Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC Takes $644,000 Position in AbbVie Inc. $ABBV

Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBVFree Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 2,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $644,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Eclectic Associates Inc. ADV increased its stake in shares of AbbVie by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Eclectic Associates Inc. ADV now owns 5,852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,337,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Weil Company Inc. increased its stake in shares of AbbVie by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Weil Company Inc. now owns 2,026 shares of the company’s stock valued at $469,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Hardin Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of AbbVie by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Hardin Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $759,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC increased its position in AbbVie by 10.8% during the 4th quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 473 shares of the company’s stock worth $108,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantum Private Wealth LLC increased its position in AbbVie by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Quantum Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,376 shares of the company’s stock worth $543,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.23% of the company’s stock.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently issued reports on ABBV. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of AbbVie in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada began coverage on shares of AbbVie in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $260.00 target price for the company. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $240.00 target price on shares of AbbVie in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen downgraded AbbVie from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday. Finally, Bank of America raised AbbVie from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $234.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Three investment 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, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $253.43.

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AbbVie Stock Performance

AbbVie stock opened at $227.68 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $209.85 and its 200 day moving average price is $219.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $402.27 billion, a PE ratio of 112.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.32. AbbVie Inc. has a one year low of $181.73 and a one year high of $244.81.

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBVGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.65 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.72 billion. AbbVie had a negative return on equity of 576.45% and a net margin of 5.79%.AbbVie’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.46 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that AbbVie Inc. will post 14.3 earnings per share 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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