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Adobe (ADBE) Results 'Very Strong', BofA/Merrill Lynch Says; PT Raised to $90

December 12, 2014 7:24 AM EST
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BofA/Merrill Lynch analyst Kash Rangan reiterated a Buy rating and boosted his price target on Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) to $90.00 (from $80.00) following a "very strong" Q4 and outlook.

Rangan notes new Creative Cloud (CC) subs for the quarter came in at 644K, well above their 'Street High' 542K. Also, operating margins at 22% was above their 19% estimate.

The analyst said key metrics support a bull case $6-$7 in EPS.

The firm trimmed FY 2015 EPS from $2.12 to $2.11, raised FY 2016 EPS from $3.37 to $3.45 and set FY 2017 at $4.25.

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Shares of Adobe closed at $69.74 yesterday.



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