DUTCH ASSET Corp Makes New $731,000 Investment in Adobe Inc. $ADBE

DUTCH ASSET Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBEFree Report) during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 3,008 shares of the software company’s stock, valued at approximately $731,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ADBE. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Adobe by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 20,632,009 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $7,277,941,000 after purchasing an additional 352,448 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Adobe by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 11,531,678 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $4,027,170,000 after purchasing an additional 414,049 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Adobe in the fourth quarter worth $2,275,165,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its stake in Adobe by 10.9% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 6,228,503 shares of the software company’s stock worth $2,179,914,000 after purchasing an additional 611,358 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in Adobe by 6.2% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,119,025 shares of the software company’s stock worth $1,791,607,000 after purchasing an additional 297,337 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.79% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ADBE has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wolfe Research cut shares of Adobe from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Friday, June 12th. Citigroup reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Adobe in a research note on Friday, June 12th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on shares of Adobe from $270.00 to $230.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, June 12th. Bank of America reissued an “underperform” rating and set a $190.00 price objective on shares of Adobe in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, KeyCorp cut their price objective on shares of Adobe from $235.00 to $195.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, June 12th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $275.93.

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Adobe Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ADBE opened at $234.74 on Tuesday. Adobe Inc. has a 1-year low of $190.12 and a 1-year high of $376.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.75. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $228.35 and a 200-day moving average price of $254.68. The company has a market capitalization of $93.31 billion, a PE ratio of 13.43, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.43.

Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBEGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 11th. The software company reported $5.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.82 by $0.14. Adobe had a net margin of 28.69% and a return on equity of 65.11%. The company had revenue of $6.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.45 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $5.06 EPS. Adobe’s revenue was up 12.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Adobe has set its FY 2026 guidance at 24.350-24.450 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 6.050-6.100 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Adobe Inc. will post 19.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Adobe declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Tuesday, April 21st that allows the company to repurchase $25.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the software company to buy up to 24.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Transactions at Adobe

In other news, CAO Jillian Forusz sold 755 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.25, for a total value of $185,918.75. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 3,521 shares in the company, valued at approximately $867,046.25. This represents a 17.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Shantanu Narayen sold 75,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $243.54, for a total transaction of $18,265,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 359,538 shares in the company, valued at approximately $87,561,884.52. The trade was a 17.26% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

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Adobe Profile

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Adobe Inc, founded in 1982 by John Warnock and Charles Geschke and headquartered in San Jose, California, is a global software company that develops tools and services for creative professionals, marketers and enterprises. Under the leadership of CEO Shantanu Narayen, who has led the company since 2007, Adobe has evolved from a provider of desktop publishing tools into a cloud-centric provider of digital media and digital experience solutions.

The company’s core offerings are organized around digital media and digital experience.

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