Why analysts are watching it
Analysts are watching Adobe stock due to its significant market position and recent performance. On May 6, 2026, Travis Hoium from Asymmetric Investing noted that Adobe remains the "industry standard for so many people" in professional graphics and film, making its valuation too good to ignore despite it being a contrarian play. However, on May 11, 2026, Jeremy Lefebvre (Financial Education) highlighted that "Adobe stock is down 38%" over the past year, describing it as "brutal." On April 19, 2026, Ticker Symbol: YOU suggested that the stock's drop was a response to a "timeline" rather than a single product, even as it could still become a "data aggregator, a specialized partner, or even a system of record for creative work." Conversely, on May 12, 2026, Everything Money pointed out that Michael Burry "has increased his existing holdings despite the stock falling significantly." This stock carries the risk of continued volatility given recent market pressures and shifts in the tech landscape.
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"Adobe didn't fall because Anthropic replaced Photoshop and Wix didn't get hit because Claude is a better website builder."
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"Adobe stock is down 38%. Over the past year, brutal."
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"Adobe, he has increased his existing holdings despite the stock falling significantly."
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"Uh, no, no, no, no, no, no. The moment it went public, I was like, this thing doesn't make any sense cuz I've been following Adobe a lot and then like if you do the the valuation comparison, yes, Figma is growing much faster."
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"Adobe is in a similar situation. Adobe can be attacked by Claude Design and still become a data aggregator, a specialized partner, or even a system of record for creative work."
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"Uh I think it IPOed at like or no maybe it was the Adobe acquisition. No, Adobe acquisition was 20 billion"
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"When stocks like Adobe and Figma drop, it's not the market responding to a single product, it's responding to a timeline."
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"When stocks like Adobe and Figma drop, it's not the market responding to a single product, it's responding to a timeline."
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"First up, Adobe. Guys, if you've ever edited a photo, signed a PDF on your computer, or watched a professionally edited video, there's a very high chance that Adobe software was involved."
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"First up, Adobe. Guys, if you've ever [8s] edited a photo, signed a PDF on your [10s] computer, or watched a professionally [12s] edited video, there's a very high chance [15s] that Adobe software was involved."
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"So, the one stock I was talking about, Adobe, clearly a stock that's the company's not as great, but it's still growing well. It is beaten down. all-time high of 700, now at 255."
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"then suddenly you have yeah, an Adobe [71s] that's up"
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"Adobe stock is down 38%. Over the past year, brutal."
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"And now, Anthropic just dropped Claude Design and dropped stocks like Adobe, Figma, and Wix along with it."
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"So, it's not exactly replacing senior designers at Adobe or Apple anytime soon. That's the right reaction and it also completely misses the point. Figma stock didn't drop because Claude Design is already better than Figma. Adobe didn't fall because Anthropic replaced Photoshop and Wix didn't get hit because Claude is a better website builder."
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"So there you have it, the five stocks that I'm excited about in May: Hims & Hers, Lyft, Adobe, Alphabet, and On Holding."
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"So, it's not exactly replacing senior designers at Adobe or Apple anytime soon."
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"yeah um okay so TPV is still 50 to 60% UV growth around the upper. So still 60%, we already have now 70 plus."
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"Adobe, he has increased his existing holdings despite the stock falling significantly."
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"And now, Anthropic just dropped Claude Design and dropped stocks like Adobe, Figma, and Wix along with it."
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"So, Adobe, a stock that I have not bought for the asymmetric portfolio, but definitely on my short list as we go into May."
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"So the people and companies who are making that higher end solution are going to be using Adobe's products. They've been trained on Adobe's products in colleges all over the world. This is the industry standard for so many people."
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"But a company that's trading for 10 times earnings and is still growing at double digits. Now you just got to think about is this a value stock or is it a value trap? And the real positive for Adobe is that this is still the go-to solution for for professionals who are making graphics, who are making films."
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"Adobe is in a similar situation. Adobe can be attacked by Claude Design and still become a data aggregator, a specialized partner, or even a system of record for creative work."
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"A contrarian play today is Adobe, but the valuation is just getting too good to ignore."
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"Think about this like companies like Microsoft in it, Adobe, companies like that. They absolutely got hammered."
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"Okay, so Adobe is now a $104 billion market cap business. That's the actual price of the company, not the share price. This is if you bought every share outstanding. Now, enterprise value is 115 billion. So, this $11 billion difference between market cap and enterprise value is essentially their debt. Okay? Guys, it did 10.3 billion in free cash flow last year."
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"especially the software stocks, which a lot of retail investors own like Adobe"
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