Intech Investment Management LLC Sells 2,467 Shares of AbbVie Inc. $ABBV

Intech Investment Management LLC lowered its position in AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBVFree Report) by 3.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 68,066 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,467 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC’s holdings in AbbVie were worth $15,552,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Chelsea Counsel Co. purchased a new stake in shares of AbbVie in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Westend Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of AbbVie in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX purchased a new stake in shares of AbbVie in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID grew its stake in shares of AbbVie by 115.9% in the 4th quarter. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID now owns 136 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WestEnd Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of AbbVie by 160.4% in the 4th quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 138 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.23% of the company’s stock.

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on AbbVie from $270.00 to $278.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Evercore set a $235.00 price target on AbbVie in a research note on Friday, May 15th. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Wall Street Zen upgraded AbbVie from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada assumed coverage on AbbVie in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $260.00 price target on the stock. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $253.43.

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AbbVie Price Performance

NYSE ABBV opened at $217.83 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $208.43 and its 200-day moving average price is $219.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $384.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 107.30, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.32. AbbVie Inc. has a 1-year low of $181.73 and a 1-year high of $244.81.

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBVGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.65 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $15 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.72 billion. AbbVie had a negative return on equity of 576.45% and a net margin of 5.79%.The company’s revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.46 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that AbbVie Inc. will post 14.3 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at AbbVie

In other news, SVP David Ryan Purdue sold 5,230 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.56, for a total transaction of $1,221,518.80. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 2,654 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $619,868.24. This represents a 66.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.06% of the stock is owned by insiders.

AbbVie 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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