What is Griffin Securities’ Estimate for Adobe Q1 Earnings?

Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) – Research analysts at Griffin Securities issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Adobe in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, December 12th. Griffin Securities analyst J. Vleeschhouwer anticipates that the software company will post earnings per share of $4.46 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.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on ADBE. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on shares of Adobe from $650.00 to $600.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. UBS Group dropped their price target on Adobe from $550.00 to $525.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Mizuho decreased their price objective on Adobe from $640.00 to $620.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Argus upgraded Adobe to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 16th. Finally, Citigroup cut their target price on Adobe from $616.00 to $590.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Adobe presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $584.88.

Adobe Stock Down 1.9 %

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 company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $505.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $523.59. The company has a market capitalization of $205.00 billion, a PE ratio of 37.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.29.

Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, December 11th. The software company reported $4.81 earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm had revenue of $5.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.54 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.52 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Adobe

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

Insider Activity

In other Adobe news, Director Amy Banse sold 606 shares of Adobe stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $550.00, for a total transaction of $333,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 32,929 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,110,950. The trade was a 1.81 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Scott Belsky sold 1,530 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $513.82, for a total transaction of $786,144.60. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 18,831 shares in the company, valued at $9,675,744.42. The trade was a 7.51 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 34,793 shares of company stock worth $18,069,669 over the last 90 days. 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.