2,912 Shares in AbbVie Inc. $ABBV Bought by Investment Insight Wealth Management LLC

Investment Insight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBVFree Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 2,912 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $665,000. AbbVie makes up about 0.7% of Investment Insight Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ABBV. Norges Bank bought a new position in AbbVie during the fourth quarter worth about $5,865,055,000. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in AbbVie by 457.4% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 10,536,901 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,439,714,000 after buying an additional 8,646,424 shares during the period. Capital World Investors raised its stake in AbbVie by 106.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 13,071,444 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,986,777,000 after buying an additional 6,736,161 shares during the period. Cardano Risk Management B.V. lifted its position in shares of AbbVie by 914.6% in the fourth quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 5,444,930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,244,112,000 after buying an additional 4,908,260 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of AbbVie by 10.4% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 44,629,980 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,179,099,000 after buying an additional 4,190,487 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.23% of the company’s stock.

AbbVie Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE ABBV opened at $216.63 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $382.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 106.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.32. The business’s 50 day moving average is $212.18 and its 200-day moving average is $218.76. AbbVie Inc. has a 1-year low of $181.73 and a 1-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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.06. AbbVie had a negative return on equity of 576.45% and a net margin of 5.79%.The business had revenue of $15 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.72 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.46 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that AbbVie Inc. will post 14.3 EPS for the current year.

AbbVie Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ABBV has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. DZ Bank raised AbbVie from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. 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. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $240.00 price objective on shares of AbbVie in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of AbbVie from $270.00 to $278.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on shares of AbbVie from $262.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average 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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