Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado Sells 21,885 Shares of AbbVie Inc. $ABBV

Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado cut its holdings in shares of AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBVFree Report) by 2.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 841,466 shares of the company’s stock after selling 21,885 shares during the quarter. AbbVie accounts for 0.7% of Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado’s holdings, making the stock its 28th largest position. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado’s holdings in AbbVie were worth $192,267,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Chelsea Counsel Co. bought a new position in shares of AbbVie during the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. Litman Gregory Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of AbbVie during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Westend Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of AbbVie during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX bought a new position in shares of AbbVie during the third quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID increased its holdings 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 worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the period. 70.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

AbbVie Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ABBV opened at $227.54 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $211.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $219.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $402.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 112.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 0.32. AbbVie Inc. has a 1 year low of $181.73 and a 1 year high of $244.81.

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBVGet Free Report) last announced 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 analysts’ expectations of $14.72 billion. AbbVie had a net margin of 5.79% and a negative return on equity of 576.45%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.46 earnings per share. As a group, analysts anticipate that AbbVie Inc. will post 14.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently commented on ABBV. Royal Bank Of Canada began coverage on shares of AbbVie in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $260.00 target price on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of AbbVie from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, June 7th. Bank of America raised shares of AbbVie from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $234.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $240.00 price objective on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Evercore set a $235.00 price objective on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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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