AbbVie Inc.ABBVTOP PICKMay 12, 2020Stock 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.
Loves it. He shied away from it in the past because its product offering was concentrated. When they were spun-off from Abbot Labs, it was spun-off with the successful rheumetory arthritis drug, Humira, but the drug made up 63% of company revenues, so the risk was high. In the last year, ABBV bought Allergan which should close this quarter after European and US approvals. Allergan is known for Botox. Together, this will be a great company. It trades at less than 9x PE. Pays a fine 5.5% dividend. The merger is accretive immediately. Great freee cash flow. However, they paid $60 billion for Allergan, but they have the cash flow to pay down that debt at very low interest rates. (Analysts’ price target is $96.33)