SmartHarvest Portfolios LLC Has $1.65 Million Holdings in AbbVie Inc. $ABBV

SmartHarvest Portfolios LLC decreased its position in shares of AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBVFree Report) by 23.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,603 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,324 shares during the quarter. AbbVie comprises 0.7% of SmartHarvest Portfolios LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest holding. SmartHarvest Portfolios LLC’s holdings in AbbVie were worth $1,653,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 3,401 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in AbbVie by 72.7% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,279 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,294,000 after buying an additional 3,064 shares during the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its stake in shares of AbbVie by 5.0% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 16,466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,056,000 after buying an additional 789 shares in the last quarter. Ieq Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of AbbVie by 4.6% during 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 grew its holdings 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 valued at $210,685,000 after buying an additional 612,702 shares during the last quarter. 70.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

AbbVie News Summary

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Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on ABBV shares. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of AbbVie from $270.00 to $278.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Monday, March 9th. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of AbbVie in a report on Monday, March 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on AbbVie from $265.00 to $273.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $253.81.

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AbbVie Stock Up 3.4%

Shares of ABBV stock opened at $251.52 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $215.16 and a 200-day moving average of $219.18. AbbVie Inc. has a 12-month low of $181.73 and a 12-month high of $253.35. The firm has a market cap of $444.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 123.90, a PEG ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 0.32.

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBVGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.65 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $15 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.72 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.46 EPS. AbbVie’s revenue was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts expect that AbbVie Inc. will post 14.28 EPS for the current year.

AbbVie Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared 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. This represents a $6.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 15th. AbbVie’s dividend payout ratio is currently 340.89%.

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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV)

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