Q1 Earnings Estimate for Adobe Issued By Griffin Securities

Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) – Equities research analysts at Griffin Securities issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Adobe in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, December 12th. Griffin Securities analyst J. Vleeschhouwer forecasts that the software company will post earnings of $4.46 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Adobe’s current full-year earnings is $16.73 per share. Griffin Securities also issued estimates for Adobe’s Q2 2026 earnings at $4.66 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.87 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $18.97 EPS.

Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, December 11th. The software company reported $4.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.67 by $0.14. Adobe had a return on equity of 45.22% and a net margin of 25.85%. The business had revenue of $5.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.54 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.52 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on shares of Adobe from $600.00 to $570.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price objective on Adobe from $644.00 to $587.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Piper Sandler cut their target price on Adobe from $635.00 to $600.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Adobe in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Citigroup cut their price objective on Adobe from $616.00 to $590.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eighteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Adobe currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $584.88.

Adobe Stock Down 1.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ:ADBE opened at $465.69 on Monday. Adobe has a 52-week low of $433.97 and a 52-week high of $638.25. The stock has a market cap of $205.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.56, a PEG ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.29. The business has a fifty day moving average of $505.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of $523.59. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Adobe

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ADBE. State Street Corp raised its position in Adobe by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 20,270,287 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $10,495,544,000 after purchasing an additional 234,909 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Adobe by 1.4% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 10,529,089 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $5,435,377,000 after purchasing an additional 147,981 shares during the period. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of Adobe by 8.8% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 9,690,163 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $5,017,373,000 after buying an additional 787,356 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Adobe by 2.0% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 4,859,584 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $2,516,196,000 after buying an additional 93,143 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its stake in shares of Adobe by 3.1% during the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 4,741,549 shares of the software company’s stock worth $2,455,079,000 after buying an additional 140,390 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.79% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Scott Belsky sold 481 shares of the business’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 transaction of $232,525.02. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 18,128 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,763,437.76. The trade was a 2.58 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Shantanu Narayen sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $521.58, for a total transaction of $13,039,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 357,700 shares in the company, valued at $186,569,166. This trade represents a 6.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 34,793 shares of company stock worth $18,069,669. 0.15% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Adobe Company 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.