Salesforce (CRM) Competitors $271.58 +2.37 (+0.88%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$272.02 +0.45 (+0.17%) As of 07/3/2025 05:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CRM vs. ADBE, AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL, META, MSFT, NVDA, TSLA, ANET, and ORCLShould you be buying Salesforce stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Salesforce include Adobe (ADBE), Amazon.com (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG), Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft (MSFT), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Arista Networks (ANET), and Oracle (ORCL). Salesforce vs. Its Competitors Adobe Amazon.com Alphabet Alphabet Meta Platforms Microsoft NVIDIA Tesla Arista Networks Oracle Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) and Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk. Do analysts recommend CRM or ADBE? Salesforce presently has a consensus target price of $349.08, suggesting a potential upside of 28.54%. Adobe has a consensus target price of $480.08, suggesting a potential upside of 26.48%. Given Salesforce's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Salesforce is more favorable than Adobe.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Salesforce 2 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 28 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81Adobe 2 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CRM or ADBE? 80.4% of Salesforce shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Adobe shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Salesforce shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Adobe shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to CRM or ADBE? In the previous week, Adobe had 36 more articles in the media than Salesforce. MarketBeat recorded 104 mentions for Adobe and 68 mentions for Salesforce. Salesforce's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Adobe's score of 1.17 indicating that Salesforce is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Salesforce 54 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Adobe 80 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CRM or ADBE more profitable? Adobe has a net margin of 30.39% compared to Salesforce's net margin of 16.08%. Adobe's return on equity of 53.68% beat Salesforce's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Salesforce16.08% 12.94% 7.99% Adobe 30.39%53.68%24.17% Which has more risk & volatility, CRM or ADBE? Salesforce has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adobe has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, CRM or ADBE? Salesforce has higher revenue and earnings than Adobe. Adobe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Salesforce, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSalesforce$37.90B6.85$6.20B$6.3942.50Adobe$21.51B7.49$5.56B$15.6324.28 SummarySalesforce beats Adobe on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Salesforce News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CRM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CRM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CRM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSalesforceCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$259.63B$162.82B$27.66B$20.65BDividend Yield0.61%1.28%3.13%3.72%P/E Ratio42.5038.3037.1928.08Price / Sales6.8517.152,051.3338.45Price / Cash19.6428.4034.7518.22Price / Book4.259.887.224.61Net Income$6.20B$3.58B$763.57M$983.39M7 Day Performance-0.47%6.11%1.91%2.57%1 Month Performance-1.06%7.47%5.54%5.08%1 Year Performance3.19%48.54%52,329.19%15.10% Salesforce Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CRMSalesforce4.9127 of 5 stars$271.58+0.9%$349.08+28.5%+3.2%$259.63B$37.90B42.5076,453Positive NewsInsider TradeADBEAdobe4.9228 of 5 stars$385.61-0.1%$496.75+28.8%-34.4%$163.69B$21.51B24.6930,709Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionAMZNAmazon.com4.6933 of 5 stars$219.61-1.7%$245.81+11.9%+11.6%$2.33T$637.96B35.741,556,000Trending NewsGOOGAlphabet4.8647 of 5 stars$178.50+0.1%$206.38+15.6%-6.1%$2.17T$359.71B19.89190,200Trending NewsInsider TradeGOOGLAlphabet4.2495 of 5 stars$177.75-0.4%$199.95+12.5%-6.0%$2.16T$359.71B19.81183,323Trending NewsMETAMeta Platforms3.9557 of 5 stars$740.87+1.0%$719.52-2.9%+32.8%$1.86T$170.36B28.9274,067Trending NewsMSFTMicrosoft4.6941 of 5 stars$497.72+0.4%$521.14+4.7%+6.6%$3.70T$245.12B38.47228,000Trending NewsNVDANVIDIA4.8888 of 5 stars$157.88+0.1%$175.78+11.3%+26.6%$3.85T$130.50B50.9636,000Trending NewsTSLATesla4.4319 of 5 stars$320.67-0.9%$298.37-7.0%+24.7%$1.03T$97.69B176.34125,665Trending NewsANETArista Networks4.5937 of 5 stars$102.66+3.3%$109.33+6.5%+11.9%$129.00B$7.44B43.484,412Positive NewsGap UpORCLOracle4.4961 of 5 stars$219.51+4.4%$200.26-8.8%+63.9%$617.10B$57.40B50.62162,000Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ADBE Alternatives AMZN Alternatives GOOG Alternatives GOOGL Alternatives META Alternatives MSFT Alternatives NVDA Alternatives TSLA Alternatives ANET Alternatives ORCL Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CRM) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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