How Smart Investors Look at Adobe (ADBE).

By Scott Lee • Thursday, November 20 10:12 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Technology company Adobe has moved 0.7% so far today on a volume of 559,436, compared to its average of 4,243,771. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 2.0%.

Adobe trades -29.19% away from its average analyst target price of $452.18 per share. The 35 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $280.0 to $605.0, and on average have given Adobe a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in ADBE, you'll want to know the following:

Adobe's current price is 242.8% above its Graham number of $93.4, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Adobe has moved -36.9% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 11.7%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 16.03, Adobe has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.0 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
ADBE has a forward P/E ratio of 15.6 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $20.55 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 11.43 compared to its sector average of 4.19
Adobe Inc. operates as a technology company worldwide.
Based in San Jose, the company has 30,709 full time employees and a market cap of $135.83 Billion.

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