterday, April 15th, vs a 1.2% rise in the broader index. The drop came afte ...

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The CRM platform provider is reportedly in late-stage talks to acquire Informatica.Shares of Salesforce (CRM -7.28%) were down 7.3% on Monday amid reports the cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) platform provider is in late-stage talks to acquire data-management software company Informatica (INFA -6.50%). Informatica stock also dropped around 6.5% today.Why investors aren't pleased that Salesforce might acquire InformaticaSources speaking to the Wall Street Journal over the weekend say Salesf ...

Monday, April 15th, 2024For a while there today, we had our cake and ate it too. Early trading before and directly after today’s opening bell showed a solid rebound from last week’s troubled series of trading sessions. But as bond yields and Middle East tensions remained high — both of which were present when the market was bouncing back — eventually the selloff ensued, ramping down most steeply around 1:30pm ET. The Dow slid -248 points, -0.65%, and the Nasdaq was -290 points, -1.79%. The S&P 500 and small ...

Key TakeawaysThe S&P 500 fell 1.2% on Monday, April 15, 2024, amid heightened tensions in the Middle East and earnings season kicking into gear.Salesforce shares sank following reports that the company was in talks to acquire data management software firm Informatica.Shares of M&T Bank moved higher after the regional bank disclosed a reduction in its commercial real estate loan portfolio. After trading higher at the beginning of Monday's session, major U.S. equities indexes changed course to post losses for ...

People pass by the Salesforce Tower and Salesforce.com offices in New York City, March 7, 2019.Salesforce stock fell 5% Monday after reports over the weekend that the cloud software company is in advanced talks to buy data-management firm Informatica.Shares of Informatica dropped 9% on Monday following the reports.The price being weighed is below Informatica's closing stock price on Friday of $38.48, according to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the talks on Friday. A Reuters article said the d ...

Salesforce, Inc. (CRM) is reportedly in advanced discussions to acquire Informatica Inc. (INFA) , a leading provider of enterprise cloud data management and integration solutions. If the deal materializes, it will be the biggest acquisition deal by Salesforce since the takeover of Slack Technologies in 2020 for approximately $28 billion. At a closing price of $38.48 per share as of Apr 12, Informatica has a market capitalization of $11.4 billion.Acquisition to Boost Data CapabilitiesWhile neither company ha ...

Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) is trending today on reports of the company being in late-stage talks to acquire Informatica (NYSE:INFA), which specializes in data-management systems. CRM stock is retreating on concerns about the cost of the possible deal and the impact it would have on operating margins. Meanwhile, INFA stock is falling after The Wall Street Journal noted that Informatica is talking about selling itself for less than its prior closing price of $38.48 per share.This transaction “would add to Salesfor ...

About this content About Oliver Haill Oliver has been writing about companies and markets since the early 2000s, cutting his teeth as a financial journalist at Growth Company Investor with a focusing on AIM companies and small caps, before a few years later becoming a section editor and then head of research. He joined Proactive after a couple of years freelancing, where he worked for the Financial Times Group, ITV, Press Association, Reuters sports desk, the London Olympic News Service, Rugby World Cup ...