In a filing, Abbott Laboratories revealed its EVP AND CFO Boudreau Philip P unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.75 million on Aug 08 ’25. In the deal valued at $134.55 per share,5,550 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Boudreau Philip P now holds 51,003 shares worth roughly $6.7 million.
Then, Boudreau Philip P bought 5,550 shares, generating $746,758 in total proceeds.
Before that, Blount Sally E. sold 2,600 shares. Abbott Laboratories shares valued at $337,116 were divested by the Director at a price of $129.66 per share. As a result of the transaction, Blount Sally E. now holds 34,058 shares, worth roughly $4.47 million.
Jefferies upgraded its Abbott Laboratories [ABT] rating to a Buy from a a Hold in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Leerink Partners’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in mid June with a ‘”a Market perform”‘ rating. Oppenheimer began covering ABT with “an Outperform” recommendation on October 08, 2024. Piper Sandler started covering the stock on September 19, 2024. It rated ABT as “an Overweight”.
Price Performance Review of ABT
On Monday, Abbott Laboratories [NYSE:ABT] saw its stock fall -2.17% to $131.36. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 1.10%. Abbott Laboratories shares have risen nearly 19.48% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 16.13% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $141.23 was reached on 03/04/25, a 52-week low of $107.11 was recorded on 01/15/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For ABT Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 129.82, which if violated will result in even more drops to 128.29. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 133.62. A further resistance level may holdings at 135.89.
How much short interest is there in Abbott Laboratories?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Abbott Laboratories stocks on 2025-07-15, dropping by -1.74 million shares to a total of 19.06 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-13 was 20.8 million shares. There was a decline of -9.14%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
