Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) Updates Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 4.950-5.000 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 5.000. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.8 billion-$5.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.8 billion. Adobe also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 20.200-20.500 EPS.

Adobe Price Performance

Adobe stock opened at $377.84 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $164.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.47, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.37. Adobe has a 12-month low of $374.50 and a 12-month high of $587.75. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $437.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $483.80.

Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 12th. The software company reported $5.08 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.97 by $0.11. Adobe had a net margin of 25.85% and a return on equity of 45.87%. The company had revenue of $5.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.66 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $4.48 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Adobe will post 16.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ADBE has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Adobe from $475.00 to $460.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Adobe from $580.00 to $540.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. StockNews.com downgraded Adobe from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. JMP Securities reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Adobe in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded Adobe from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $425.00 price target for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating, seventeen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $539.46.

Insider Buying and Selling at Adobe

In related news, EVP Scott Belsky sold 922 shares of Adobe stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $437.28, for a total transaction of $403,172.16. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 22,153 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,687,063.84. This trade represents a 4.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director David A. Ricks acquired 2,250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $443.98 per share, for a total transaction of $998,955.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 4,984 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,212,796.32. This represents a 82.30 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders sold 5,075 shares of company stock valued at $2,191,826 in the last quarter. 0.15% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Adobe

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Adobe stock. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) by 2.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,068 shares of the software company’s stock after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the quarter. Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings in Adobe were worth $3,588,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. 81.79% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.