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After finishing at $126.71 in the prior trading day, Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) closed at $127.64, up 0.73%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.66 million shares were traded. ABT stock price reached its highest trading level at $127.87 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $126.2.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ABT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 27.79 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 34.86. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.23 and its Current Ratio is at 1.67. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.32 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.28.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Oppenheimer on October 08, 2024, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $130.
On September 19, 2024, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $131.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 06 ’25 when Earnhardt Lisa D sold 91,167 shares for $133.82 per share. The transaction valued at 12,199,968 led to the insider holds 71,928 shares of the business.
Earnhardt Lisa D sold 200 shares of ABT for $27,329 on Mar 07 ’25. The EVP AND GROUP PRESIDENT now owns 71,928 shares after completing the transaction at $136.65 per share. On Mar 07 ’25, another insider, Lisa D. Earnhardt, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 200 shares for $136.65 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ABT now has a Market Capitalization of 221368598528 and an Enterprise Value of 228913037312. As of this moment, Abbott’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.66, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.36. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.57. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.28 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.64. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.457 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.366.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ABT is 0.82, which has changed by 0.12796044 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09589827 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ABT has reached a high of $141.23, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $99.71. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.68%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 6.58M shares per day over the past 3-months and 8227810 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 1.73B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.72B. Insiders hold about 0.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.78% stake in the company. Shares short for ABT as of 1740700800 were 22932064 with a Short Ratio of 3.49, compared to 1738281600 on 18239173. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 22932064 and a Short% of Float of 1.3300001000000001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, ABT’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.24, compared to 2.24 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017678162The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.66. The current Payout Ratio is 29.33% for ABT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-15 with an ex-dividend date of 1744675200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-01-02 when the company split stock in a 10000:4798 ratio.
