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Rep. Jefferson Shreve Sells Off Shares of Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE)

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Representative Jefferson Shreve (R-Indiana) recently sold shares of Adobe Inc. NASDAQ: ADBE. In a filing disclosed on June 22nd, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $15,001 and $50,000 in Adobe stock on May 12th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "CRT - STANDARD UNIT TRUST" account.

Representative Jefferson Shreve also recently made the following trade(s):

  • Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Hubbell NYSE: HUBB on 5/12/2025.
  • Sold $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Trane Technologies NYSE: TT on 5/12/2025.
  • Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of RTX NYSE: RTX on 5/12/2025.
  • Sold $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of NiSource NYSE: NI on 5/12/2025.
  • Sold $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Johnson & Johnson NYSE: JNJ on 5/12/2025.
  • Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of AppLovin NASDAQ: APP on 5/12/2025.
  • Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Fiserv NYSE: FI on 5/12/2025.
  • Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of CNO Financial Group NYSE: CNO on 5/12/2025.
  • Sold $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Cboe Global Markets NASDAQ: CBOE on 5/12/2025.
  • Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Lam Research NASDAQ: LRCX on 5/12/2025.

Adobe Price Performance

NASDAQ:ADBE traded down $0.95 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $370.74. 2,052,034 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,772,122. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $391.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $401.19. Adobe Inc. has a 1-year low of $332.01 and a 1-year high of $587.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $157.27 billion, a PE ratio of 23.72, a PEG ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.51.

Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 12th. The software company reported $5.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.97 by $0.09. Adobe had a net margin of 30.39% and a return on equity of 53.68%. The company had revenue of $5.87 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.80 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $4.48 EPS. Adobe's revenue was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect that Adobe Inc. will post 16.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Adobe by 0.4% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 41,143,835 shares of the software company's stock valued at $15,779,895,000 after purchasing an additional 171,547 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Adobe by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 10,680,375 shares of the software company's stock valued at $4,739,788,000 after purchasing an additional 151,286 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in Adobe by 14.4% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 6,530,611 shares of the software company's stock valued at $2,504,685,000 after buying an additional 821,293 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Adobe in the fourth quarter valued at $2,553,035,000. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its position in Adobe by 2.4% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 5,468,383 shares of the software company's stock valued at $2,097,289,000 after acquiring an additional 126,688 shares during the period. 81.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $470.00 price target (up previously from $430.00) on shares of Adobe in a research report on Friday, June 13th. Redburn Atlantic lowered Adobe from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $420.00 to $280.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Adobe from $410.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, June 16th. JMP Securities restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Adobe in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on Adobe from $650.00 to $590.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 31st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Adobe has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $473.88.

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About Representative Shreve

Jefferson Shreve (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Indiana's 6th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Shreve (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 6th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Email editor@ballotpedia.org to notify us of updates to this biography. Jefferson Shreve earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana University in 1989, a graduate degree from the University of London in 1998, and a graduate degree from Purdue University in 2003. Shreve's career experience includes working as a real estate executive. Shreve was elected 7th District Vice Chairman of the Indiana Republican State Committee on January 17, 2018, and was re-elected on March 6, 2021. In 2020, he was selected as a district-level delegate to the 2020 Republican National Convention.

About Adobe

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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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