How to buy Slack shares

Grab a slice of the instant messaging service that keeps us more connected than ever to our colleagues (yay... I think!) by buying Salesforce shares.

You can't invest directly in Slack, but you can buy shares in Salesforce, which bought out Slack in 2021. At that point in time, Slack delisted from the NewYork Stock Exchange (NYSE), and those who already held Slack shares (under the quite-clever stock code WORK) found themselves the proud (hopefully) owners of Salesforce shares .

Salesforce is listed on the NYSE with the also-quite-clever stock code "CRM". It's important to note that Slack is just one arm of Salesforce though (albeit a very well known one). So that means that Salesforce's share price will be influenced by more than just the popularity of Slack.

How to buy shares in Slack (Salesforce)

  1. Open a brokerage account. Choose from our top broker picks or compare brokers in depth. Then, complete an application.
  2. Fund your account. Add money to your account via bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
  3. Search the platform by ticker symbol. CRM in this case.
  4. Choose an order type. Place a market order or limit order with your preferred number of shares or dollar amount.
  5. Submit the order. It's that simple.
The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes. You'll need a smartphone or computer, an internet connection, your passport or driving licence and a means of payment.

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Alternative ways to invest in Slack (Salesforce)

Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Slack (Salesforce)), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.

Slack (Salesforce) is a major part of the NYSE, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).

Is it a good time to buy Slack (Salesforce) stock?

Review technicals and fundamentals to help you determine if now's a good time for you to invest.

Technical analysis

View Slack (Salesforce)'s price performance, share price volatility, historical data and technicals.

Use our graph to track the performance of CRM stock over time.

Historical closes compared with the last close of $351.57

1 week (2024-12-02) 20.77%
1 month (2024-11-09) 30.00%
3 months (2024-09-09) 34.03%
6 months (2024-06-09) 28.58%
1 year (2023-12-09) 79.20%
2 years (2022-12-09) 113.67%
3 years (2021-12-09) 20.15%
5 years (2019-12-09) 134.65%

The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.

Finder might not agree with the analysis and we take no responsibility. We also give no representations or warranty on the accuracy or completeness of the information provided on this page.

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Is Slack (Salesforce) under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Slack (Salesforce) P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.

Slack (Salesforce)'s current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 50x. In other words, Slack (Salesforce)'s shares trade at around 50x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 09, 2023 (20.44). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Slack (Salesforce)'s "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.546. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Slack (Salesforce)'s future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Slack (Salesforce)'s EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $9.3 billion (£7.3 billion).

The EBITDA is a measure of Slack (Salesforce)'s overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

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