Martingale Asset Management L P Grows Stock Holdings in AbbVie Inc. $ABBV

Martingale Asset Management L P lifted its position in shares of AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBVFree Report) by 3.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 158,554 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,147 shares during the period. AbbVie comprises approximately 0.9% of Martingale Asset Management L P’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest position. Martingale Asset Management L P’s holdings in AbbVie were worth $36,228,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust raised its holdings in shares of AbbVie by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust now owns 7,213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,648,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Eclectic Associates Inc. ADV raised its holdings in shares of AbbVie by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Eclectic Associates Inc. ADV now owns 5,852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,337,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Weil Company Inc. raised its holdings in shares of AbbVie by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Weil Company Inc. now owns 2,026 shares of the company’s stock valued at $469,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Hardin Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of AbbVie by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Hardin Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $759,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dogwood Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of AbbVie by 10.8% in the 4th quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 473 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. 70.23% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

AbbVie Stock Performance

Shares of ABBV stock opened at $227.54 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $402.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 112.09, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.32. AbbVie Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $181.73 and a fifty-two week high of $244.81. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $211.05 and its 200-day moving average price is $219.07.

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBVGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.65 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.72 billion. AbbVie had a negative return on equity of 576.45% and a net margin of 5.79%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.46 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that AbbVie Inc. will post 14.3 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ABBV has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price target on AbbVie from $262.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen cut AbbVie from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, June 7th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of AbbVie in a report on Monday, March 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $240.00 price target on shares of AbbVie in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AbbVie in a report on Monday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $253.43.

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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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