AbbVie Inc. $ABBV Shares Sold by Fisher Funds Management LTD

Fisher Funds Management LTD cut its position in shares of AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBVFree Report) by 18.5% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 105,518 shares of the company’s stock after selling 23,961 shares during the quarter. Fisher Funds Management LTD’s holdings in AbbVie were worth $22,949,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ABBV. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in AbbVie by 17.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 22,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,072,000 after acquiring an additional 3,401 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in AbbVie by 72.7% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,294,000 after acquiring an additional 3,064 shares during the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. raised its holdings in AbbVie by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 16,466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,056,000 after acquiring an additional 789 shares during the last quarter. Ieq Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of AbbVie by 4.6% during 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 lifted its stake in shares of AbbVie by 117.3% during 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. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.23% of the company’s stock.

AbbVie Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE ABBV opened at $216.63 on Monday. AbbVie Inc. has a 52-week low of $181.73 and a 52-week high of $244.81. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $212.18 and a 200-day moving average of $218.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $382.74 billion, a PE ratio of 106.71, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 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 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $15 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.72 billion. AbbVie had a negative return on equity of 576.45% and a net margin of 5.79%.The business’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 posted $2.46 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that AbbVie Inc. will post 14.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AbbVie Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 14th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 15th will be issued a $1.73 dividend. This represents a $6.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 15th. AbbVie’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 340.89%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada began coverage on AbbVie in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $260.00 price objective for the company. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on AbbVie from $270.00 to $278.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their target price on AbbVie from $262.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AbbVie in a report on Monday, June 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $253.43.

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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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