Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC Sells 5,129 Shares of AbbVie Inc. $ABBV

Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC cut its position in AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBVFree Report) by 1.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 496,542 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,129 shares during the quarter. AbbVie comprises 2.2% of Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC’s holdings in AbbVie were worth $113,455,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust grew its holdings in AbbVie by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust now owns 7,213 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,648,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Eclectic Associates Inc. ADV boosted its stake in AbbVie by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Eclectic Associates Inc. ADV now owns 5,852 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,337,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Weil Company Inc. boosted its position in shares of AbbVie by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Weil Company Inc. now owns 2,026 shares of the company’s stock valued at $469,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Hardin Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in AbbVie by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Hardin Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $759,000 after buying an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dogwood Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in AbbVie by 10.8% during the fourth quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 473 shares of the company’s stock worth $108,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 70.23% of the company’s stock.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Bank of America raised AbbVie from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $234.00 price target for the company in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada assumed coverage on AbbVie in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $260.00 price target for the company. Wall Street Zen lowered AbbVie from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, June 7th. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their target price on AbbVie from $262.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $249.00 price target on shares of AbbVie in a report on Friday, May 1st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, AbbVie currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $253.43.

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AbbVie Stock Performance

ABBV stock opened at $227.54 on Friday. AbbVie Inc. has a 52-week low of $181.73 and a 52-week high of $244.81. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $211.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $219.07. The company has a market capitalization of $402.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 112.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.32.

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBVGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.65 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.06. AbbVie had a net margin of 5.79% and a negative return on equity of 576.45%. The business had revenue of $15 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.72 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.46 EPS. AbbVie’s revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that AbbVie Inc. will post 14.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AbbVie Company Profile

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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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