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4. Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM)

10-Year Revenue CAGR: 22.04%

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 116

Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM) provides customer relationship management (CRM) technology that empowers businesses to manage customer interactions. In October, the company introduced Agentforce, an AI-powered platform for digital labor, which utilizes autonomous AI agents to augment human capabilities.

Its primary growth engine is now Agentforce. In FQ3 2025, the company secured over 200 Agentforce deals. Leading organizations such as FedEx, Adecco, Accenture, ACE Hardware, IBM, and RBC Wealth Management are constructing their digital labor forces on the Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM) platform utilizing Agentforce.

The company anticipates Agentforce to divert between 25% and 50% of its annual case volume, with the potential for higher deflection rates in favorable scenarios. It’s expanding its global sales team by recruiting 1,400 Account Executives in FQ4. The Agentforce ecosystem has 80,000+ system integrators trained on the platform and 100s of Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and technology partners developing and distributing AI agents. Consequently, Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM) prioritizes responsible AI development and positions itself as the frontrunner in the enterprise AI platform market.

Parnassus Growth Equity Fund stated the following regarding Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) in its Q2 2024 investor letter, expressing confidence in the company’s ability to capitalize on AI opportunities:

“Salesforce, Inc.’s (NYSE:CRM) growth continues to moderate, and investors question its prospect as it relates to AI. We remain confident that the company, which developed the original salesforce automation product and pioneered the SaaS (software as a service) delivery model, is well positioned to capitalize on emerging AI opportunities.”