AbbVie Inc.ABBVPAST TOP PICKNov 03, 2015Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 05, 2026. Market Open.
Seems to have grown to a bigger piece of the portfolio than the investor is comfortable with. Doesn't have too strong an opinion on this particular stock. If you want to trim, a great way is to sell a covered call -- you sell somebody the right to buy the stock from you at a higher price.
With shares right now around $194, you can sell a September $200 call for about $4.50. If the stock doesn't go up, then you end up just hanging on to your stock.
(A Top Pick Oct 2/14. Up 14.9%.) They use the specialty Pharma’s that Valeant (VRX-T) is in trouble with, but it is not a huge portion of their revenues. It is widely speculated that they will use their cash to make an acquisition as opposed to buying back stock. If so, that should improve the stock price. If it doesn’t, then he thinks it will be a good take out candidate for somebody else.