Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) insider Roger Bird sold 9,188 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.06, for a total value of $726,403.28. Following the sale, the insider now owns 60,195 shares in the company, valued at $4,759,016.70. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.
Shares of NYSE ABT traded up $0.36 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $78.98. 5,382,111 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,356,053. The stock has a market cap of $137.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.42, a P/E/G ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. Abbott Laboratories has a 52-week low of $56.81 and a 52-week high of $79.14.
Get Abbott Laboratories alerts:Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 23rd. The healthcare product maker reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.81. The company had revenue of $7.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.82 billion. Abbott Laboratories had a return on equity of 16.55% and a net margin of 7.74%. Abbott Laboratories’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.74 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Abbott Laboratories will post 3.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 15th. Investors of record on Monday, April 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 12th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.62%. Abbott Laboratories’s dividend payout ratio is 44.44%.
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ABT. First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Abbott Laboratories by 30.2% in the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 56,019 shares of the healthcare product maker’s stock worth $4,110,000 after buying an additional 12,978 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its position in shares of Abbott Laboratories by 49.8% in the 3rd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 365,246 shares of the healthcare product maker’s stock worth $26,794,000 after buying an additional 121,364 shares during the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd grew its position in shares of Abbott Laboratories by 58.5% in the 3rd quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 9,540 shares of the healthcare product maker’s stock worth $700,000 after buying an additional 3,520 shares during the last quarter. Forbes J M & Co. LLP grew its position in shares of Abbott Laboratories by 1,508.3% in the 3rd quarter. Forbes J M & Co. LLP now owns 144,636 shares of the healthcare product maker’s stock worth $10,611,000 after buying an additional 135,643 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL grew its position in shares of Abbott Laboratories by 52.3% in the 3rd quarter. Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL now owns 283,200 shares of the healthcare product maker’s stock worth $20,776,000 after buying an additional 97,200 shares during the last quarter. 74.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
ABT has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Co restated a “buy” rating on shares of Abbott Laboratories in a report on Thursday. Credit Suisse Group initiated coverage on Abbott Laboratories in a research report on Monday, December 17th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $82.00 price target for the company. Argus increased their price target on Abbott Laboratories to $90.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Friday, January 25th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Barclays set a $84.00 price target on Abbott Laboratories and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Abbott Laboratories from $80.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Abbott Laboratories has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $79.71.
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Abbott Laboratories discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells health care products worldwide. The company's Established Pharmaceutical Products segment offers branded generic pharmaceuticals for the treatment of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency; irritable bowel syndrome or biliary spasm; intrahepatic cholestasis or depressive symptoms; gynecological disorders; hormone replacement therapy; dyslipidemia; hypertension; hypothyroidism; Ménière's disease and vestibular vertigo; pain, fever, and inflammation; migraines; and anti-infective clarithromycin, as well as provides influenza vaccine and products that regulate physiological rhythm of the colon.
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