AbbVie (ABBV) Stock Forecast, Price & News

15 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AbbVie in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" ABBV shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in ABBV, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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15 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for AbbVie's shares. Their ABBV share price forecasts range from $140.00 to $195.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $165.79 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.9% from the stock's current price.
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AbbVie's stock was trading at $161.61 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ABBV shares have decreased by 5.0% and is now trading at $153.61.
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AbbVie saw a decrease in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 12,450,000 shares, a decrease of 6.1% from the August 15th total of 13,260,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,160,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.4 days. Approximately 0.7% of the company's shares are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, October 27th 2023.
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AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 27th. The company reported $2.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.79 by $0.12. The company earned $13.87 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.52 billion. AbbVie had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 151.29% and a net margin of 15.50%.

AbbVie announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, September 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 13th will be paid a dividend of $1.48 per share on Wednesday, November 15th. This represents a $5.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.85%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 12th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) stock in their portfolio include First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index (FDL), First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF (FTXH), Horizon Kinetics Medical ETF (MEDX), iShares Core High Dividend ETF (HDV), Invesco Pharmaceuticals ETF (PJP), Simplify Health Care ETF (PINK), Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) and VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (PPH).

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) pays an annual dividend of $5.92 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.85%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 51 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 121.81%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, ABBV will have a dividend payout ratio of 53.57% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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AbbVie issued an update on its third quarter 2023 earnings guidance on Friday, July, 28th. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.80-$2.90 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.82. The company issued revenue guidance of $13.70 billion-$13.70 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $13.35 billion.

580 employees have rated AbbVie Chief Executive Officer Richard A. Gonzalez on Glassdoor.com. Richard A. Gonzalez has an approval rating of 88% among the company's employees.

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AbbVie trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ABBV."

AbbVie's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.88%), State Street Corp (4.43%), Capital International Investors (2.44%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.98%), Capital Research Global Investors (1.84%) and Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich (1.59%). Insiders that own company stock include Azita Saleki-Gerhardt, Brian L Durkin, Carrie C Strom, Carrie C Strom, Elaine K Sorg, Henry O Gosebruch, Jeffrey Ryan Stewart, Laura J Schumacher, Michael Severino, Perry C Siatis, Richard A Gonzalez, Robert A Michael, Roxanne S Austin, Scott T Reents and Timothy J Richmond.
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One share of ABBV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $153.61.

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) has a market capitalization of $271.13 billion and generates $58.05 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $11.84 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.86 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 50,000 workers across the globe.

AbbVie's mailing address is 1 NORTH WAUKEGAN ROAD, NORTH CHICAGO IL, 60064. The official website for the company is www.abbvie.com. The company can be reached via phone at (847) 932-7900 or via fax at 302-655-5049.