AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) trade information

Instantly ABBV was in red as seen at the end of in last trading. With action 2.08%, the performance over the past five days has been green. The drop to weekly highs of 154.70 on Friday, 09/15/23 subtracted -0.99% to the stock’s daily price. The company’s shares are showing year-to-date downside of -5.87%, with the 5-day performance at 2.08% in the green. However, in the 30-day time frame, AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) is 0.38% up. Looking at the short shares, we see there were 12.45 million shares sold at short interest cover period of 3.02 days.

The consensus price target for the stock as assigned by Wall Street analysts is $167.60, meaning bulls need an upside of 9.24% from its current market value. According to analyst projections, ABBV’s forecast low is $135.00 with $205.00 as the target high. To hit the forecast high, the stock’s price needs a -34.76% plunge from its current level, while the stock would need to tank 11.25% for it to hit the projected low.

AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) estimates and forecasts

Data shows that the AbbVie Inc. share is performing relatively much not better than most of its peers within the same industry. As can be gleaned from the statistics, the company’s share value shot -2.05% over the past 6 months, a -20.12% in annual growth rate that is considerably lower than the industry average of -12.50%. Moreover, analysts have looked to lower expectations by upgrading its fiscal year 2023 revenue estimates. The rating firms predict current quarter revenue for AbbVie Inc. will fall -21.60%, while the growth in revenue is estimated to hit -21.70% for the next quarter. Year-over-year growth is forecast to reach -7.90% down from the last financial year.

Consensus estimates given by 13 financial analysts project the company’s revenue in the current quarter to hit an average of $13.63 billion. 12 analysts are of the opinion that AbbVie Inc.’s revenue for the quarter ending Dec 2023 will be $13.78 billion. The company’s revenue for the corresponding quarters a year ago was $14.91 billion and $15.12 billion respectively. According to analysts, the company will likely register a growth in its current quarter sales, forecast at -8.60%. The estimates for the next quarter sales put growth at -8.80%.

Looking at the company’s year-on-year earnings, data shows that the past 5-year has an earnings growth rate of 13.30%. The 2023 estimates are for AbbVie Inc. earnings to increase by 2.70%, but the outlook for the next 5-year period is at -4.13% per year.

ABBV Dividends

AbbVie Inc. is expected to release its next quarterly earnings report in October. The 3.89% annual yield figure for the share gives it an annual dividend of 5.92. It is important to note, however, that the 3.89% dividend yield ratio should serve as a guide only, as you should also take into consideration many other aspects of a company’s operations and fundamentals before making any investment decision.

AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV)’s Major holders

If we look at who the major shareholders are, we find that insiders hold 0.13% of AbbVie Inc. shares while 71.42% of the shares are in the hands of institutional holders. The share float percentage for the stock currently stands at 71.51%. There are 71.42% institutions holding the AbbVie Inc. stock share, with Vanguard Group Inc the top institutional holder. As of Jun 29, 2023, the company held 9.03% of the shares, roughly 159.3 million ABBV shares worth $21.46 billion.

Blackrock Inc. holds the second largest percentage of outstanding shares, with 7.88% or 139.16 million shares worth $18.75 billion as of Jun 29, 2023.

Among Mutual Funds, the top two as of Jun 29, 2023 were Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and Vanguard 500 Index Fund. With 55.03 million shares estimated at $7.41 billion under it, the former controlled 3.12% of total outstanding shares. On the other hand, Vanguard 500 Index Fund held about 2.38% of the shares, roughly 42.01 million shares worth around $5.66 billion.