NYSE:ABBV - AbbVie Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

AbbVie declared a -- dividend on Friday, November 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 15th will be paid a dividend of $1.18 per share on Friday, February 14th. This represents a yield of 5.93%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 14th. This is a boost from AbbVie's previous -- dividend of $1.07. View AbbVie's Dividend History.

AbbVie announced that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Thursday, December 13th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $5,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy up to 3.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV) posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November, 1st. The company reported $2.33 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.29 by $0.04. The firm earned $8.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.37 billion. AbbVie had a net margin of 9.90% and a negative return on equity of 155.96%. The company's revenue was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.14 EPS. View AbbVie's Earnings History.

AbbVie is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, February 7th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for AbbVie.

AbbVie will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, February 7th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

AbbVie issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Friday, November, 1st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $8.90-8.92 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $8.90.

13 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for AbbVie's shares. Their forecasts range from $66.61 to $98.00. On average, they expect AbbVie's stock price to reach $86.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for AbbVie.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AbbVie in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for AbbVie.

Media stories about ABBV stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. AbbVie earned a daily sentiment score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the company a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for AbbVie.

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AbbVie's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include California Public Employees Retirement System (0.24%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.15%), Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.07%), Hamlin Capital Management LLC (0.06%), Strs Ohio (0.06%) and State of Michigan Retirement System (0.06%). Company insiders that own AbbVie stock include Azita Saleki-Gerhardt, Brian L Durkin, Carlos Alban, Edward J Rapp, Glenn F Tilton, Henry O Gosebruch, Istar Inc, Jeffrey Ryan Stewart, Laura J Schumacher, Michael Severino, Nicholas Donoghoe, Richard A Gonzalez, Robert A Michael, Roxanne S Austin, Timothy J Richmond and William J Chase. View Institutional Ownership Trends for AbbVie.

ABBV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Galibier Capital Management Ltd., Ambassador Advisors LLC, Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A., Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, OLD National Bancorp IN, Strs Ohio and Usca Ria LLC. Company insiders that have sold AbbVie company stock in the last year include Azita Saleki-Gerhardt, Brian L Durkin, Laura J Schumacher and Timothy J Richmond. View Insider Buying and Selling for AbbVie.

ABBV stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Raub Brock Capital Management LP, M&G Investment Management Ltd., Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank, Artemis Investment Management LLP, CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp, State of Michigan Retirement System and 6 Meridian. Company insiders that have bought AbbVie stock in the last two years include Edward J Rapp, Glenn F Tilton, Henry O Gosebruch, Istar Inc, Jeffrey Ryan Stewart, Laura J Schumacher, Nicholas Donoghoe, Roxanne S Austin and William J Chase. View Insider Buying and Selling for AbbVie.

Shares of ABBV can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ABBV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $83.77.

AbbVie has a market capitalization of $123.88 billion and generates $32.75 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $5.69 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.91 on an earnings per share basis. AbbVie employs 30,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About AbbVie.

The official website for AbbVie is http://www.abbvie.com/.

AbbVie's mailing address is 1 NORTH WAUKEGAN ROAD, NORTH CHICAGO IL, 60064. The company can be reached via phone at 847-932-7900.