Salesforce (CRM) just saw its Missionforce National Security recruiting platform earn “Awardable” status from the Department of War’s AI-focused office. This opens the door to broader use of its automation and analytics across military talent programs.
For context, Salesforce shares trade at US$214.94, with the 90 day share price return of 8.85% partially offsetting a year to date share price decline of 15.25%, while the 5 year total shareholder return is down 28.30% and momentum has recently softened despite the Missionforce news and fresh acquisition headlines.
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Salesforce keeps landing new government wins while the share price is still working through a multi year reset. Is this a strong franchise that is temporarily marked down, or is the current tag already generous for what you get?
Most Popular Narrative: 16% Undervalued
Against a last close of $214.94, the most followed Simply Wall St Community view pins Salesforce fair value near $255.90. Michaelyang, an investor in the Simply Wall St Community who wrote the narrative, argues that the current gap does not require heroic assumptions.
The per-seat licence was only ever the toll booth. The asset is the governed system of record: every customer, every deal, every entitlement, for about 80% of the Fortune 500. And the one thing an autonomous AI agent cannot do is act on a customer without getting into that record first. An agent with no permissions, no governance and no audit trail is not an asset, it is a liability waiting to happen. So the same automation wave that threatens the seat count is exactly what drives every serious enterprise deeper into the data layer Salesforce owns. The meter changes from per-person to per-action. It does not disappear.
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Result: Fair Value of $255.90 (UNDERVALUED)
Still, the Salesforce story can break if AI agents inside rival ecosystems like Microsoft Copilot capture workflows faster than Salesforce expands usage, or if debt funded buybacks limit flexibility.
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