We recently published a list of Top 10 Latest AI News, Earnings and Analyst Ratings You Should Not Miss. Since Adobe Inc (NASDAQ:ADBE) ranks 8th on the list, it deserves a deeper look.
Tech stocks are continuing to decline amid fears the Fed is taking too long to begin interest rate cuts, stoked by the latest jobs data that showed unemployment is rising. However, some analysts believe the latest decline in AI stocks is part of a normal market rotation and gives investors an opportunity to buy. While talking to CNBC in a latest program, Michael Landsberg of Landsberg Bennett Private Wealth said that the latest decline is a “little bit of a reset, obviously.” The analyst said that AI stocks had a “great run” and the latest pullback is a “typical process” of market rotation.
“It doesn’t mean we are not positive longer term on AI but when you have big runs like that that’s why you rebalance portfolios to keep the risk in check,” Landsberg said.
Asked if the AI bubble has popped and this is the end of the AI hype, the analyst said “absolutely not” and called the recent pullback “deceleration” from growth and “normalization.”
Landsberg said that the earnings season will “separate the wheat from the chaff” and believes major tech companies will still drive earnings in the future.
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Adobe Inc (NASDAQ:ADBE)
Number of Hedge Fund Investors: 108
Bank of America analyst Savita Subramanian said in a note that from now on tech companies that are monetizing AI would “lead” the AI cycle as he believes AI “hype days” are over. The analyst named Adobe Inc (NASDAQ:ADBE) as one of the companies monetizing AI.
Recently, Deutsche Bank also added Adobe Inc (NASDAQ:ADBE) to its Fresh Money list and gave the stock bullish comments amid AI catalysts.
Deutsche Bank believes the company’s creative cloud division is expected to grow along with generative AI products kicking in.
“We believe this creates an opportunity to see positive estimate revisions along with multiple expansion as the narrative flips to Adobe Inc (NASDAQ:ADBE) once again a gen AI beneficiary.”
The firm raised its price target on the stock to $650.
Mizuho analyst Gregg Moskowitz also said in a fresh note that the “breadth of” AI monetization of Adobe Inc (NASDAQ:ADBE) is being “underappreciated” by the market.
Adobe shares rose after the company posted a strong Q2, putting an end to skeptics’ narrative which said the company’s editing tools were under threat from the generative AI revolution. JPMorgan upgraded the stock to Overweight from Neutral after the Q2 results and upped its price target to $580 from $570.
Polen Global Growth Strategy stated the following regarding Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) in its Q2 2024 investor letter:
“With Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE), in some ways, we see it as a microcosm of the market’s “shoot first, ask questions later” approach to categorizing AI winners and losers. In the early part of last year, Adobe came under pressure with a perception that generative AI (GenAI) would represent a material headwind to their suite of creative offerings. In short order, the company introduced its GenAI offering, Firefly, which shifted the narrative to Adobe as a beneficiary with a real opportunity to monetize GenAI in the near term. Earlier this year, that narrative was again challenged as the company reported a slight slowdown in revenue growth. Results in the most recent quarter were robust as the company raised its full-year forecast across a number of key metrics and showcased better-than-expected results.”
Overall, Adobe Inc (NASDAQ:ADBE) ranks 8th on Insider Monkey’s list titled Top 10 Latest AI News, Earnings and Analyst Ratings You Should Not Miss. While we acknowledge the potential of Adobe Inc (NASDAQ:ADBE) our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than ADBE but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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