Davidson Trust Co. Sells 2,612 Shares of AbbVie Inc. $ABBV

Davidson Trust Co. lessened its holdings in shares of AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBVFree Report) by 6.7% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 36,350 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,612 shares during the quarter. AbbVie makes up 3.4% of Davidson Trust Co.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Davidson Trust Co.’s holdings in AbbVie were worth $7,906,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of ABBV. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in AbbVie by 17.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 22,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,072,000 after acquiring an additional 3,401 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 3,064 shares in the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. grew its position in shares of AbbVie by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 16,466 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,056,000 after buying an additional 789 shares during the period. Ieq Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of AbbVie by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 120,035 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,281,000 after acquiring an additional 5,274 shares during the period. Finally, Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC lifted its position 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 valued at $210,685,000 after acquiring an additional 612,702 shares during the period. 70.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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AbbVie Price Performance

Shares of AbbVie stock opened at $251.52 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $215.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $219.18. The firm has a market cap of $444.38 billion, a PE ratio of 123.90, a PEG ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 0.32. AbbVie Inc. has a 1 year low of $181.73 and a 1 year high of $253.35.

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBVGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.65 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 net margin of 5.79% and a negative return on equity of 576.45%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.46 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that AbbVie Inc. will post 14.28 earnings per share for the current year.

AbbVie Announces Dividend

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 issued 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 is Wednesday, July 15th. AbbVie’s payout ratio is 340.89%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ABBV has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of AbbVie in a research report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on AbbVie from $270.00 to $278.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of AbbVie in a research report on Tuesday. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $249.00 price target on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $260.00 price objective on shares of AbbVie in a report on Monday. Three investment 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. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $253.81.

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About AbbVie

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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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