Vestcor Inc Has $20.26 Million Stock Holdings in AbbVie Inc. $ABBV

Vestcor Inc lessened its holdings in AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBVFree Report) by 2.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 88,670 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,216 shares during the period. Vestcor Inc’s holdings in AbbVie were worth $20,260,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in 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 during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in AbbVie by 72.7% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,279 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,294,000 after acquiring an additional 3,064 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its holdings in AbbVie by 5.0% in 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 stake in shares of AbbVie by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 120,035 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,281,000 after acquiring an additional 5,274 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC increased its stake in AbbVie by 117.3% in the second 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.23% of the company’s stock.

AbbVie Price Performance

NYSE:ABBV opened at $227.68 on Friday. AbbVie Inc. has a 1-year low of $181.73 and a 1-year high of $244.81. The company has a market capitalization of $402.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 112.16, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.32. The business has a 50 day moving average of $209.85 and a 200 day moving average of $219.36.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ABBV has been the subject of several recent research reports. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $240.00 price objective on shares of AbbVie in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of AbbVie from $270.00 to $278.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Bank of America upgraded AbbVie from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $234.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Evercore set a $235.00 price target on shares of AbbVie in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of AbbVie from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 30th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, AbbVie currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $253.43.

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AbbVie 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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