Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. Has $201.90 Million Position in AbbVie Inc. $ABBV

Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its stake in AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBVFree Report) by 10.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 883,644 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 81,375 shares during the quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.’s holdings in AbbVie were worth $201,904,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Chelsea Counsel Co. bought a new position in AbbVie in the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Litman Gregory Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of AbbVie during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Imprint Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of AbbVie by 56.2% during the fourth quarter. Imprint Wealth LLC now owns 125 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Westend Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of AbbVie in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. acquired a new position in shares of AbbVie in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.23% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Bank of America raised 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. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $249.00 price objective on shares of AbbVie in a report on Friday, May 1st. DZ Bank raised AbbVie from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada initiated coverage on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $260.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price target 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. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $253.43.

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AbbVie Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ABBV opened at $216.63 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $212.18 and its 200 day simple moving average is $218.76. 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 $382.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 106.71, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.32.

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBVGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.65 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.72 billion. AbbVie had a negative return on equity of 576.45% and a net margin of 5.79%.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. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that AbbVie Inc. will post 14.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AbbVie Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 14th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 15th will be paid a $1.73 dividend. This represents a $6.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 15th. AbbVie’s payout ratio is 340.89%.

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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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