Wunderlich Takes Adobe Price Target To $165 Following Q2 Earnings

After a strong Q2 earnings report, Wunderlich analyst Ryan MacDonald reiterated his Buy rating on Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) and raised his price target from $145 to $165 .

A Closer Look At Q2

Revenue: $1.77 billion vs. $1.73 billion consensus (86 percent comes from recurring sources)

• EPS: $1.02 vs. $0.95 consensus
• Digital Media: $1.21 billion vs. $1.17 billion consensus
• Digital Marketing: $516.7 million vs. $514.3 million consensus
• Creative Revenue: Up 34 percent year over year
• Cloud Revenue: Up 29 percent year over year

Looking Ahead

“Heading into 2H17," MacDonald said in a note, "the company is experiencing strong momentum with positive trends in Stock, Video, Acrobat, and Analytics, while Ad Cloud remains in the early stages. We continue to believe a premium valuation is warranted with Adobe’s combination of 20%+ growth and 35%+ operating margin."

Adobe raised Q3 guidance as management expects to see further growth across many sectors of its business, specifically highlighting Digital Media ARR and Experience Cloud sectors.

Adobe was trading up over 3 percent at $145.50 during Wednesday’s pre-market session.

To read more about Adobe’s Q2 earnings report and what to watch out for, visit Benzinga Pro.

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