Adobe (ADBE) Competitors $447.17 +9.78 (+2.24%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends ADBE vs. CRM, INTU, MSTR, CDNS, SNPS, 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), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Synopsys (SNPS), 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 Cadence Design Systems Synopsys Workday Autodesk Fair Isaac ANSYS Tyler Technologies Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) and Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends. Which has more volatility & risk, ADBE or CRM? Adobe has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Salesforce has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer ADBE or CRM? Adobe currently has a consensus price target of $584.88, indicating a potential upside of 30.80%. Salesforce has a consensus price target of $378.86, indicating a potential upside of 10.25%. 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 Adobe 2 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.61Salesforce 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 29 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.90 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ADBE or CRM? Adobe has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioAdobe$21.51B9.15$5.43B$12.4036.06Salesforce$37.19B8.84$4.14B$6.0856.52 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ADBE or CRM? 81.8% of Adobe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Salesforce shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Adobe shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Salesforce shares are held 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 MarketBeat Community favor ADBE or CRM? Salesforce received 1564 more outperform votes than Adobe when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.48% of users gave Salesforce an outperform vote while only 70.84% of users gave Adobe an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAdobeOutperform Votes167670.84% Underperform Votes69029.16% SalesforceOutperform Votes324082.48% Underperform Votes68817.52% Is ADBE or CRM 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 45.22% beat Salesforce's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Adobe25.85% 45.22% 22.89% Salesforce 15.96%12.34%7.65% Does the media favor ADBE or CRM? In the previous week, Adobe had 2 more articles in the media than Salesforce. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Adobe and 52 mentions for Salesforce. Salesforce's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Adobe's score of 0.57 indicating that Salesforce is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Adobe 15 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 12 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Salesforce 18 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummarySalesforce beats Adobe on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$192.54B$25.38B$25.69B$9.07BDividend YieldN/A2.26%2.77%4.22%P/E Ratio36.0697.61241.2417.19Price / Sales9.1524.753,316.04116.80Price / Cash37.1191.3335.6637.86Price / Book12.3312.918.074.78Net Income$5.43B$448.65M$678.74M$225.60M7 Day Performance-3.98%0.42%0.43%-1.24%1 Month Performance-11.36%10.49%6.97%3.06%1 Year Performance-25.49%26.33%23.03%16.50% Adobe Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ADBEAdobe4.9505 of 5 stars$447.17+2.2%$584.88+30.8%-25.0%$192.54B$21.51B36.0629,945Analyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeCRMSalesforce4.9076 of 5 stars$353.46-0.2%$377.24+6.7%+32.1%$338.26B$37.19B58.4972,682Analyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeINTUIntuit4.7542 of 5 stars$664.94+1.3%$737.44+10.9%+4.5%$186.13B$16.59B63.7318,800Analyst DowngradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionMSTRMicroStrategy4.7023 of 5 stars$428.56+4.9%$479.25+11.8%+535.1%$86.85B$467.24M-201.091,934Gap DownCDNSCadence Design Systems4.4014 of 5 stars$315.28+2.8%$327.92+4.0%+11.3%$86.47B$4.35B80.5111,200Insider TradeSNPSSynopsys4.9365 of 5 stars$521.20+2.5%$649.00+24.5%-10.8%$80.06B$6.13B35.0120,300WDAYWorkday4.6897 of 5 stars$277.24+1.3%$290.64+4.8%+1.1%$73.75B$7.26B45.3818,800Analyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionADSKAutodesk4.3439 of 5 stars$305.48+0.6%$323.05+5.8%+25.9%$65.68B$5.96B60.8514,100Analyst ForecastFICOFair Isaac4.765 of 5 stars$2,174.70+0.3%$2,022.67-7.0%+80.7%$52.95B$1.72B106.063,586Analyst ForecastInsider TradePositive NewsANSSANSYS4.1349 of 5 stars$342.74+0.7%$342.50-0.1%+14.0%$29.97B$2.47B52.516,200TYLTyler Technologies4.6428 of 5 stars$615.09+0.6%$642.62+4.5%+48.0%$26.33B$1.95B111.627,300Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CRM Alternatives INTU Alternatives MSTR Alternatives CDNS Alternatives SNPS Alternatives WDAY Alternatives ADSK Alternatives FICO Alternatives ANSS Alternatives TYL Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ADBE) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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