Prism Planning Partners LLC Makes New $614,000 Investment in AbbVie Inc. $ABBV

Prism Planning Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBVFree Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 2,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $614,000. AbbVie comprises approximately 0.7% of Prism Planning Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest position.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ABBV. Chelsea Counsel Co. bought a new stake in AbbVie during the third quarter worth $26,000. Westend Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in AbbVie during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX bought a new stake in AbbVie during the third quarter worth $31,000. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID lifted its stake in 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 last quarter. Finally, WestEnd Advisors LLC lifted its stake in AbbVie by 160.4% during the fourth quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 138 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. 70.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ABBV has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AbbVie in a research note on Monday. 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. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price target on shares of AbbVie from $262.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of AbbVie from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $249.00 price target on shares of AbbVie in a report on Friday, May 1st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $253.43.

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AbbVie Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ABBV opened at $225.16 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $210.64 and a 200-day moving average of $219.09. The company has a market capitalization of $397.82 billion, a PE ratio of 110.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.32. AbbVie Inc. has a 52-week low of $181.73 and a 52-week high of $244.81.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $15 billion during 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 revenue for the quarter was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.46 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that AbbVie Inc. will post 14.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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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