BLI Banque de Luxembourg Investments Cuts Stake in AbbVie Inc. $ABBV

BLI Banque de Luxembourg Investments lowered its position in AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBVFree Report) by 78.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,399 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,100 shares during the quarter. BLI Banque de Luxembourg Investments’ holdings in AbbVie were worth $321,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Chelsea Counsel Co. purchased a new stake in AbbVie in the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. Westend Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of AbbVie in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX bought a new stake in shares of AbbVie in the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID lifted its stake in shares of AbbVie by 115.9% in the 4th quarter. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID now owns 136 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WestEnd Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of AbbVie by 160.4% in the 4th quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 138 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.23% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ABBV has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $240.00 target price on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Bank of America raised AbbVie from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $234.00 target price for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada initiated coverage on AbbVie in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $260.00 target price for the company. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their target price on AbbVie from $294.00 to $298.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $253.43.

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AbbVie Price Performance

ABBV opened at $225.25 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $210.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $219.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $397.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 110.96, a PEG ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 0.32. AbbVie Inc. has a one year low of $181.73 and a one year high of $244.81.

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

AbbVie 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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