Zions Bancorporation National Association UT Reduces Position in AbbVie Inc. $ABBV

Zions Bancorporation National Association UT lessened its holdings in shares of AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBVFree Report) by 21.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 44,203 shares of the company’s stock after selling 12,395 shares during the period. AbbVie comprises approximately 0.5% of Zions Bancorporation National Association UT’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th biggest position. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT’s holdings in AbbVie were worth $10,100,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Chelsea Counsel Co. purchased a new position in shares of AbbVie during the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Westend Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of AbbVie during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX purchased a new position in shares of AbbVie during the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID boosted its position in shares of AbbVie by 115.9% during the fourth quarter. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID now owns 136 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the period. Finally, WestEnd Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of AbbVie by 160.4% during the fourth quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 138 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.23% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on ABBV. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on AbbVie from $262.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen lowered AbbVie from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of AbbVie in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $240.00 price target on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, DZ Bank raised shares of AbbVie from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $253.43.

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Shares of NYSE:ABBV opened at $225.16 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $397.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 110.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.32. AbbVie Inc. has a 52 week low of $181.73 and a 52 week high of $244.81. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $210.64 and a 200 day moving average of $219.09.

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBVGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.65 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $15 billion during 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 for the quarter was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.46 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that AbbVie Inc. will post 14.3 EPS for the current year.

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AbbVie Company 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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