Groupama Asset Managment lessened its position in shares of AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV – Free Report) by 2.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 156,150 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,644 shares during the period. Groupama Asset Managment’s holdings in AbbVie were worth $33,961,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ABBV. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in AbbVie by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 180,779,699 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,306,353,000 after acquiring an additional 3,032,438 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of AbbVie by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 80,940,931 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,494,193,000 after acquiring an additional 1,119,274 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of AbbVie by 10.4% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 44,629,980 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,179,099,000 after purchasing an additional 4,190,487 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of AbbVie by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 25,824,399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,900,617,000 after purchasing an additional 356,394 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of AbbVie during the 4th quarter valued at about $5,865,055,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.23% of the company’s stock.
More AbbVie News
Here are the key news stories impacting AbbVie this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Solid second-quarter results: AbbVie reported adjusted EPS of $3.65, above the $3.60 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 10.2% year over year to $16.99 billion. Reuters article
- Positive Sentiment: Immunology and neuroscience remained growth drivers: Skyrizi revenue reached $5.505 billion and Rinvoq generated $2.525 billion, while neuroscience revenue increased 20.3% to $3.228 billion. Botox also showed signs of stabilization, supporting the company’s diversified growth profile. AbbVie earnings release
- Positive Sentiment: Pipeline and portfolio expansion: AbbVie is advancing a global Phase 2/3 combination study in acute myeloid leukemia and recently received European approval for Rinvoq in severe alopecia areata, adding potential long-term growth opportunities. AML trial article
- Neutral Sentiment: Near-term guidance was broadly in line: Third-quarter adjusted EPS guidance of $3.84–$3.88 brackets the $3.85 consensus estimate, but revenue guidance of approximately $17.2 billion is slightly below the $17.3 billion analyst forecast.
- Negative Sentiment: Full-year EPS outlook was reduced: AbbVie lowered 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $13.87–$14.07 from $13.91–$14.11. The revised range includes an estimated $0.14-per-share dilution from the planned $10.9 billion acquisition of Apogee Therapeutics, pushing the midpoint below Wall Street expectations. Zacks guidance article
- Negative Sentiment: Acquisition and execution concerns weigh on sentiment: Investors are balancing Apogee’s potential to strengthen AbbVie’s immunology pipeline against its immediate earnings dilution, while oncology revenue fell 1.5% and aesthetics revenue was essentially flat during the quarter.
AbbVie Price Performance
AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $3.65 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.61 by $0.04. AbbVie had a negative return on equity of 576.45% and a net margin of 5.79%.The business had revenue of $16.99 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.78 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.97 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. AbbVie has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.840-3.880 EPS. Analysts expect that AbbVie Inc. will post 14.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.
AbbVie Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 14th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 15th will be issued a dividend of $1.73 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 15th. This represents a $6.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. AbbVie’s payout ratio is currently 340.89%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
ABBV has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. HSBC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Citigroup boosted their price target on AbbVie from $230.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on AbbVie from $270.00 to $278.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of AbbVie from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, July 5th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of AbbVie from $258.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $269.29.
Read Our Latest Analysis on ABBV
AbbVie Company Profile
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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