Solidarity Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE – Free Report) by 0.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 16,254 shares of the software company’s stock after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the period. Adobe comprises about 1.9% of Solidarity Wealth LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. Solidarity Wealth LLC’s holdings in Adobe were worth $7,228,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of ADBE. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its stake in Adobe by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,712,616 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $765,094,000 after buying an additional 33,414 shares in the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its stake in Adobe by 12.2% in the 3rd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 19,322 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $10,005,000 after buying an additional 2,100 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Adobe by 28.0% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,458 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $3,344,000 after buying an additional 1,412 shares in the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. boosted its stake in Adobe by 201.0% in the 3rd quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 117,383 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $60,779,000 after buying an additional 78,384 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morse Asset Management Inc boosted its stake in Adobe by 33.0% in the 3rd quarter. Morse Asset Management Inc now owns 8,519 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $4,411,000 after buying an additional 2,113 shares in the last quarter. 81.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several brokerages recently commented on ADBE. Barclays decreased their price target on Adobe from $675.00 to $645.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on Adobe from $700.00 to $650.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. TD Cowen lowered Adobe from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $625.00 to $550.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Bank of America reduced their price objective on Adobe from $640.00 to $605.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on Adobe from $525.00 to $475.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Adobe currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $573.00.
Adobe Stock Up 0.7 %
NASDAQ:ADBE opened at $429.99 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.07. The company has a market cap of $189.28 billion, a PE ratio of 34.68, a PEG ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.31. Adobe Inc. has a 52-week low of $403.75 and a 52-week high of $638.25. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $476.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $512.03.
Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 11th. The software company reported $4.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.67 by $0.14. Adobe had a return on equity of 45.87% and a net margin of 25.85%. The business had revenue of $5.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.54 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.52 earnings per share. Adobe’s quarterly revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Adobe Inc. will post 16.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity at Adobe
In other news, CAO Jillian Forusz sold 676 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $484.97, for a total value of $327,839.72. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 2,715 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,316,693.55. This trade represents a 19.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Scott Belsky sold 481 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $483.42, for a total value of $232,525.02. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 18,128 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,763,437.76. The trade was a 2.58 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,763 shares of company stock valued at $893,665. Insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.
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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