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Adobe Inc (NASDAQ: ADBE) closed the day trading at $399.34 up 1.17% from the previous closing price of $394.74. In other words, the price has increased by $1.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.26 million shares were traded. ADBE stock price reached its highest trading level at $399.94 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $387.13.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ADBE, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 23.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.89. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.04 and its Current Ratio is at 1.18. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.50 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.50.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, BMO Capital Markets on March 13, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $495 from $515 previously.
Exane BNP Paribas Upgraded its Underperform to Neutral on January 15, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $425.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 28 ’25 when Ricks David A bought 2,250 shares for $443.98 per share. The transaction valued at 998,946 led to the insider holds 4,984 shares of the business.
Forusz Jillian bought 334 shares of ADBE for $145,567 on Jan 28 ’25. On Jan 27 ’25, another insider, Belsky Scott, who serves as the Chief Strategy Officer & EVP of the company, sold 3,819 shares for $430.24 each. As a result, the insider received 1,643,087 and left with 18,334 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ADBE now has a Market Capitalization of 173671759872 and an Enterprise Value of 173240238080. As of this moment, Adobe’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.29, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.43. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.28. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.88 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 12.49. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.861 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.993.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ADBE is 1.48, which has changed by -0.23379189 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09589827 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ADBE has reached a high of $587.75, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $374.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -19.64%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ADBE traded about 3.89M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ADBE traded about 4856160 shares per day. A total of 434.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 433.44M. Insiders hold about 0.33% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.80% stake in the company. Shares short for ADBE as of 1740700800 were 7663336 with a Short Ratio of 1.97, compared to 1738281600 on 7709402. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7663336 and a Short% of Float of 1.76.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.12. The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for ADBE, which recently paid a dividend on 2005-03-24 with an ex-dividend date of 1111622400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-05-24 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
