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Abbott Laboratories (ABT): These Numbers Show Where NYSE:ABT Stock Is Going Next

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is 6.41% higher on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $98.95 and a high of $121.64 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will continue to grow shareholders’ wealth in the market. Here’s what analysts think will happen to its price in the coming time. The ABT stock was last observed hovering at around $117.36 in the last trading session, with the day’s loss setting it -0.23%.

Currently trading at $117.13, the stock is 0.97% and 1.36% above its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 4.54 million and changing -0.20% at the moment leaves the stock 5.73% off its SMA200. ABT registered 17.66% gain for a year compared to 6-month gain of 13.76%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $115.5524 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $110.74955.

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The stock witnessed a 0.12% loss in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a 5.15%, and is 0.59% up over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 1.54% over the week and 1.79% over the month.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has around 114000 employees, a market worth around $203.16B and $41.22B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 35.62 and Fwd P/E is 22.69. Profit margin for the company is 13.94%. Distance from 52-week low is 18.37% and -3.71% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (10.92%).

with sales reaching $11.04B over the same period.The EPS is expected to grow by 5.29% this year, but quarterly earnings will post 4.71% year-over-year. Quarterly sales are estimated to grow 7.81% in year-over-year returns.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Top Institutional Holders

3584.0 institutions hold shares in Abbott Laboratories (ABT), with institutional investors hold 77.70% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 1.73B, and float is at 1.72B with Short Float at 0.82%. Institutions hold 77.28% of the Float.

The top institutional shareholder in the company is VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 166.35 million shares valued at $17.29 billion. The investor’s holdings represent 9.5932% of the ABT Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is BLACKROCK INC. with 131.13 million shares valued at $13.63 billion to account for 7.5619 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are STATE STREET CORP which holds 74.4 million shares representing 4.2903% and valued at over $7.73 billion, while CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS holds 4.1405 of the shares totaling 71.8 million with a market value of $7.46 billion.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Insider Activity

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Abbott Laboratories disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Oct 21 ’24 that ALLEN HUBERT L (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT) sold a total of 157,421 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Oct 21 ’24 and was made at $117.04 per share for $18.42 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 0.18 million shares of the ABT stock.

Still, SEC filings show that on Oct 21 ’24, ALLEN HUBERT L (Officer) Proposed Sale 157,421 shares at an average price of $118.89 for $18.72 million. The insider now directly holds shares of Abbott Laboratories (ABT).

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