AbbVie Inc. $ABBV Shares Acquired by ABN Amro Investment Solutions

ABN Amro Investment Solutions grew its holdings in AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBVFree Report) by 109.4% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 131,412 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 68,656 shares during the period. ABN Amro Investment Solutions’ holdings in AbbVie were worth $30,026,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of ABBV. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in shares of AbbVie by 457.4% in 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 purchasing an additional 8,646,424 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of AbbVie by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 180,779,699 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,306,353,000 after purchasing an additional 3,032,438 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of AbbVie by 41.8% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 9,337,480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,733,222,000 after purchasing an additional 2,753,312 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its stake in shares of AbbVie by 31.8% during the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 7,281,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,685,918,000 after buying an additional 1,758,657 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi lifted its stake in shares of AbbVie by 15.6% during the third quarter. Amundi now owns 10,508,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,418,909,000 after buying an additional 1,414,621 shares during the period. 70.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AbbVie Stock Down 0.6%

NYSE:ABBV opened at $212.51 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $375.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 104.69, a P/E/G ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 0.32. AbbVie Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $180.25 and a fifty-two week high of $244.81. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $209.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $219.73.

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBVGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.65 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.06. The company 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%. AbbVie’s revenue was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.46 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that AbbVie Inc. will post 14.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ABBV has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and set a $249.00 price objective on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Friday, May 1st. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Monday, March 9th. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of AbbVie from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $253.43.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In other AbbVie news, SVP David Ryan Purdue sold 5,230 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $233.56, for a total transaction of $1,221,518.80. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 2,654 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $619,868.24. This trade represents a 66.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Perry C. Siatis sold 22,381 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.00, for a total transaction of $5,147,630.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 38,137 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,771,510. This represents a 36.98% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

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About AbbVie

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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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