Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV – Free Report) by 8.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 60,063 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,643 shares during the quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC’s holdings in AbbVie were worth $13,907,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Diversified Trust Co grew its position in AbbVie by 23.6% during the 3rd quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 57,076 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,215,000 after purchasing an additional 10,891 shares during the last quarter. Permanent Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of AbbVie in the third quarter valued at about $720,000. Railway Pension Investments Ltd raised its holdings in shares of AbbVie by 33.0% in the third quarter. Railway Pension Investments Ltd now owns 853,949 shares of the company’s stock valued at $197,723,000 after buying an additional 211,800 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors boosted its stake in shares of AbbVie by 9.4% during the third quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 113,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,378,000 after buying an additional 9,811 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Trust Co grew its holdings in shares of AbbVie by 93.4% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Trust Co now owns 32,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,434,000 after buying an additional 15,502 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.23% of the company’s stock.
AbbVie Trading Up 0.8%
Shares of ABBV opened at $221.54 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $224.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $224.89. AbbVie Inc. has a twelve month low of $164.39 and a twelve month high of $244.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $391.72 billion, a PE ratio of 93.87, a P/E/G ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 0.34.
AbbVie Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 15th will be given a $1.73 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 15th. This represents a $6.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. AbbVie’s dividend payout ratio is presently 293.22%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, EVP Perry C. Siatis sold 22,381 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $8,771,510. This represents a 36.98% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP David Ryan Purdue sold 5,230 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 2,654 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $619,868.24. This represents a 66.34% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
ABBV has been the subject of several analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Evercore lowered their target price on AbbVie from $232.00 to $228.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. UBS Group dropped their target price on AbbVie from $240.00 to $230.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $223.00 price target on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of AbbVie in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $253.15.
View Our Latest Stock Report on AbbVie
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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