AbbVie Inc. $ABBV Shares Sold by Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC

Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC cut its holdings in shares of AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBVFree Report) by 28.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 42,081 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,820 shares during the period. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC’s holdings in AbbVie were worth $9,615,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of ABBV. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of AbbVie during the fourth quarter valued at about $5,865,055,000. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in shares of AbbVie by 457.4% during 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 acquiring an additional 8,646,424 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its stake in shares of AbbVie by 106.3% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 13,071,444 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,986,777,000 after acquiring an additional 6,736,161 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of AbbVie by 10.4% during 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 acquiring an additional 4,190,487 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of AbbVie by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 180,779,699 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,306,353,000 after purchasing an additional 3,032,438 shares during the last quarter. 70.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AbbVie Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of NYSE ABBV opened at $227.68 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $209.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $219.36. AbbVie Inc. has a 52-week low of $181.73 and a 52-week high of $244.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $402.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 112.16, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.32.

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBVGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.65 earnings per share (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 firm had revenue of $15 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.72 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.46 earnings per share. AbbVie’s revenue was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts expect that AbbVie Inc. will post 14.3 earnings per share for the current year.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently commented on ABBV. Barclays began coverage on shares of AbbVie in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $275.00 price target on the stock. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of AbbVie in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Bank of America raised shares of AbbVie from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $234.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $240.00 price target on shares of AbbVie in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of AbbVie from $294.00 to $298.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $253.43.

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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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