Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) Shares Acquired by Rockland Trust Co.

Rockland Trust Co. increased its position in shares of Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBEFree Report) by 19.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,378 shares of the software company’s stock after purchasing an additional 221 shares during the quarter. Rockland Trust Co.’s holdings in Adobe were worth $613,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ADBE. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Adobe by 66,909.7% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,378,390 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $713,703,000 after purchasing an additional 1,376,333 shares during the last quarter. Longview Partners Guernsey LTD purchased a new stake in shares of Adobe in the second quarter worth about $663,745,000. FMR LLC grew its holdings in Adobe by 8.8% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 9,690,163 shares of the software company’s stock worth $5,017,373,000 after acquiring an additional 787,356 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its position in Adobe by 982.4% during the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 541,670 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $300,919,000 after acquiring an additional 491,627 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Erste Asset Management GmbH acquired a new position in Adobe in the third quarter valued at approximately $126,703,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.79% of the company’s stock.

Adobe Stock Performance

Shares of Adobe stock opened at $417.28 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $481.07 and its 200 day moving average price is $515.02. The company has a market cap of $183.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.65, a PEG ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.31. Adobe Inc. has a one year low of $403.75 and a one year high of $638.25.

Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBEGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 11th. The software company reported $4.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.67 by $0.14. Adobe had a net margin of 25.85% and a return on equity of 45.22%. The firm had revenue of $5.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.54 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $3.52 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts predict that Adobe Inc. will post 16.73 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently issued reports on ADBE shares. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Adobe from $525.00 to $475.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of Adobe from $640.00 to $605.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on Adobe from $600.00 to $570.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Mizuho lowered their price target on Adobe from $640.00 to $620.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on Adobe from $650.00 to $600.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, sixteen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Adobe presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $573.00.

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Insider Activity

In other news, Director Amy Banse sold 606 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $550.00, for a total value of $333,300.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 32,929 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,110,950. This represents a 1.81 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Scott Belsky sold 481 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $483.42, for a total value of $232,525.02. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 18,128 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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. Insiders sold a total of 1,763 shares of company stock valued at $893,665 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

About Adobe

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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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