Peak Planning Group LLC Takes $837,000 Position in AbbVie Inc. $ABBV

Peak Planning Group LLC acquired a new stake in AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBVFree Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 3,665 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $837,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in ABBV. Norges Bank bought a new stake in AbbVie during the 4th quarter valued at $5,865,055,000. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in AbbVie by 457.4% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 10,536,901 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,439,714,000 after buying an additional 8,646,424 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its holdings in AbbVie by 106.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 13,071,444 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,986,777,000 after buying an additional 6,736,161 shares during the last quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. raised its holdings in AbbVie by 914.6% during the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 5,444,930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,244,112,000 after buying an additional 4,908,260 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in AbbVie by 10.4% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 44,629,980 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,179,099,000 after buying an additional 4,190,487 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.23% of the company’s stock.

AbbVie Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of AbbVie stock opened at $227.54 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $211.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $219.07. The company has a market cap of $402.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 112.09, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.32. AbbVie Inc. has a 12-month low of $181.73 and a 12-month high of $244.81.

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBVGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. The business had revenue of $15 billion for 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%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.46 EPS. Analysts predict that AbbVie Inc. will post 14.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Evercore set a $235.00 price target on shares of AbbVie in a report on Friday, May 15th. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $249.00 price target on shares of AbbVie in a report on Friday, May 1st. Bank of America upgraded shares of AbbVie from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $234.00 price target for the company in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada assumed coverage on shares of AbbVie in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $260.00 price target for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of AbbVie from $270.00 to $278.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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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