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This Tech Giant Is Buying Back Stock Hand Over Fist. Insiders Are Buying, Too. Should You Follow?

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“Last year, Salesforce generated $14.4 billion of free cash flow, and it expects to grow that figure by 10% in fiscal 2027.”
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  • Salesforce was not included in the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now

    60% confidence
  • If Salesforce's internal data and sales professionals can help customers use tokens more effectively in a proprietary way, that could be a recipe for generating value

    60% confidence
  • Salesforce expects to grow free cash flow by 10% in fiscal 2027

    60% confidence
  • It may take several quarterly earnings reports or updates to convince skeptics that the AI fears are overblown

    60% confidence
  • Salesforce will be able to harness AI to its advantage rather than be disrupted by it

    60% confidence
  • If signs emerge that Salesforce's platform will be one of the AI survivors or beneficiaries, it could be one of the best buys in the market

    60% confidence
  • AI fears over software disruption may be overblown, though confirmation will take years

    60% confidence

Data points we hold from this source

Salesforce · price to fcf9.5 ratio
Salesforce · net debt30 USD
Salesforce · shares outstanding810 millions
Salesforce · shares retired103 millions
Salesforce · share count reduction11.1 percent
Salesforce · shares outstanding923 millions
Salesforce · net debt5 USD
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Biotech Catalyst Wave: Late-2026 Clinical Readouts, PDUFA Dates and Capital Restructuring
A dense cluster of Q4 2026 to Q1 2027 clinical and regulatory catalysts spans hepatitis delta (Vir's ECLIPSE/SOLSTICE), hypertension and sleep apnea (Mineralys' lorundrostat, PDUFA 2026-12-22), severe hypertriglyceridemia (plozasiran), oncology (ivonescimab BLA, PDUFA 2026-11-14) and gene therapy (Krystal). Positive data flow from AASLD and AHA presentations is offset by cost-cutting guidance, milestones slipping into 2027, and a delisting process that signals capital-market stress for some issuers. Near-term value hinges on binary FDA decisions and Phase 3 topline readouts in Q1 2027.
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EPKINLY Regulatory-Clinical Success Cascade
High probability of expanded label indications, additional combination approvals, and competitive positioning strength in follicular lymphoma market. Predicts positive commercial uptake and potential accelerated review for related indications.
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Where sources disagree
Ford Motor Company
Both facts give cash for Ford Motor Company at the same point in time (2025-12-31; FY 2025 year-end and Q4 2025 year-end are the same date). Both are labelled USD, but the values are 23,356,000,000 and 23.356, which cannot both be true in USD. The two numbers agree once the second is read as billions (23.356 bn = 23,356,000,000), so the economic content is consistent and the conflict is a unit/scale error in the Q4 2025 record. The period is not the reason for the conflict: a Q4 and an FY figure at the same year-end date should match.
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