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The Salesforce Dip Is a Buying Opportunity

How did investors get AI and Salesforce so wrong?

The Salesforce Dip Is a Buying Opportunity

Published August 2, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

Fears of artificial intelligence replacing SaaS companies were the major factor that caused Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) to decline by 25% this year. However, more people are realizing that the drop was unwarranted. Shares are up by almost 20% over the past month, and real fundamental growth is driving the rally.

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One of the big shocks for SaaSpocolypse advocates is that Salesforce and other software companies are actually gaining market share thanks to AI. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff told investors that agentic AI is "the biggest growth opportunity for our customers" while discussing fiscal 2027 first-quarter results.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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