10 Buzzing AI Stocks on Latest News and Ratings

1. Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM)

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Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) is a cloud-based CRM company that has gained popularity after the launch of its AI-powered platform called Agentforce. On Tuesday, January 21, Piper Sandler analyst Brent Bracelin reiterated an “Overweight” rating on Salesforce and a $405.00 price target. The firm stated that even though the introduction of Agentforce, Salesforce’s AI-powered platform that enables organizations to build, customize, and deploy autonomous AI agents, has garnered significant customer engagement, it is not likely to materialize in revenues until fiscal year 2027. Nevertheless, the firm is confident about the competitive advantage that Agentforce brings to the company and also noted that it could benefit from AI indirectly by selling more services across its platforms.

“Early But Promising Feedback on Agentforce. We hosted investor meetings with Alexandra Chan and Valmik Desai in Europe last week which reinforced prior commentary that 1) the demand environment remains measured, 2) Agentforce has reinvigorated customer engagement but not likely a material revenue driver until F2027E (CY26E), 3) investor fears that Agentforce investments could pressure margins appear overstated and unlikely, 4) internal confidence in agent potential is building with clear competitive differentiation on time-to-value (days vs. weeks), and 5) indirect AI monetization via multi-cloud cross-sell and premium editions could be underappreciated.

Agentforce Anecdotes: Early feedback suggests that 1) new deals are driving incremental ACV, albeit via bite-sized pilots, 2) consumption pricing is holding near list price of $2 with a rate card coming for higher and lower pricing, and 3) internal confidence sparked more direct competitive bake-offs with clear differentiation in timeto-value (days) vs. alternatives (weeks)”.

While we acknowledge the potential of CRM as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than CRM but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.

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