Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Buys 9,546 Shares of AbbVie Inc. $ABBV

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its stake in AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBVFree Report) by 3.4% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 293,534 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,546 shares during the quarter. AbbVie accounts for about 0.7% of Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in AbbVie were worth $67,070,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust grew its stake in shares of AbbVie by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust now owns 7,213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,648,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Eclectic Associates Inc. ADV raised its position in AbbVie by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Eclectic Associates Inc. ADV now owns 5,852 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,337,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Weil Company Inc. raised its position in AbbVie by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Weil Company Inc. now owns 2,026 shares of the company’s stock worth $469,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Hardin Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in AbbVie by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Hardin Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $759,000 after buying an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dogwood Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in AbbVie by 10.8% in the 4th quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 473 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,000 after buying an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. 70.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

AbbVie Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE:ABBV opened at $227.54 on Monday. AbbVie Inc. has a 1 year low of $181.73 and a 1 year high of $244.81. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $211.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $219.00. The stock has a market cap of $402.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 112.09, a PEG ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 0.32.

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBVGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.65 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $15 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.72 billion. AbbVie had a net margin of 5.79% and a negative return on equity of 576.45%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.46 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that AbbVie Inc. will post 14.3 earnings per share for the current year.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on ABBV shares. Royal Bank Of Canada started coverage on AbbVie in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $260.00 target price for the company. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $249.00 price objective on shares of AbbVie in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price objective on AbbVie from $262.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of AbbVie in a report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded shares of AbbVie from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $253.43.

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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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