Should You Remain Confident with Your Adobe (ADBE) Shares?

Akre Capital Management, an investment management firm, published its “Akre Focus Fund” third-quarter 2022 investor letter – a copy of which can be downloaded here. The Akre Focus Fund’s third quarter 2022 performance for the Institutional share class was -8.51% compared with S&P 500 Total Return at -4.88%. Performance for the trailing 12-month period ending September 30, 2022, for the Institutional share class, was -24.39% compared with S&P 500 Total Return at -15.47%. Try to spare some time to check the fund’s top 5 holdings for you to have an idea about their best stock picks this 2022.

In its Q3 2022 investor letter, Akre Capital Management mentioned Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) and explained its insights for the company. Founded in 1982, Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) is a San Jose, California-based computer software company with a $139.3 billion market capitalization. Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) delivered a -47.13% return since the beginning of the year, while its 12-month returns are down by -52.59%. The stock closed at $299.83 per share on October 19, 2022.

Here is what Akre Capital Management has to say about Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) in its Q3 2022 investor letter:

“The five largest detractors from performance this quarter includes Adobe. Adobe announced a planned acquisition that was not only very expensive, but also highlighted an architectural vulnerability in the core software franchises, the import of which we continue to assess.”

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Our calculations show that Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) ranks 22nd on our list of the 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) was in 92 hedge fund portfolios at the end of the second quarter of 2022, compared to 93 funds in the previous quarter. Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) delivered a -25.32% return in the past 3 months.

In October 2022, we also shared another hedge fund’s views on Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) in another article. You can find other investor letters from hedge funds and prominent investors on our hedge fund investor letters 2022 Q3 page.

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