Does Wall Street Rate Adobe Inc. (ADBE) Shares A Sell?

At the last check on Friday, Adobe Inc.’s (NASDAQ:ADBE) stock was up $10.12, moving up 1.93 percent to $533.88. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 2,472,694 shares. 1 time new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a $3.30 gain in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 3,068,368, while in the previous 50 days, it was 4,122,545.

Since last month, ADBE stock rose 10.93%. Shares of the company fell to $475.00 on 07/06/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $552.94 was reached on 07/31/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $274.73. Since the beginning of this year, ADBE’s stock price has risen by 58.64% or $195.64, and marked a new high 24 times. However, the stock has declined by -3.45% since its 52-week high.

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ADBE stock investors should be aware that Adobe Inc. (ADBE) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 10 days ago on Jul 25. Belsky Scott, the EVP, CPO, Creative Cloud of the company, disposed of 763 shares for $519.42 on Jul 25. It resulted in a $396,317 divestment by the insider. Belsky Scott sold 2,191 shares at an average price of $520.00 on Jul 24. The insider now owns 23,775 shares following the transaction. On Jun 23, Director WARNOCK JOHN E sold 3,000 shares at $481.41 apiece. The transaction was valued at $1,444,228.

Valuation Metrics

Right now, Adobe Inc. (ADBE) has a P/E ratio of about 50.98. The stock’s beta is 1.34. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 12.83, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 16.48, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 31.86 may also be considered.

Financial Health

In the three months ended May 30, Adobe Inc.’s quick ratio stood at 1.20, while its current ratio was 1.20, showing that the company is able to pay off its debt. According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the quarter ending May 30 was 0.24, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 0.24. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 87.80% percent. In the year ended May 30, EBITDA margin amounted to 39.36%, whereas operating margins totaled 33.60%. Based on annual data, ADBE earned $15.44 billion in gross profit and brought in $17.61 billion in revenue.

A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 26.70%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 33.80%.

In Adobe Inc.’s quarter-end financial report for May 30, it reported total debt of $3.63 billion against cash and short-term investments of $1.15 billion. According to the earnings report, the company had a higher net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. ADBE’s revenue rose 8.93% to $4.66 billion during the quarter, while net income inched up to $4.82 billion. While analysts expected Adobe Inc. to report $3.79 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $3.91 per share, beating the consensus estimate by 3.20%. During the quarter, the company generated $1.84 billion in EBITDA. The liabilities of Adobe Inc. were 13.0 billion at the end of its most recent quarter ended May 30, and its total debt was $4.11 billion. The value of shareholders’ equity is $455.8 million.

Technical Picture

This quick technical analysis looks at Adobe Inc.’s (ADBE) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 33.08%, the RSI 9-day stood at 57.28% on 03 August.

With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Adobe Inc. price is up by +0.62% percent or $3.30. At present, ADBE shares trade +9.66% above its 20-day simple moving average and +64.11% percent above its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately +43.67% above its SMA50 and +81.32% above its SMA200.

Stochastic coefficient K was 43.07% and Stochastic coefficient D was 58.17%, while ATR was 13.82. Given the Stochastic reading of 51.13% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 60.28%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at -0.62, while the 14-day reading stands at 1.27.

Analyst Ratings

Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating on Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) to an Overweight in a note to investors on July 31, 2023. The analysts firm previously had an Equal-weight rating on the stock.Adobe Inc. (ADBE) has been rated Overweight by analysts. According to 0 brokerage firms, ADBE is a sell, and 16 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 4 analysts rate Adobe Inc. stock as buy, with 17 recommending it as overweight.

With a median target price of $558.00, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $428.00 – $660.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict Adobe Inc. (ADBE) will achieve an average price target of $556.60.

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