Indivisible Partners bought a new position in AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 9,570 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,187,000.
Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of AbbVie by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 180,779,699 shares of the company's stock worth $41,306,353,000 after acquiring an additional 3,032,438 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc increased its position in shares of AbbVie by 4.3% in the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 12,004,084 shares of the company's stock worth $2,779,426,000 after acquiring an additional 493,420 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in shares of AbbVie by 457.4% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 10,536,901 shares of the company's stock worth $2,439,714,000 after acquiring an additional 8,646,424 shares in the last quarter. Amundi increased its position in shares of AbbVie by 15.6% in the third quarter. Amundi now owns 10,508,317 shares of the company's stock worth $2,418,909,000 after acquiring an additional 1,414,621 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of AbbVie by 4.4% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 9,675,877 shares of the company's stock worth $2,241,363,000 after acquiring an additional 408,426 shares in the last quarter. 70.23% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research firms have recently weighed in on ABBV. Berenberg Bank set a $275.00 target price on shares of AbbVie in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $240.00 price objective on shares of AbbVie in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of AbbVie from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, April 11th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of AbbVie in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Bank of America raised shares of AbbVie from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $234.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $252.90.
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Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, EVP Perry C. Siatis sold 22,381 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.00, for a total value of $5,147,630.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 38,137 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,771,510. The trade was a 36.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP David Ryan Purdue sold 5,230 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.56, for a total transaction of $1,221,518.80. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 2,654 shares of the company's stock, valued at $619,868.24. The trade was a 66.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Key AbbVie News
Here are the key news stories impacting AbbVie this week:
AbbVie Stock Down 1.0%
NYSE ABBV opened at $206.12 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $364.46 billion, a PE ratio of 101.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $214.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $221.34. AbbVie Inc. has a 12-month low of $176.57 and a 12-month high of $244.81.
AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.72 billion. AbbVie had a net margin of 5.79% and a negative return on equity of 911.57%. The company's revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.46 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that AbbVie Inc. will post 14.3 EPS for the current year.
AbbVie Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 15th will be paid a $1.73 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 15th. This represents a $6.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.4%. AbbVie's payout ratio is 340.89%.
About AbbVie
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AbbVie is a global, research-driven biopharmaceutical company that was created as a spin-off from Abbott Laboratories in 2013 and is headquartered in North Chicago, Illinois. The company focuses on discovering, developing and commercializing therapies for complex and often chronic medical conditions. Its operations span research and development, manufacturing, regulatory affairs and commercialization, with an emphasis on bringing specialty medicines to market across multiple therapeutic areas.
AbbVie's product portfolio and pipeline cover several major therapeutic categories, including immunology, oncology, neuroscience, virology and women's health.
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