Adobe (ADBE) Competitors $387.26 -2.35 (-0.60%) Closing price 03/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$387.62 +0.36 (+0.09%) As of 03/21/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ADBE vs. CRM, INTU, MSTR, SNPS, CDNS, WDAY, ADSK, FICO, ANSS, and TYLShould you be buying Adobe stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Adobe include Salesforce (CRM), Intuit (INTU), MicroStrategy (MSTR), Synopsys (SNPS), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Workday (WDAY), Autodesk (ADSK), Fair Isaac (FICO), ANSYS (ANSS), and Tyler Technologies (TYL). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry. Adobe vs. Salesforce Intuit MicroStrategy Synopsys Cadence Design Systems Workday Autodesk Fair Isaac ANSYS Tyler Technologies Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) and Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk. Which has higher earnings & valuation, CRM or ADBE? Adobe has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Salesforce. Adobe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Salesforce, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSalesforce$37.90B7.14$4.14B$6.3644.27Adobe$22.04B7.65$5.56B$15.1825.51 Do analysts prefer CRM or ADBE? Salesforce presently has a consensus target price of $362.74, indicating a potential upside of 28.83%. Adobe has a consensus target price of $538.80, indicating a potential upside of 39.13%. Given Adobe's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Adobe is more favorable than Salesforce.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Salesforce 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 31 Buy rating(s) 5 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.95Adobe 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 Is CRM or ADBE more profitable? Adobe has a net margin of 25.85% compared to Salesforce's net margin of 15.96%. Adobe's return on equity of 45.87% beat Salesforce's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Salesforce15.96% 12.34% 7.65% Adobe 25.85%45.87%22.76% Do institutionals & insiders believe in CRM or ADBE? 80.4% of Salesforce shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Adobe shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Salesforce shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Adobe shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor CRM or ADBE? In the previous week, Adobe had 35 more articles in the media than Salesforce. MarketBeat recorded 132 mentions for Adobe and 97 mentions for Salesforce. Salesforce's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Adobe's score of 1.00 indicating that Salesforce is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Salesforce 63 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 20 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Adobe 78 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 33 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CRM or ADBE? Salesforce received 1564 more outperform votes than Adobe when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.32% of users gave Salesforce an outperform vote while only 70.71% of users gave Adobe an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSalesforceOutperform Votes325982.32% Underperform Votes70017.68%AdobeOutperform Votes169570.71% Underperform Votes70229.29% Which has more volatility & risk, CRM or ADBE? Salesforce has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adobe has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAdobe beats Salesforce on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Adobe News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ADBE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ADBE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAdobePrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$168.62B$23.49B$24.05B$8.13BDividend YieldN/A2.05%2.79%4.04%P/E Ratio31.23109.8242.5619.07Price / Sales7.6520.702,407.4791.58Price / Cash25.8986.0634.6734.64Price / Book12.098.476.234.43Net Income$5.56B$436.62M$737.91M$247.36M7 Day Performance-1.89%0.83%0.77%1.98%1 Month Performance-12.84%-10.64%50,014.58%-6.10%1 Year Performance-22.47%7.86%52,744.32%3.48% Adobe Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ADBEAdobe4.8077 of 5 stars$387.26-0.6%$538.80+39.1%-22.5%$168.62B$22.04B31.2330,709Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCRMSalesforce4.832 of 5 stars$278.99-0.1%$364.14+30.5%-8.5%$268.24B$37.90B45.9172,682Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsINTUIntuit4.6481 of 5 stars$599.03+0.0%$721.61+20.5%-6.2%$167.36B$17.17B58.1218,800Insider TradePositive NewsMSTRMicroStrategy4.13 of 5 stars$287.14-3.5%$536.90+87.0%+99.6%$74.38B$463.46M-51.311,934Analyst ForecastGap DownSNPSSynopsys4.8887 of 5 stars$454.66+1.9%$638.58+40.5%-24.5%$70.28B$6.07B31.3119,000News CoveragePositive NewsCDNSCadence Design Systems4.5384 of 5 stars$254.44+2.8%$326.92+28.5%-18.7%$69.80B$4.64B65.9711,200Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsWDAYWorkday4.8938 of 5 stars$247.28+1.3%$302.14+22.2%-10.1%$65.82B$8.45B41.0317,700Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsADSKAutodesk4.403 of 5 stars$258.07+1.4%$336.29+30.3%+1.7%$55.01B$6.13B51.2414,100News CoverageGap DownFICOFair Isaac4.6829 of 5 stars$1,832.97+1.8%$2,088.15+13.9%+45.5%$44.80B$1.78B84.193,586News CoveragePositive NewsANSSANSYS2.6176 of 5 stars$324.49+0.6%$352.50+8.6%-7.2%$28.43B$2.54B49.535,600Analyst DowngradeNews CoveragePositive NewsTYLTyler Technologies4.4417 of 5 stars$568.76+1.0%$676.25+18.9%+35.1%$24.50B$2.14B93.997,300News CoveragePositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CRM Alternatives INTU Alternatives MSTR Alternatives SNPS Alternatives CDNS Alternatives WDAY Alternatives ADSK Alternatives FICO Alternatives ANSS Alternatives TYL Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ADBE) was last updated on 3/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA brutally honest economic warning for 2025 (see proof)New York Times best-selling financial author and world-renowned economist Addison Wiggin (a man who’s worked s...Banyan Hill Publishing | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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