Pure Financial Advisors LLC Acquires 7,705 Shares of AbbVie Inc. $ABBV

Pure Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBVFree Report) by 74.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 18,030 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,705 shares during the quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in AbbVie were worth $4,120,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Chelsea Counsel Co. bought a new position in AbbVie in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Litman Gregory Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of AbbVie in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Westend Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AbbVie in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Imprint Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of AbbVie by 56.2% in the 4th quarter. Imprint Wealth LLC now owns 125 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX bought a new stake in shares of AbbVie during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.23% of the company’s stock.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of AbbVie from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, June 7th. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of AbbVie in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of AbbVie from $270.00 to $278.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of AbbVie in a report on Monday, March 9th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, AbbVie has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $253.43.

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AbbVie Price Performance

NYSE:ABBV opened at $216.63 on Friday. AbbVie Inc. has a one year low of $181.73 and a one year high of $244.81. The company has a market cap of $382.74 billion, a PE ratio of 106.71, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.32. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $212.18 and its 200 day simple moving average is $218.76.

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBVGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.65 earnings per share (EPS) 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 net margin of 5.79% and a negative return on equity of 576.45%. The company’s revenue was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.46 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that AbbVie Inc. will post 14.3 EPS for the current year.

AbbVie Dividend Announcement

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

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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV)

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