Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for Adobe with a target price adjusted to $629.00, reflecting a slight decrease in earnings forecasts for FY25-27 [1][12][28]. Core Insights - Adobe's total revenue for Q1 FY25 reached $5.71 billion, showing an 11% year-over-year growth, with non-GAAP net income increasing by 9% to $2.22 billion, aligning with expectations [1]. - The company anticipates that its AI-driven independent products will double their annual recurring revenue by the end of FY25, contributing approximately 1% to total revenue [1]. - Digital media revenue grew by 11% year-over-year to $4.23 billion, driven by strong performance in Acrobat and Creative flagship products [2]. - Adobe's strategic focus on customer-centric innovation and cross-cloud services is expected to drive long-term growth [3]. Financial Summary - For FY25, Adobe's projected revenue is $23.43 billion, with a year-over-year growth rate of 8.9% [4]. - Non-GAAP net profit for FY25 is estimated at $8.79 billion, with adjusted earnings per share expected to be $19.66 [4]. - The company has accelerated its stock buyback program, repurchasing 7 million shares valued at $3.25 billion in Q1 FY25 [3]. Valuation - Adobe's valuation is based on a 32x price-to-earnings ratio for FY25, resulting in an estimated equity valuation of $281 billion [12][13]. - The target price reflects a 43.4% upside from the current price of $438.60 [4][12].

Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE ) has a large opportunity for growth in the coming quarters as the firm rolls out its GenAI video and image development tools, allowing marketing departments to streamline workflows and do more with less. Despite beingMichael Del Monte is a buy-side equity analyst with over 5 years of industry experience. Prior to working in the investment management industry, Michael spent over a decade in professional services working in industries that range from O&G, OFS, Midstream, Industrials, ...

As part of the expansion strategy, The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) has partnered with Adobe Inc. (ADBE) to enhance its digital marketing efforts using Adobe Firefly, a generative AI tool. As the parent company of brands like Clinique, Estée Lauder, Jo Malone London, La Mer and M·A·C Cosmetics, EL connects with consumers in 150 countries and is focused on innovation and speed to market.By integrating Adobe Firefly Services into its design tools, EL aims to automate repetitive tasks, allowing creative te ...

Software stocks are facing heightened volatility this week, with Adobe Inc (NASDAQ:ADBE), Datadog Inc (NASDAQ:DDOG), and Dynatrace Inc (NYSE:DT) all struggling due to disappointing earnings guidance, market-wide headwinds, and sector-specific pressures.Adobe stock was last seen down 12.3% at $384.52 after issuing lackluster fiscal second-quarter guidance, projecting earnings of $4.98 on revenue of $5.8 billion, but the forecast failed to inspire confidence, dragging the stock 13% lower in 2025 and 32.6% low ...

Shantanu Narayen, Chairman and CEO of Adobe Systems addresses the gathering on the first day of the three-day B20 Summit in New Delhi on August 25, 2023.Adobe shares dropped 13% following the company's quarterly earnings report, as investors fretted over lingering growth concerns and the software maker's artificial intelligence monetization strategy.The selloff came despite better-than-expected results, which included adjusted earnings of $5.08 per share and $5.71 billion in revenue. That surpassed analysts ...

Adobe Inc ADBE analysts highlight the company's AI opportunities and future growth after the company beat revenue and earnings per share estimates in the first quarter.The Adobe Analysts: Goldman Sachs analyst Kash Rangan reiterated a Buy rating on Adobe with a $640 price target.JPMorgan analyst Mark Murphy maintained an Overweight rating and lowered the price target from $580 to $540.Piper Sandler analyst Brent Bracelin maintained an Overweight rating with a $600 price target.Goldman Sachs on ADBE: Adobe's ...

Adobe's not a sell, folks. It's a buy.What do you do when one of the most actively followed stocks on the planet reports an earnings beat, and half the analysts who follow the stock downgrade it anyway? What do you do when that stock crashes on good news?That's the situation facing Adobe (ADBE -11.61%) investors today. The PDF company was expected to report $4.97 per share in earnings last night, on less than $5.7 billion in revenue. Adobe instead reported $5.08 per share in profit, and more than $5.7 billi ...

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Here's our initial take on Adobe's (ADBE 1.14%) financial report.Key MetricsMetricQ1 2024Q1 2025Changevs. ExpectationsRevenue$5.2 billion$5.7 billion+10%BeatAdjusted earnings per share$4.48$5.08+13%BeatOperating cash flow$1.2 billion$2.5 billion+111%n/aDigital Media ARR$15.8 billion$17.6 billion+13%n/aFocusing on Customers and AIAdobe beat analyst expectations in the first quarter, delivering 10% revenue growth and much improved operating cash-flow generation. With the creative software industry at risk of ...