NYSE:ABC - AmerisourceBergen Stock Price, News, & Analysis

AmerisourceBergen trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ABC."

AmerisourceBergen declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share on Monday, December 3rd. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 16th. This is an increase from AmerisourceBergen's previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. View AmerisourceBergen's Dividend History.

AmerisourceBergen Corp. (NYSE:ABC) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 6th. The company reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.01. The company earned $43.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $43.27 billion. AmerisourceBergen had a net margin of 0.99% and a return on equity of 45.54%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.33 EPS. View AmerisourceBergen's Earnings History.

AmerisourceBergen is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 31st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for AmerisourceBergen.

AmerisourceBergen updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, November, 6th. The company provided EPS guidance of $6.65-6.95 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $7.13. AmerisourceBergen also updated its FY 2019 guidance to $6.65-6.95 EPS.

11 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for AmerisourceBergen's shares. Their predictions range from $84.00 to $115.00. On average, they anticipate AmerisourceBergen's share price to reach $99.5455 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 28.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for AmerisourceBergen.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AmerisourceBergen in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for AmerisourceBergen.

Media stories about ABC stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. AmerisourceBergen earned a media sentiment score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the company a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

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AmerisourceBergen's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include DNB Asset Management AS (0.04%), Gulf International Bank UK Ltd (0.02%), Addenda Capital Inc. (0.02%), Boston Advisors LLC (0.01%), Beacon Financial Group (0.01%) and West Oak Capital LLC (0.01%). Company insiders that own AmerisourceBergen stock include Dale Danilewitz, Gina Clark, John G Chou, Kathy H Gaddes, Lazarus Krikorian, Peyton R Howell, Richard W Gochnauer, Robert P Mauch, Steven H Collis and Tim G Guttman. View Institutional Ownership Trends for AmerisourceBergen.

ABC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc., Gulf International Bank UK Ltd, Legacy Advisors LLC, Boltwood Capital Management, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, West Oak Capital LLC, Beacon Financial Group and Gateway Investment Advisers LLC. Company insiders that have sold AmerisourceBergen company stock in the last year include Dale Danilewitz, Gina Clark, John G Chou, Kathy H Gaddes, Lazarus Krikorian, Peyton R Howell, Richard W Gochnauer, Robert P Mauch, Steven H Collis and Tim G Guttman. View Insider Buying and Selling for AmerisourceBergen.

ABC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DNB Asset Management AS, Addenda Capital Inc., Granite Investment Advisors LLC, Boston Advisors LLC, Ipswich Investment Management Co. Inc. and Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for AmerisourceBergen.

Shares of ABC 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ABC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $77.30.

AmerisourceBergen has a market capitalization of $16.37 billion and generates $167.94 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $1.66 billion in net income (profit) each year or $6.49 on an earnings per share basis. AmerisourceBergen employs 21,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for AmerisourceBergen is http://www.amerisourcebergen.com.

AmerisourceBergen's mailing address is 1300 MORRIS DRIVE, CHESTERBROOK PA, 19087. The company can be reached via phone at 610-727-7000 or via email at [email protected]