10,000 Shares in Abbott Laboratories $ABT Bought by Turn8 Private Wealth Inc.

Turn8 Private Wealth Inc. acquired a new stake in Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABTFree Report) during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 10,000 shares of the healthcare product maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,027,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. American National Bank of Texas raised its holdings in shares of Abbott Laboratories by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. American National Bank of Texas now owns 3,408 shares of the healthcare product maker’s stock valued at $427,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the period. Nia Impact Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Abbott Laboratories by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Nia Impact Advisors LLC now owns 3,706 shares of the healthcare product maker’s stock worth $504,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the period. Park Place Capital Corp grew its position in Abbott Laboratories by 11.0% in the fourth quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 815 shares of the healthcare product maker’s stock valued at $102,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Lantern Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Abbott Laboratories by 1.7% during the third quarter. Lantern Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,028 shares of the healthcare product maker’s stock valued at $674,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the period. Finally, Clayton Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Abbott Laboratories by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Clayton Financial Group LLC now owns 6,217 shares of the healthcare product maker’s stock worth $779,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.18% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Abbott Laboratories

In other news, CFO Philip P. Boudreau purchased 2,200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 23rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $91.50 per share, for a total transaction of $201,300.00. Following the acquisition, the chief financial officer owned 2,200 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $201,300. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Daniel J. Starks purchased 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 27th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $92.65 per share, for a total transaction of $926,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 6,751,103 shares in the company, valued at approximately $625,489,692.95. This represents a 0.15% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Leerink Partners lowered their price target on shares of Abbott Laboratories from $119.00 to $106.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Daiwa Securities Group lowered shares of Abbott Laboratories from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $92.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Argus dropped their target price on Abbott Laboratories from $140.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Citigroup reduced their price target on Abbott Laboratories from $136.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Abbott Laboratories in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $118.42.

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Abbott Laboratories Trading Down 0.2%

NYSE ABT opened at $95.25 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $165.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.01. Abbott Laboratories has a 12 month low of $81.97 and a 12 month high of $137.49. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $88.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $104.35.

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABTGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 16th. The healthcare product maker reported $1.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.14 by $0.01. Abbott Laboratories had a net margin of 13.90% and a return on equity of 17.62%. The company had revenue of $11.16 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.99 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.09 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. Abbott Laboratories has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.380-5.580 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.250-1.310 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Abbott Laboratories will post 5.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Abbott Laboratories Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.63 per share. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 15th. Abbott Laboratories’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 70.59%.

Abbott Laboratories Company Profile

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Abbott Laboratories is a global healthcare company headquartered in Abbott Park, Illinois, that develops, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of medical products and services. Founded in 1888, Abbott operates through multiple business areas that focus on diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and established pharmaceuticals. The company supplies hospitals, clinics, laboratories, retailers and direct-to-consumer channels with products intended to diagnose, treat and manage a wide range of health conditions.

In diagnostics, Abbott provides laboratory and point-of-care testing platforms and assays used to detect infectious diseases, chronic conditions and biomarkers; its Alinity family of instruments and rapid-test solutions are examples of this capability.

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