Salesforce is trading 4.43% higher at $244.28 after Bank of America’s upgrade, though reporting mainly covers the preceding session. - On October 12, Bank of America upgraded Salesforce from Underperform to Buy, raising its price target from $160 to $285. - The analyst expects enterprise customers to keep relying on core software platforms as AI adoption grows. - On October 12, Salesforce announced a Loops acquisition agreement to strengthen Tableau’s AI analytics capabilities; the broader market is nearly flat.