Paid Customers

Gross Profit, Operating Income, and Net Income as a percentage of Revenue

Gross Margin

Operating Margin

Profit Margin

Margins

An operating expense is an expense a business incurs through its normal business operations. Often abbreviated as OPEX.

Operating Expenses

Year over year growth in Revenue and Operating Expenses.

Revenue Y/Y

OpEx Y/Y

Growth

Shares outstanding refer to a company's stock currently held by all its shareholders, including share blocks held by institutional investors and restricted shares owned by the company's officers and insiders.

Outstanding Shares

Market Cap

Also known as Price/Sales Ratio. Calculated using Average market cap for the quarter / Annualized quarterly revenue.

Revenue Multiple

Slack

Slack Technologies, Inc.—acquired by Salesforce ($CRM) for $27.7B in July 2021—is a messaging platform businesses. Per the terms of the deal, Slack shareholders received $26.79 in cash and 0.0776 shares of Salesforce for each share owned. See the $CRM stock page for updates on Slack as a subsidiary of Salesforce.
Slack was founded by Daniel Stewart Butterfield, Bradley J. Horowitz, Eric Costello, Callum James Henderson-Begg, and Serguei Mourachov in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Slack is a cloud-based communication and collaboration platform for teams. It allows users to exchange messages, share files, and integrate with various business tools and services. Slack is commonly used across various industries, from tech startups to large enterprises.

Salesforce

Rumor of a merger resulted in Slack's stock spiking and Salesforce's being suspended for volatility. Salesforce is among the most acquisitive companies in the tech business, so it's never a shocker when there's rumor of it buying something.

Is Salesforce going to buy Slack?

Slack's stock rocketed over 24 percent on Wednesday (Nov. 25) on a report that Salesforce had discussions to acquire the firm, while Salesforce stock fell over 4 percent, CNBC reported. Microsoft rivals Slack with its Teams product, and its stock registered a small decline.

Slack Stock Jumps On News Of Potential Acquisition By Salesforce

Salesforce is reportedly in talks to acquire Slack Technologies as both face more competition with Microsoft. Slack stock soared on the news while Salesforce stock fell Wednesday.

Slack Stock Soars On Salesforce Buyout Talks As Microsoft Looms

Cloud-based software company Salesforce.com Inc has approached workplace messaging app Slack Technologies Inc with an acquisition offer, a source told Reuters on Wednesday.

Salesforce has approached Slack with acquisition offer: source

Dow Jones reports that the deal would likely be Salesforce's biggest buy ever, if it happens.

Slack Shares Spike 25% On Report Of Salesforce Acquisition Talks

Slack leaped as much as 32% on Wednesday following reports of a potential acquisition by Salesforce.com. The corporate-software company is in talks to buy Slack, Dow Jones reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Such a deal would likely value Slack at more than the $17 billion market cap it boasted before shares spiked higher. The acquisition would also be Salesforce's largest yet.

Slack spikes 32% following reports of potential takeover by Salesforce

News that Salesforce is interested in buying Slack, the popular workplace chat company, sent shares of the smaller firm sharply higher today. Slack shares are up just under 25% at the moment, according to Yahoo Finance data.

Slack's stock climbs on possible Salesforce acquisition

Slack Technologies (NYSE: WORK) shares spiked higher on Wednesday after a report emerged that Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) is in talks to acquire the company. What Happened: Salesforce has recently been in talks to buy Slack, according to Dow Jones, and the deal that would mark a big move by the corporate-software maker into office communications.

Slack's Stock Spikes On Salesforce M&A Report

Salesforce is reportedly considering buying the workplace messaging app Slack, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. There is no indication that the preliminary talks will lead to an acquisition, according to the report, but a deal would signal the cloud giant's foray into office communication.

Salesforce is reportedly in talks to buy office messaging app Slack (CRM, WORK)

Shares of Slack Technologies Inc. spiked up 27.6% in midday trading Wednesday, after The Wall Street Journal reported that the business communications software company has held talks to be acquired by Salesforce.com Inc. . Citing people familiar with the situation, the WSJ report said any deal would likely value Slack at more than its current market capitalization, which was about $17 billion prior to the stock's jumpt on the buyout-talks report.

Slack's stock spikes up after WSJ report of buyout talks with Salesforce

Shares of Slack jumped Wednesday following a Wall Street Journal report that Salesforce held talks to buy the company.

Slack shares jump following report of possible Salesforce acquisition

Slack Technologies (WORK) closed the most recent trading day at $29.58, moving -1.17% from the previous trading session.

Slack Technologies (WORK) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

HubSpot

Microsoft

ServiceNow

Oracle

Workday

Cloud stocks got a bullish vote of confidence on Tuesday after KeyBanc initiated coverage of a number of software names. The Analyst: KeyBanc analyst Michael Turits initiated coverage of a number of software stocks, including the following six enterprise applications and cloud companies:

6 Cloud Stocks KeyBanc Likes Right Now

Ally Financial

Canopy Growth

Coastway Bancorp

Camping World Hlds

Invitation Homes

iQIYI

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc

Virgin Galactic

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10 Best Stocks to Buy for Investors Under 30

Slack stock is facing pressure because the competition is intense and the company's solution may be too narrow. The post Slack Shares Might Start to Slack Off appeared first on InvestorPlace.

Slack Shares Might Start to Slack Off

Foot Locker

Sunrun

Foot Locker, Slack, Workday and Sunrun were our top stock trades for Monday. Now, let's have a look at the chart to see what's going on.

4 Top Stock Trades for Monday: FL, WORK, WDAY, RUN

Although the company has benefited from an uptick in business due to the coronavirus, the dip in Slack stock presents an opportunity. The post With Coronavirus Cases Climbing, Consider Slack a Buy appeared first on InvestorPlace.

With Coronavirus Cases Climbing, Consider Slack a Buy

XPeng

Pandemic fears gripped much of Wall Street Friday morning.

Stock Markets Fall; XPeng Drives Higher as Investors Pick Up Slack

Fastly

Zoom Video

These companies will benefit greatly from the second wave of nationwide COVID-19 lockdowns. Lots of recent news is pointing in that direction.

Fastly, Zoom, and Slack Are Soaring as the Coronavirus Crisis Deepens

Tesla

We continue our conversation with Rajiv Sud about the tech sector, starting with a deep dive on Slack. There are several parallels with Twitter's situation that we break down, along with some ideas for marketing against Microsoft.

Slack's Tricky Position, And The Software Bull Case For Tesla (Podcast)

From day 1, I've known Slack was a long-term play. I've been wrong on Slack so far. I have no idea if I'm right now.

Slack: The Bulls Are Typing.

Alibaba

Datadog

Some stocks move too fast for most investors, which leaves opportunities to find great stocks to buy into their tough stints. The post 3 Fallen Angels Stocks to Buy Into Vaccine Uncertainty appeared first on InvestorPlace.

3 Fallen Angels Stocks to Buy Into Vaccine Uncertainty

Adobe

Which forward-thinking software company is the better investment?

Better Buy: Slack vs. Adobe

DocuSign

Shopify

Was this week's tech sell-off a buying opportunity?

Why DocuSign, Slack, and Shopify Stocks Jumped on Wednesday

One of the conspicuous coronavirus plays, Slack stock may face some turbulence as some viable vaccines may be on the horizon. The post Good News for Society Isn't Necessarily So for Slack Stock appeared first on InvestorPlace.

News for Slack Stock (WORK)