Quick Look at AbbVie (ABBV)

Shares of Large-cap health care company AbbVie moved -0.4 this evening, and are now trading at $138.06 per share. On the other hand, the average analyst target price for the stock is $169.72.

AbbVie Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells pharmaceuticals worldwide.

AbbVie Investors Should Consider This:

  • AbbVie has moved -9.0% over the last year.

  • The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -2.93. A number between 0 and 1 could mean that the market is undervaluing AbbVie's estimated growth potential

  • Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 20.15

  • AbbVie currently returns an annual dividend yield of 4.3%.

Understanding AbbVie's Operating Margins

Date Reported Total Revenue ($ k) Operating Expenses ($ k) Operating Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2023 56,023,000 38,637,000 31 0.0
2022 58,054,000 39,937,000 31 -3.12
2021 56,197,000 38,273,000 32 28.0
2020 45,804,000 34,441,000 25 -35.9
2019 33,266,000 20,283,000 39 105.26
2018 32,753,000 26,370,000 19

Over the last 6 years, AbbVie's operating margins have averaged 29.5%, which is better than the 12.02% Pharmaceutical industry average. We also note that the company's operating margins have a high coefficient of variability at 180.9%. In addition, the firm's margins benefit from a 8.5% yearly growth rate.

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