Salesforce's stock slumps as earnings show tech giant is 'no longer a growth software company'

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Salesforce Inc. took its discussion of artificial intelligence "to new decibels" alongside its latest earnings, but that talk wasn't enough to help...

Salesforce Inc. took its discussion of artificial intelligence “to new decibels” alongside its latest earnings, but that talk wasn’t enough to help its stock.

Shares of Salesforce CRM were falling nearly 6% in Thursday’s premarket activity after the software giant left its full-year revenue outlook unchanged, with an expectation for roughly 10% growth, indicating that management expected sluggish revenue trends to persist.

Both analysts flagged a heightened level of AI discussion on Salesforce’s earnings call — not atypical for companies these days — though they were waiting to see how those initiatives would manifest in the financials. “There were several positives and a few concerns, and after the strong run in the stock over the past few months we wouldn’t be surprised if there is some profit-taking today,” he wrote.

 

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