AbbVie Inc.ABBVBUYMay 25, 2021Stock 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 great holding. Pays nearly a 5% dividend yield. They bought Allergan some years ago. Humera used to be a big chunk of company revenues, but is now lower and more comfortable. Cash flow is strong. Earnings valuation is attraction. Caveat: humera goes off patent in 2023, so this will impact Abbvie's revenue stream. However, ABBV is smart by lowering the impact of humera by developing other drugs that bring in $1 billion revenues. The humera factor is fully discounted in the current Abbvie price. So, he would absolutely buy ABBV. You're now buying it at a 20% discount if ABBV didn't have that patent-expiration overhang.