Adobe (ADBE) Competitors

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) and Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has better earnings & valuation, INTU or ADBE?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intuit	$14.37B	11.77	$2.38B	$9.80	61.65
Adobe	$19.41B	10.84	$5.43B	$10.46	44.89

Do analysts prefer INTU or ADBE?

Intuit presently has a consensus target price of $645.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.02%. Adobe has a consensus target price of $620.72, suggesting a potential upside of 32.49%. Given Intuit's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Adobe is more favorable than Intuit.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intuit	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Adobe	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Which has more risk and volatility, INTU or ADBE?

Intuit has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adobe has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in INTU or ADBE?

Adobe received 557 more outperform votes than Intuit when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.80% of users gave Adobe an outperform vote while only 68.68% of users gave Intuit an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Intuit	Outperform Votes 1070 68.68%	Underperform Votes 488 31.32%
Adobe	Outperform Votes 1627 70.80%	Underperform Votes 671 29.20%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in INTU or ADBE?

83.7% of Intuit shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Adobe shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Intuit shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Adobe shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is INTU or ADBE more profitable?

Adobe has a net margin of 24.08% compared to Adobe's net margin of 18.35%. Intuit's return on equity of 39.12% beat Adobe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intuit	18.35%	17.51%	10.48%
Adobe	24.08%	39.12%	21.21%

Does the media refer more to INTU or ADBE?

In the previous week, Adobe had 25 more articles in the media than Intuit. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Adobe and 31 mentions for Intuit. Adobe's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Intuit's score of 0.50 indicating that Intuit is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intuit	12 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Adobe	25 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Adobe beats Intuit on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.