Salesforce gains premarket as Benioff touts agentic enterprise AI
Salesforce stock rose premarket after CEO Marc Benioff said AI agents cut 4,000 support jobs while maintaining customer satisfaction scores. He said Agentforce now follows up on more than 10,000 weekly leads, boosting pipelines. Despite a Citi downgrade to $275, consensus targets imply 36% upside. Salesforce shares are still down 24% YTD.