1. Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 162
Cramer mentioned Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) when reflecting on strong earnings that failed to lift the stock during a broad tech pullback. He believed the selloff created a bargain opportunity at the time, saying:
“Not that long ago Salesforce CRM gave a terrific quarter. Nice top and bottom line beat. They also threw in a dividend and buying back stock enough to keep the float flat. It was an almost universally applauding quarter! It’s still just a few bucks away from its lows; bargain!”
Although the stock did rise initially, it has since fallen flat, with an overall performance of negative 0.82% since Cramer’s comments.
Despite its weak performance, Cramer highlighted Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) in a recent episode as one of his all-time favorite stocks. Here’s what he said in late April:
“Next, in 14th place is one of my all-time favorites, and that’s Salesforce, up 6,738%. This company started as a customer relations management software play, basically invented the cloud software strategy, and now is one of the largest and most successful enterprise software companies on the planet. Salesforce now offers an entire suite of products spanning sales, marketing, customer service, and data analytics. And it always seems to be at the leading edge of whatever big trend is happening in software, including right now with their Agentic platform that harnesses AI, okay, kind of like a a robot that you would speak to when you’re trying to figure out exactly who you want to get to in a company.
More impressive, the stock still made the list even though it’s down 28% from its highs in December. We just had Salesforce co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff on the show last week. He sounded as confident as ever. I say you doubt this man at your own peril. He did the same thing in the fall of 2008 when the financial crisis was obliterating the stock market. That turned out to be an incredible buying opportunity. I know some of you think I’ve been sticking around too long on this company. I think its Agentforce program could be dramatically understated for the growth prospects it’s going to bring the company. It could blow out the numbers, okay? I’m not sure which quarter’s going to do that, but I swear by this Agentic. It makes too much sense. Don’t leave the stock.”
CRM is a stock Jim Cramer recently discussed. 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 time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. 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 this cheapest AI stock.
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