Salesforce Rises After Higher Forecasts, Claude AI Plug-in
BUZZ-Salesforce rises after higher forecasts, Claude AI plug-in** Business software provider Salesforce'sCRM.Nshares rise nearly 13% to $232.32 premarket** Company lifted itsannual revenueand profit forecasts on Wednesday and rolled out a new plug-in combining its capabilities with Anthropic's Claude AI models** Barclays says CRM announced Claudeforce, which enables customers to use CRM data in Claude, adding that combined with Slack it could create a major unlock for enterprise adoption** CRM Q2 revenue of $11.35 billion beat estimates of $11.32 billion, while adjusted EPS of $5.9 beat expectations of $3.27 -data compiled by LSEG** 55 analysts rate the stock "buy" on average; median PT $246 - data compiled by LSEG** As of last day's close, stock down 22.4% YTD