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SAN FRANCISCO - Salesforce (NYSE:CRM), a $236.81 billion market cap software giant with a perfect Piotroski Score of 9 according to InvestingPro, and Anthropic announced Tuesday an expansion of their strategic partnership to deliver AI solutions for regulated and data-sensitive industries.
The expanded collaboration enables companies in financial services, healthcare, cybersecurity, and life sciences to use Anthropic’s Claude AI models within Salesforce’s Agentforce 360 Platform while maintaining data security within Salesforce’s trusted environment. The company’s strong financial position, with impressive gross profit margins of 77.65% and a "GREAT" financial health score, positions it well for this expansion.
The partnership includes three key initiatives: making Claude available as a preferred AI model for regulated industries through Agentforce, collaborating on industry-specific AI solutions starting with financial services, and integrating Claude with Slack to enhance workplace productivity.
"By bringing Salesforce directly into Claude - and Claude’s intelligence into Salesforce and Slack - we’re giving every company the power to work in entirely new ways," said Marc Benioff, Chair and CEO of Salesforce, in the press release.
Companies including CrowdStrike and RBC Wealth Management are already implementing Claude via Amazon Bedrock in Agentforce. Rohit Gupta, Head of Digital Advisor Platforms at RBC Wealth Management, noted the integration has helped advisors save significant time on meeting preparation.
The partnership ensures all Claude traffic remains contained within Salesforce’s virtual private cloud, allowing organizations to deploy domain-specific AI while maintaining data security.
Salesforce is also deploying Anthropic’s Claude Code across its engineering organization to enhance developer workflows and productivity.
Agentforce powered by Anthropic and the Claude-Slack integration are available today for select customers, while the new regulated industry solutions are under development with availability details to be announced in coming months. With annual revenue of $39.5 billion and currently trading below its Fair Value according to InvestingPro analysis, Salesforce continues to demonstrate strong market positioning. For deeper insights into Salesforce’s valuation and growth potential, investors can access the comprehensive Pro Research Report, available exclusively to InvestingPro subscribers, along with 8 additional ProTips and extensive financial metrics.
In other recent news, Salesforce announced plans to invest $15 billion in San Francisco over the next five years. This investment will support the creation of an AI Incubator Hub and fund workforce development initiatives, as well as assist companies in adopting AI technologies. In a philanthropic move, Marc and Lynne Benioff, along with Salesforce, donated a combined $139 million to Bay Area healthcare and education, with a significant portion going to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals. Meanwhile, Salesforce’s stock rating was downgraded by Northland from Outperform to Market Perform, with a revised price target of $264. This downgrade was due to the company’s performance not meeting previous expectations regarding its Average Revenue Per User. Additionally, Stifel lowered its price target for Salesforce to $300, maintaining a Buy rating despite concerns about top-line growth and AI monetization. KeyBanc Capital Markets noted that enterprise AI adoption is accelerating, highlighting Salesforce’s progress in integrating AI into customer workflows. These developments come as Salesforce prepares for its annual Dreamforce conference, expected to draw nearly 50,000 attendees.
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