# Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM) shares are trading higher on Monday.

*biotech · news · 2026-04-20 · Benzinga*

## Key points

- Salesforce's Agentforce platform boosted Pearson's autonomous query resolution by 40%.
- PenFed reported a 40% reduction in IT tickets using Agentforce AI.
- Marc Benioff branded the shift as 'Agenticware' to emphasize ROI over hype.
- Salesforce CEO claims leading AI labs cannot match its security and compliance infrastructure.
- Salesforce stock is 2.1% above its 20-day SMA but 14.2% below its 100-day SMA.

**Companies:** Salesforce Inc.
**Countries:** United States

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