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Jim Cramer wants to stick with Salesforce despite this analyst downgrade

Cnbc · · 811 words · By Natasha Abellard
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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/jim-cramer-wants-to-stick-with-salesforce-despit…

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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Bank of America analysts reinstated coverage of Salesforce with a sell-equivalent rating and $160 price target.”
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Two independent web sources (Investing.com and a financial report mentioning analyst Tal Liani) confirm that Bank of America reinstated coverage of Salesforce with an Underperform/Sell rating and a $160 price target.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Salesforce Tower (formerly known as Bank One Tower, then Chase Tower, and originally conceived as American Fletcher Tower) is the tallest building in the U.S. state of Indiana. Opening in 1990, it sur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salesforce_Tower_(Indianapolis…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Salesforce West, also known by its address 50 Fremont Center, is a 43-story, 183 m (600 ft) high-rise office building completed in 1985 at Fremont and Mission Streets on the boundary of the financial …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salesforce_West
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Salesforce, Inc., is an American cloud-based software company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It is primarily known for its customer relationship management software and related applicatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salesforce
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“Salesforce is also the smallest position in the Club's portfolio, with a weighing under 1%.”
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The provided evidence contains general information about Jim Cramer and Salesforce, but no specific data regarding the weight of Salesforce in the Charitable Trust's portfolio.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Various sanctions against Russia and its affiliates have been imposed by major economic and political powers in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including the United States, the member sta…
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web search NEUTRAL — James Joseph Cramer (born February 10, 1955) is an American television personality, author, entertainer and former hedge fund manager. He is the host of Mad Money on CNBC and an anchor on Squawk on th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Cramer
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web search NEUTRAL — "I don't have anything exciting, nothing intrigues me," CNBC's Jim Cramer tells Scott Wapner on the Halftime Report about the current market.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFlqViNqNCc
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“Shares are up over 3% alongside a broader rally in software stocks.”
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While there are reports of Salesforce shares rising (8% on Q3 earnings, 1.05% on Sept 22), there is no evidence specifically confirming a 'over 3%' rise on the specific Monday mentioned in the context of a broader software rally.
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web search NEUTRAL — Salesforce sales report. Salesforce reported $8.72 billion in revenue for the Q3 that was up 10% year-over-year ignoring foreign exchange. Its current remaining performance obligation (cRPO) was $23.9…
https://www.industryleadersmagazine.com/salesforce-shares-ro…
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web search NEUTRAL — - Salesforce shares rose 1.05% on Sept. 22, 2025, despite a 35.79% volume drop to $1.87B, as CEO Marc Benioff sold 2,250 shares under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. - The $8B Informatica acquisition aims to stre…
https://www.ainvest.com/news/salesforce-shares-rise-dwindlin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shares and Indices. Salesforce shares rise in after-hours as earnings results top estimates.
https://www.gomarkets.com/au/articles/shares-and-indices/sal…
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“the stock is still very much under pressure, down almost 40% in the last year and roughly 32% year to date”
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The Motley Fool reports that the stock shed more than 30% in 2026 and is down about 36% over the past 12 months, which closely aligns with the claim's figures of ~32% YTD and ~40% over the last year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Salesforce, Inc., is an American cloud-based software company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It is primarily known for its customer relationship management software and related applicatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salesforce
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Salesforce Tower, formerly known as Transbay Tower, is a 61-story supertall skyscraper at 415 Mission Street, between First and Fremont Street, in the South of Market district of downtown San Francisc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salesforce_Tower
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ShinyHunters is a black-hat criminal hacker and extortion group that has been active since 2019 and is said to have been involved in a significant number of data breaches. ShinyHunters has utilized c…
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“On the company's February earnings call, Benioff said Agentforce closed over 29,000 deals since its launch and was pacing for $800 million in annual recurring revenue.”
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The search results for this claim only returned dictionary definitions for the word 'during' and provided no information regarding Marc Benioff's statements on Agentforce or revenue targets.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · The meaning of DURING is throughout the duration of. How to use during in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/during
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web search NEUTRAL — DURING definition: 1. from the beginning to the end of a particular period: 2. at some time between the beginning and…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/during
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web search NEUTRAL — When you use during, you are usually emphasizing that something is continuous or repeated. You can also use during to say that something happens while an activity takes place. I met a lot of celebriti…
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/during
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“BofA is betting that industry rival ServiceNow will be a winner. It reinstated coverage of ServiceNow a buy rating and $130 price target.”
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A cross-reference from CNBC explicitly confirms that Bank of America reinstated coverage of ServiceNow with a buy rating and a $130 price target.
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web search NEUTRAL — What would you like the power to do? At Bank of America, our purpose is to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.
https://www.bankofamerica.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Experience personalized banking services for your unique needs with U.S. Bank - Checking, credit cards, home loans & convenient online banking. Member FDIC.
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web search NEUTRAL — Heartland Bank is a full-service financial institution serving Ohio and Kentucky and one of America's best community banks for personal banking, business banking and wealth management.
https://heartland.bank/
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“Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.”
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Multiple cross-references from CNBC confirm the 45-minute waiting period for trade alerts in the charitable trust's portfolio.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/16/our-4-best-and-worst-perform…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/14/stocks-keep-the-rally-going-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/nvidias-long-awaited-stock-b…
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“If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade.”
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Multiple cross-references from CNBC confirm the 72-hour waiting period if the stock was discussed on CNBC TV.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Jim waits 72 hours after issuing a trade alert before executing trades if he discussed the stock on CNBC TV
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/14/cramer-wants-to-trim-this-ma…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/21/heres-what-cramer-wants-to-s…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/08/were-trimming-our-stake-in-a…
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.