Lmcg Investments LLC lessened its holdings in AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV – Free Report) by 2.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 136,494 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,882 shares during the period. AbbVie comprises 1.8% of Lmcg Investments LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest position. Lmcg Investments LLC’s holdings in AbbVie were worth $29,686,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of ABBV. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of AbbVie by 17.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 22,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,072,000 after acquiring an additional 3,401 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in AbbVie by 72.7% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,279 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,294,000 after purchasing an additional 3,064 shares during the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its position in shares of AbbVie by 5.0% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 16,466 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,056,000 after purchasing an additional 789 shares in the last quarter. Ieq Capital LLC increased its position in shares of AbbVie by 4.6% during the second quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 120,035 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,281,000 after purchasing an additional 5,274 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AbbVie by 117.3% during the 2nd quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC now owns 1,135,034 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,685,000 after purchasing an additional 612,702 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.23% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of AbbVie in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price objective on shares of AbbVie from $265.00 to $273.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. HSBC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of AbbVie in a research report on Monday. Evercore set a $235.00 price target on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, DZ Bank raised shares of AbbVie from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Two equities research 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $256.67.
More AbbVie News
Here are the key news stories impacting AbbVie this week:
- Positive Sentiment: The European Commission approved TEPKINLY (epcoritamab) plus lenalidomide and rituximab for relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma, making it the first and only bispecific-based therapy approved in Europe for this setting and expanding AbbVie’s oncology growth opportunity. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target on AbbVie to $265 from $240 and reiterated an overweight rating, signaling continued analyst confidence in the stock’s outlook. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: Media coverage highlighted AbbVie as a high-yield dividend and “quality, low-stress” healthcare stock, which may support investor sentiment but does not change fundamentals. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: AbbVie lowered its Q2 2026 EPS guidance to $3.57-$3.61 versus the consensus $3.77, suggesting earnings could come in below expectations. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: The company also cut full-year 2026 EPS guidance to $13.91-$14.11, below the consensus estimate of $14.25, which may pressure the shares despite recent product wins. Article Title
AbbVie Trading Down 0.0%
Shares of NYSE ABBV opened at $254.71 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $222.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $220.69. The stock has a market cap of $450.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 125.47, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 0.30. AbbVie Inc. has a 12 month low of $184.63 and a 12 month high of $261.64.
AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.06. AbbVie had a net margin of 5.79% and a negative return on equity of 576.45%. The company had revenue of $15 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.72 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.46 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that AbbVie Inc. will post 14.28 EPS for the current year.
AbbVie Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 14th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 15th will be paid a $1.73 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 15th. This represents a $6.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. AbbVie’s dividend payout ratio is presently 340.89%.
AbbVie 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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