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Gordon ReidAbbVie Inc.ABBVBUYSep 17, 2025

Impressed how company has dealt with patent cliff on Humira. Has skillfully filled in blanks with new drugs and acquisitions. 

$220.81

Stock price when the opinion was issued

$249.46

As of Aug 14, 2026. Market Open.

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Curated by Allan Tong since 2019.
99+ opinions with 4.15 rating.

TOP PICK

This pharma company is a major holding within XLV, but worth owning itself. The company just reported Q2 earnings, with total net revenues beating, bolstered by 10.2% sales growth. To replace its blockbuster drug, Humira, AbbVie launched Skyrizi which boasts global sales of $5.5 billion, and Rinvoq (global sales of over $2.5 billion). AbbVie's overall sales growth was 10.2%.

BUY

Has 7% earnings growth. New drugs have made up the lost revenue of Humera. It projects 24% revenue growth. He likes healthcare. Sees it breaking out.

BUY

Is up 6% the past month. She targets $232.

BUY

If it breaks above $219, she expects it to reach $234.

HOLD

One of her holdings in the space. This higher-quality name has both growth and less execution risk.

BUY

Is up 15% the past year though flat this year. Still likes it. Their pipeline is cooking and other drugs are outpacing Humira.

BUY

Is up 10% this year despite losing Humira. They have a strong drug pipeline, like Rinvoq up 40% YOY.

BUY

Abbvie and AZN are two good healthcare stocks, a sector in which you must be picky because of weakness. Both trade around 15x and pay around a 3% dividend yield.

TRADE
Good run, about 6% of a portfolio.

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.

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Jan 27/25, Up 9%)

Has owned this over a decade. Loves it when they bought Allergan. The concern lay with Humira coming off patent a year ago, but they used Humira's cash flow to diversify their entire franchise. Pays a solid yield and offers around 9% EPS growth.

BUY

It's up over 8% this year, beating the market. The PE is 15x. Has consistent topline growth due to Skyrizi as well as Botox and arthritis. High-quality. Pays a 3.5% dividend.

PARTIAL BUY

Has no patent cliff. They have great franchises in oncology, immunology and others. Shares are down because bond yields are rising. Dividend pays only 3.7%, below interest rates. That said, good to start a position now given their drugs, including Botox.

BUY

Skyrizi continues to work.

BUY

His best performer so far this year, up 12%. Well-managed. They replaced Humira with hit drugs and added key companies; pays a 3.2% dividend.