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Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE – Free Report) – Investment analysts at Griffin Securities issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Adobe in a research report issued on Thursday, December 12th. Griffin Securities analyst J. Vleeschhouwer expects that the software company will post earnings per share of $4.46 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Adobe’s current full-year earnings is $16.73 per share. Griffin Securities also issued estimates for Adobe’s Q2 2026 earnings at $4.66 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.87 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $18.97 EPS.
A number of other analysts have also weighed in on ADBE. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $660.00 price target on shares of Adobe in a research note on Friday, September 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on Adobe from $650.00 to $600.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their target price on shares of Adobe from $644.00 to $587.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of Adobe from $640.00 to $605.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Oppenheimer cut their price objective on Adobe from $625.00 to $600.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, eighteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $584.88.
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Adobe Trading Down 1.4 %
NASDAQ:ADBE opened at $455.23 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $503.82 and a 200-day moving average of $523.77. The stock has a market cap of $200.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.71, a PEG ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11. Adobe has a 1 year low of $433.97 and a 1 year high of $638.25.
Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 11th. The software company reported $4.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.67 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $5.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.54 billion. Adobe had a net margin of 25.85% and a return on equity of 45.22%. Adobe’s quarterly revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.52 EPS.
Insider Buying and Selling at Adobe
In related news, Director Amy Banse sold 606 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $550.00, for a total value of $333,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 32,929 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,110,950. This represents a 1.81 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Scott Belsky sold 1,530 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $513.82, for a total value of $786,144.60. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 18,831 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,675,744.42. This trade represents a 7.51 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 28,293 shares of company stock valued at $14,719,309 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Adobe
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Adobe by 1.2% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 20,270,287 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $10,495,544,000 after acquiring an additional 234,909 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Adobe by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 10,529,089 shares of the software company’s stock worth $5,435,377,000 after purchasing an additional 147,981 shares during the period. FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of Adobe by 8.8% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 9,690,163 shares of the software company’s stock worth $5,017,373,000 after buying an additional 787,356 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Adobe by 2.0% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 4,859,584 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $2,516,196,000 after purchasing an additional 93,143 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its position in Adobe by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 4,741,549 shares of the software company’s stock worth $2,455,079,000 after buying an additional 140,390 shares in the last quarter. 81.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
About Adobe
Adobe Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified software company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Digital Media, Digital Experience, and Publishing and Advertising. The Digital Media segment offers products, services, and solutions that enable individuals, teams, and enterprises to create, publish, and promote content; and Document Cloud, a unified cloud-based document services platform.
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