Adobe Competitors

Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) and salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Adobe and salesforce.com, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Adobe presently has a consensus target price of $507.9630, indicating a potential upside of 9.49%. salesforce.com has a consensus target price of $246.7353, indicating a potential upside of 2.74%. Given Adobe's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Adobe is more favorable than salesforce.com.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Adobe and salesforce.com's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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

Profitability

This table compares Adobe and salesforce.com's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

84.0% of Adobe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.4% of salesforce.com shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Adobe shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of salesforce.com shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Adobe has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, salesforce.com has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Adobe beats salesforce.com on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) and Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

85.5% of Intuit shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Adobe shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Intuit shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Adobe shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Intuit and Adobe's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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

Profitability

This table compares Intuit and Adobe's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Intuit and Adobe, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Intuit currently has a consensus price target of $366.5882, indicating a potential upside of 13.06%. Adobe has a consensus price target of $507.9630, indicating a potential upside of 9.49%. Given Intuit's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Intuit is more favorable than Adobe.

Volatility and Risk

Intuit has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adobe has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Adobe beats Intuit on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Adobe and Autodesk, as reported by MarketBeat.

Adobe currently has a consensus price target of $507.9630, suggesting a potential upside of 9.49%. Autodesk has a consensus price target of $241.8095, suggesting a potential downside of 0.87%. Given Adobe's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Adobe is more favorable than Autodesk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Adobe and Autodesk's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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

Profitability

This table compares Adobe and Autodesk's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Volatility and Risk

Adobe has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autodesk has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

84.0% of Adobe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.6% of Autodesk shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Adobe shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Autodesk shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Adobe beats Autodesk on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) and Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Workday and Adobe's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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

Volatility and Risk

Workday has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adobe has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Workday and Adobe's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Workday and Adobe, as reported by MarketBeat.

Workday currently has a consensus price target of $237.5517, indicating a potential upside of 9.99%. Adobe has a consensus price target of $507.9630, indicating a potential upside of 9.49%. Given Workday's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Workday is more favorable than Adobe.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

68.0% of Workday shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Adobe shares are held by institutional investors. 26.5% of Workday shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Adobe shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Adobe beats Workday on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) and Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Volatility & Risk

Adobe has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synopsys has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

84.0% of Adobe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of Synopsys shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Adobe shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Synopsys shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Adobe and Synopsys' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Adobe and Synopsys, as reported by MarketBeat.

Adobe currently has a consensus price target of $507.9630, suggesting a potential upside of 9.49%. Synopsys has a consensus price target of $216.7692, suggesting a potential downside of 1.46%. Given Adobe's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Adobe is more favorable than Synopsys.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Adobe and Synopsys' top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

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

Summary

Adobe beats Synopsys on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Splunk (NASDAQ:SPLK) and Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

93.3% of Splunk shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Adobe shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Splunk shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Adobe shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Splunk and Adobe's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Splunk and Adobe's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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

Risk and Volatility

Splunk has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adobe has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Splunk and Adobe, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Splunk currently has a consensus target price of $228.4857, suggesting a potential upside of 9.98%. Adobe has a consensus target price of $507.9630, suggesting a potential upside of 9.49%. Given Splunk's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Splunk is more favorable than Adobe.

Summary

Adobe beats Splunk on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.