Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) Stock Price Up 1.8%

Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE - Get Free Report)'s stock price rose 1.8% on Friday . The stock traded as high as $482.79 and last traded at $482.04. Approximately 795,156 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 77% from the average daily volume of 3,476,111 shares. The stock had previously closed at $473.44.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ADBE has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Adobe from $690.00 to $675.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 15th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Adobe from $700.00 to $630.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 15th. BNP Paribas downgraded shares of Adobe from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and set a $499.00 target price for the company. in a report on Thursday, January 18th. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of Adobe from $700.00 to $640.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 15th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on shares of Adobe from $650.00 to $625.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and twenty have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Adobe presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $620.72.

Adobe Trading Up 0.9 %

The stock has a market capitalization of $213.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.08, a PEG ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 1.05. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $516.72 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $564.69.

Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 14th. The software company reported $4.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.38 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $5.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.14 billion. Adobe had a net margin of 24.08% and a return on equity of 39.12%. Adobe's revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.97 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Adobe Inc. will post 14.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Adobe announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Thursday, March 14th that permits the company to buyback $25.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the software company to reacquire up to 10.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Anil Chakravarthy sold 100 shares of Adobe stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $471.00, for a total transaction of $47,100.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 33,609 shares in the company, valued at $15,829,839. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In related news, CAO Mark S. Garfield sold 97 shares of Adobe stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $468.41, for a total value of $45,435.77. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 4,128 shares in the company, valued at $1,933,596.48. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Anil Chakravarthy sold 100 shares of Adobe stock in a transaction on Monday, April 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $471.00, for a total transaction of $47,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 33,609 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $15,829,839. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 293 shares of company stock worth $137,656 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.15% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Adobe

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. HBC Financial Services PLLC bought a new stake in Adobe during the third quarter valued at $25,000. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates increased its stake in Adobe by 57.6% during the third quarter. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates now owns 52 shares of the software company's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares during the last quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Adobe by 266.7% during the first quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 55 shares of the software company's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Adobe during the fourth quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, BluePath Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Adobe during the third quarter valued at $39,000. Institutional investors own 81.79% of the company's stock.

Adobe Company Profile

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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