OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp decreased its stake in shares of AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV – Free Report) by 17.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 85,982 shares of the company’s stock after selling 17,900 shares during the period. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp’s holdings in AbbVie were worth $15,960,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Marshall & Sullivan Inc. WA acquired a new stake in shares of AbbVie in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. TD Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of AbbVie by 82.9% during the first quarter. TD Capital Management LLC now owns 128 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in AbbVie in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. acquired a new stake in AbbVie in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Finally, Bear Mountain Capital Inc. raised its position in AbbVie by 480.6% in the 2nd quarter. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. now owns 209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. 70.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
AbbVie Stock Performance
Shares of ABBV stock opened at $226.72 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $400.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 107.96, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 44.14, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.61. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $227.71 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $207.01. AbbVie Inc. has a one year low of $164.39 and a one year high of $244.81.
AbbVie Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 16th will be paid a $1.73 dividend. This is a positive change from AbbVie’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $6.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 16th. AbbVie’s dividend payout ratio is currently 524.24%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Berenberg Bank raised AbbVie from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $170.00 to $270.00 in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. Daiwa America raised shares of AbbVie from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Raymond James Financial set a $256.00 target price on shares of AbbVie in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of AbbVie from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday. Finally, HSBC set a $225.00 price objective on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, AbbVie has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $241.85.
Read Our Latest Analysis on AbbVie
AbbVie Profile
AbbVie Inc discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells pharmaceuticals worldwide. The company offers Humira, an injection for autoimmune and intestinal Behçet's diseases, and pyoderma gangrenosum; Skyrizi to treat moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, psoriatic disease, and Crohn's disease; Rinvoq to treat rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, atopic dermatitis, axial spondyloarthropathy, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn's disease; Imbruvica for the treatment of adult patients with blood cancers; Epkinly to treat lymphoma; Elahere to treat cancer; and Venclexta/Venclyxto to treat blood cancers.
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