Mizuho downgrades Adobe on intensifying competition from AI

Mizuho downgraded Adobe (ADBE) to Neutral from Outperform with a price target of $270, down from $315. The analyst has become cautious on Adobe amid competitive threats from AI. Adobe faces intensifying competition in the prosumer and small business segments, which threatens its long-term terminal value, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Mizuho sees no clear catalyst for the stock and risk of margin erosion. Adobe’s organic revenue growth over the next 2-3 years is “high-single-digits at best,” contends the firm.