Geneva Partners LLC Takes Position in Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE)

Geneva Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 2,045 shares of the software company's stock, valued at approximately $1,220,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rockland Trust Co. increased its holdings in shares of Adobe by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Rockland Trust Co. now owns 1,106 shares of the software company's stock valued at $564,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its position in shares of Adobe by 22.6% during the 4th quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 223,667 shares of the software company's stock valued at $133,440,000 after acquiring an additional 41,164 shares during the period. Mainsail Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Adobe by 9.6% during the 4th quarter. Mainsail Financial Group LLC now owns 2,100 shares of the software company's stock worth $1,252,000 after acquiring an additional 184 shares in the last quarter. Team Hewins LLC purchased a new position in Adobe in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $4,141,000. Finally, Guinness Asset Management LTD increased its position in shares of Adobe by 5.9% in the third quarter. Guinness Asset Management LTD now owns 44,586 shares of the software company's stock valued at $22,734,000 after buying an additional 2,499 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.79% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ADBE has been the subject of several analyst reports. Mizuho reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $680.00 target price on shares of Adobe in a research note on Wednesday, March 27th. HSBC reduced their price target on Adobe from $557.00 to $511.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 15th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Adobe from $690.00 to $675.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 15th. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of Adobe from $700.00 to $640.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 15th. Finally, Piper Sandler reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $700.00 price target on shares of Adobe in a research report on Wednesday, March 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and twenty have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Adobe presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $620.72.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Mark S. Garfield sold 96 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $470.00, for a total value of $45,120.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 4,128 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,940,160. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In other news, CAO Mark S. Garfield sold 788 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $615.42, for a total value of $484,950.96. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 4,055 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,495,528.10. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Mark S. Garfield sold 96 shares of Adobe stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $470.00, for a total value of $45,120.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 4,128 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,940,160. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 3,075 shares of company stock worth $1,848,418. Insiders own 0.15% of the company's stock.

Adobe Price Performance

Adobe stock traded down $8.16 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $465.02. 3,280,642 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,572,111. Adobe Inc. has a 1-year low of $331.89 and a 1-year high of $638.25. The firm has a market cap of $208.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.28. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $527.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $565.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.

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

Adobe declared that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, March 14th that authorizes the company to repurchase $25.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the software company to purchase up to 10.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Adobe 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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