Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. cut its stake in shares of AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV – Free Report) by 6.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 53,596 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,854 shares during the quarter. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc.’s holdings in AbbVie were worth $12,246,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ABBV. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of AbbVie by 17.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 22,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,072,000 after acquiring an additional 3,401 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in AbbVie by 72.7% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,279 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,294,000 after purchasing an additional 3,064 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. boosted its stake in AbbVie by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 16,466 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,056,000 after purchasing an additional 789 shares during the period. Ieq Capital LLC boosted its stake in AbbVie by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 120,035 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,281,000 after purchasing an additional 5,274 shares during the period. Finally, Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC boosted its stake in AbbVie by 117.3% in the 2nd quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC now owns 1,135,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $210,685,000 after purchasing an additional 612,702 shares during the period. 70.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research analysts have weighed in on ABBV shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded AbbVie from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday. Barclays started coverage on AbbVie in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $275.00 price target for the company. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $249.00 price target on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Monday. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price target on AbbVie from $294.00 to $298.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, AbbVie currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $253.43.
Trending Headlines about AbbVie
Here are the key news stories impacting AbbVie this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AbbVie’s migraine drug was cleared for use in migraine attacks on the NHS, a sign of broader adoption potential that could support future sales growth. AbbVie’s migraine drug cleared for migraine attacks on NHS
- Positive Sentiment: Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, highlighted new consumer research in its aesthetics business, reinforcing ongoing brand visibility and interest in its aesthetics portfolio. Allergan Aesthetics Releases ‘The Aesthetics Evolution: What Consumers Really Want’
- Neutral Sentiment: AbbVie presented at Goldman Sachs’ healthcare conference, which typically provides investors with updates on strategy and pipeline but did not include a major new catalyst in the headline. AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) Presents at Goldman Sachs 47th Annual Global Healthcare Conference 2026 Transcript
- Neutral Sentiment: AbbVie was mentioned in “final trades” and “below fair value”/discount-stock roundups, which may keep valuation-focused investors interested but are not company-specific operational news. Final trades: AbbVie, Morgan Stanley, Shake Shack and the CBOE
- Negative Sentiment: AbbVie received a Complete Response Letter from the FDA for TrenibotE, its fast-acting neurotoxin candidate. The agency cited manufacturing-related issues and raised no safety or efficacy concerns, but the delay still pushes back a potential new product launch. FDA Issues Complete Response Letter for AbbVie’s Fast-Acting Neurotoxin TrenibotE
- Negative Sentiment: AbbVie also terminated its deal with I-Mab to develop a cancer drug, removing a potential pipeline opportunity and signaling a setback in its oncology collaboration strategy. AbbVie terminates deal with I-Mab to develop cancer drug
AbbVie Price Performance
Shares of ABBV opened at $225.16 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $397.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 110.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.32. AbbVie Inc. has a 1 year low of $181.73 and a 1 year high of $244.81. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $210.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is $219.09.
AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $15 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.72 billion. AbbVie had a negative return on equity of 576.45% and a net margin of 5.79%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.46 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that AbbVie Inc. will post 14.3 earnings per share for the current year.
AbbVie Profile
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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