The shares were sold to AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) by ProShare Advisors LLC
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ABBV. Goepper Burkhardt LLC raised its position in shares of AbbVie by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Goepper Burkhardt LLC now owns 3,506 shares of the company’s stock valued at $567,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period. Sand Hill Global Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of AbbVie by 0.4% during the first quarter. Sand Hill Global Advisors LLC now owns 18,755 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,989,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the period. Kistler Tiffany Companies LLC raised its position in shares of AbbVie by 0.6% during the first quarter. Kistler Tiffany Companies LLC now owns 12,314 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,963,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the period. Sonen Capital LLC increased its position in shares of AbbVie by 4.8% during the first quarter. Sonen Capital LLC now owns 1,537 shares of the company’s stock worth $245,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, Meridian Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in AbbVie by 1.6% in the first quarter. Meridian Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,526 shares of the company’s stock valued at $721,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. 67.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
AbbVie trading rose 0.0%
AbbVie shares rose $0.02 during trading on Friday, reaching $138.30. 4,332,349 shares of the company’s shares were traded, compared to an average trading volume of 5,528,588 shares. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.59. At AbbVie Inc. The twelve month low is at $130.96 and the twelve month high is $168.11. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $146.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $143.98. The company has a market cap of $244.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.89, a P/E ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 0.51.
AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV – Get a Free Report) posted its earnings results on Friday, October 27th. The company reported $2.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.86 by $0.09. AbbVie had a return on equity of 152.70% and a net margin of 11.81%. The company achieved revenues of $13.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.72 billion. During the same period of the previous year, the company achieved earnings of $3.66 per share. The company’s revenue decreased by 6.0% year over year. Sell-side analysts expect AbbVie Inc. It will post 11.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
AbbVie increases its profits
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 15th. Shareholders of record will be paid a dividend of $1.55 on Tuesday, January 16th. This represents a dividend of $6.20 on an annual basis and a yield of 4.48%. This is a boost from AbbVie’s previous quarterly earnings of $1.48. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 12th. AbbVie’s payout ratio currently stands at 169.86%.
Analyst ratings changes
ABBV has been the subject of numerous research analyst reports. Raymond James began coverage of AbbVie in a research report on Thursday, September 28th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $177.00 price target for the company. TheStreet upgraded AbbVie from a “c+” rating to a “b” rating in a research report issued on Monday, August 28th. Piper Sandler Companies raised their price target on AbbVie from $163.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 28th. Piper Sandler raised their target price on AbbVie from $163.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 28th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price target on AbbVie from $157.00 to $150.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 20th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, AbbVie has a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating and a consensus target price of $167.69.
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AbbVie profile
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AbbVie Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures and sells medicines worldwide. The company offers Humira, an injectable treatment for autoimmune diseases, Behcet’s disease, and pyoderma gangrenosum; Skyrizi is used to treat moderate to severe psoriasis, psoriasis, and Crohn’s disease. Rinvoq, a JAK inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, atopic dermatitis, axial spondyloarthropathy, and ulcerative colitis; Imbruvica is used to treat adult patients with leukemia. and Venclexta/Venclyxto for the treatment of hematological malignancies.
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