Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Abbvie Inc shares valued at $8,407,068 were purchased by AZITA SALEKI-GERHARDT on Aug 12 ’25. At $198.42 per share, AZITA SALEKI-GERHARDT acquired 42,370 shares.
Also, Richard A. Gonzalez purchased 61,500 shares, netting a total of over 12,043,268 in proceeds.
Before that, Donoghoe Nicholas had sold 13,295 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,639,253, the EVP, CHIEF BUS/STRAT OFFICER traded Abbvie Inc shares for $198.51 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 13,295 shares, worth approximately $11.74 million.
Analysts at Daiwa Securities upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of May 14, 2025, Citigroup has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for ABBV. Earlier on April 22, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for ABBV stock.
Analyzing ABBV Stock Performance
On last trading session, Abbvie Inc [NYSE: ABBV] rose 1.42% to $201.47. The stock’s lowest price that day was $199.215, but it reached a high of $201.72 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.63%. Over the course of the year, Abbvie Inc shares have jumped approximately 6.08%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $218.66 on 03/10/25 and a 52-week low of $164.39 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Abbvie Inc (ABBV)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 199.88, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 198.29. In the upper region, resistance lies at 202.39. The next price resistance is at 203.31. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 65.39 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Abbvie Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Abbvie Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-31 dropping by -0.83 million shares to 15.13 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 15.95 million shares. A decline of -5.46% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.68 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.68.
Which companies own the most shares of Abbvie Inc (ABBV)?
In terms of Abbvie Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 172 in the next 12 months, down nearly -13.41% from the previous closing price of $198.64. Analysts anticipate Abbvie Inc stock to reach 226 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 127. In spite of this, 27 analysts ranked Abbvie Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 10, 2024, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $191.
