AbbVie Inc. $ABBV Stock Holdings Reduced by Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC

Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC lowered its stake in shares of AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBVFree Report) by 17.1% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 20,998 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,342 shares during the period. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in AbbVie were worth $4,567,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AbbVie by 17.4% during 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 grew its position in AbbVie by 72.7% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,279 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,294,000 after acquiring an additional 3,064 shares during the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its holdings in AbbVie by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 16,466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,056,000 after purchasing an additional 789 shares in the last quarter. Ieq Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of AbbVie by 4.6% in the second quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 120,035 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,281,000 after buying an additional 5,274 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of AbbVie by 117.3% during the second 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 in the last quarter. 70.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AbbVie Stock Performance

Shares of AbbVie stock opened at $251.52 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $444.38 billion, a PE ratio of 123.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 0.32. AbbVie Inc. has a 52 week low of $181.73 and a 52 week high of $253.35. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $215.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $219.18.

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBVGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.65 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $15 billion for 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 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 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that AbbVie Inc. will post 14.28 EPS for the current year.

AbbVie Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 14th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 15th will be given a dividend of $1.73 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 15th. This represents a $6.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. AbbVie’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 340.89%.

Key AbbVie News

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Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on ABBV shares. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of AbbVie in a report on Monday, March 9th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Monday, June 8th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Evercore set a $235.00 target price on shares of AbbVie in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of AbbVie in a research report on Tuesday. Three investment 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 data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $253.81.

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV)

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