Glynn Capital Management LLC trimmed its position in shares of AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV – Free Report) by 3.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 14,247 shares of the company’s stock after selling 500 shares during the quarter. AbbVie accounts for approximately 0.6% of Glynn Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Glynn Capital Management LLC’s holdings in AbbVie were worth $2,645,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ABBV. Conning Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of AbbVie by 7.1% in the 2nd quarter. Conning Inc. now owns 191,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,458,000 after buying an additional 12,690 shares during the last quarter. Dohj LLC increased its holdings in AbbVie by 41.8% during the second quarter. Dohj LLC now owns 4,529 shares of the company’s stock worth $802,000 after buying an additional 1,335 shares during the last quarter. First Hawaiian Bank raised its position in AbbVie by 0.8% in the second quarter. First Hawaiian Bank now owns 7,556 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,403,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. BankPlus Trust Department boosted its stake in AbbVie by 3.3% in the second quarter. BankPlus Trust Department now owns 27,113 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,033,000 after acquiring an additional 855 shares during the last quarter. Finally, North Star Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in AbbVie by 0.5% in the first quarter. North Star Asset Management Inc. now owns 161,320 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,800,000 after acquiring an additional 756 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.23% of the company’s stock.
AbbVie Price Performance
Shares of NYSE ABBV opened at $225.06 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $397.76 billion, a PE ratio of 107.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.50. AbbVie Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $163.81 and a fifty-two week high of $244.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 44.14, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.74. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $223.67 and a 200-day moving average of $203.22.
AbbVie Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Investors of record on Friday, January 16th will be paid a dividend of $1.73 per share. This is an increase 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 of this dividend is Friday, January 16th. AbbVie’s dividend payout ratio is presently 524.24%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research firms recently commented on ABBV. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of AbbVie from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Raymond James Financial set a $256.00 target price on AbbVie in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Wall Street Zen raised AbbVie from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 25th. Erste Group Bank downgraded AbbVie from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on AbbVie from $250.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $236.57.
Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on ABBV
AbbVie Company 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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