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ADBE vs. AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL, META, MSFT, NVDA, TSLA, CRM, FDX, and LEN

Should you be buying Adobe stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Adobe include Amazon.com (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG), Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft (MSFT), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Salesforce (CRM), FedEx (FDX), and Lennar (LEN).

Adobe vs. Its Competitors

Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than Adobe. Adobe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amazon.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Adobe$21.51B6.79$5.56B$16.0521.73
Amazon.com$637.96B3.73$59.25B$6.5633.97

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 157 more articles in the media than Adobe. MarketBeat recorded 234 mentions for Amazon.com and 77 mentions for Adobe. Adobe's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.94 indicating that Adobe is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Adobe
58 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Amazon.com
145 Very Positive mention(s)
37 Positive mention(s)
25 Neutral mention(s)
19 Negative mention(s)
5 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Adobe has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Adobe currently has a consensus target price of $433.41, indicating a potential upside of 24.25%. Amazon.com has a consensus target price of $266.26, indicating a potential upside of 19.47%. Given Adobe's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Adobe is more favorable than Amazon.com.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Adobe
3 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Amazon.com
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
47 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.04

Adobe has a net margin of 30.01% compared to Amazon.com's net margin of 10.54%. Adobe's return on equity of 57.54% beat Amazon.com's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Adobe30.01% 57.54% 24.79%
Amazon.com 10.54%23.84%11.14%

81.8% of Adobe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Adobe shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Amazon.com shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Adobe beats Amazon.com on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ADBE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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ADBE vs. The Competition

MetricAdobeCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$145.96B$180.71B$33.04B$10.58B
Dividend YieldN/A1.19%3.17%4.71%
P/E Ratio21.7231.29495.4027.45
Price / Sales6.798,114.211,879.43202.26
Price / Cash20.3026.9037.7361.55
Price / Book12.409.507.756.77
Net Income$5.56B$4.39B$820.34M$275.88M
7 Day Performance-0.76%1.20%1.56%2.63%
1 Month Performance-1.48%2.03%8.96%9.10%
1 Year Performance-29.40%7.84%24,011.19%35.69%

Adobe Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ADBE
Adobe
4.8403 of 5 stars
$348.86
+0.0%
$433.41
+24.2%
-29.7%$145.99B$21.51B21.7330,709Positive News
Analyst Forecast
AMZN
Amazon.com
4.761 of 5 stars
$219.41
-1.3%
$266.26
+21.3%
+23.3%$2.34T$637.96B33.451,556,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
GOOG
Alphabet
4.5282 of 5 stars
$246.31
0.0%
$235.33
-4.5%
+48.1%$2.98T$350.02B26.23190,200Trending News
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GOOGL
Alphabet
3.7098 of 5 stars
$245.27
-0.2%
$240.76
-1.8%
+48.8%$2.97T$350.02B26.12183,323Trending News
Analyst Forecast
META
Meta Platforms
4.4248 of 5 stars
$710.33
-2.3%
$830.02
+16.9%
+21.1%$1.78T$164.50B25.7274,067Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
MSFT
Microsoft
4.9478 of 5 stars
$517.01
+0.2%
$617.63
+19.5%
+26.6%$3.84T$281.72B37.90228,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
NVDA
NVIDIA
4.8351 of 5 stars
$187.41
-0.8%
$211.00
+12.6%
+42.3%$4.55T$130.50B53.3936,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
TSLA
Tesla
4.0364 of 5 stars
$429.75
-1.4%
$343.43
-20.1%
+79.4%$1.43T$97.69B248.41125,665Trending News
Analyst Forecast
CRM
Salesforce
4.9913 of 5 stars
$240.25
+0.6%
$332.58
+38.4%
-17.6%$228.72B$37.90B34.9276,453Positive News
Insider Trade
Options Volume
FDX
FedEx
4.7486 of 5 stars
$244.14
+0.7%
$271.67
+11.3%
-8.2%$57.61B$87.93B14.25440,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
LEN
Lennar
4.226 of 5 stars
$130.13
+1.4%
$123.75
-4.9%
-33.7%$33.70B$35.44B12.8613,265Positive News
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