NYSE:ABT

Abbott Labs (ABT)

90.42
+2.59 (2.95%)
as of Jun 23, 2026, 8:18:34 pm Market Open.
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This summary was created by AI, based on 17 opinions in the last 12 months.

Abbott Labs (ABT) has faced a challenging year marked by a significant share price decline of approximately 30%. Analysts note that the company's ability to deliver on its earnings growth target is critical amid increasing competition and recent struggles. Despite these setbacks, several experts maintain a long-term bullish outlook on the company's growth potential, particularly after recent acquisitions that could enhance its position in the oncology space. While the stock is currently priced below its historical valuation, analysts remain cautious due to recent technical breakdowns in its stock chart and ongoing challenges. The company is expected to report quarterly results soon, prompting a wait-and-see approach from some investors, although there is optimism about future growth driven by a stable market for medical devices and diagnostics.

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Cautious
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Undervalued
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BUY

(Market Call Minute.) Broadly diversified healthcare company with proprietary drugs, non-prescription drugs and medical devices. Growing nicely

COMMENT
Will be splitting the company into 2 parts, pharma side and medical devices. Purchased a generic company out of India last year and India will be providing health care to the general population but will only pay for generic drugs . Currently within a couple of dollars of her target price so she might shave some of her holdings.
TOP PICK
This has been one of the strong companies in the ethical drug companies. Have grown their dividend 10% at year over the last 10 years. Has been a very steady company. Traded sideways for 12 years in a price range and recently in the last year, broke out. They are going to split this company into a medical products/devices company and a pure pharma business. The pharma business will have a high yield attached and the other part has opportunities for efficiencies and growth.
WAIT
(Market Call Minute.) Splitting in two. Their pharma business is going to be priced more cheaply but be careful because their major drug is 47% of this. To concentrated. He would look at the other piece when they split.
BUY
This is a more of a growth company in the healthcare space. You are looking at higher single-digit growth and you are getting it for around 11-12 times PE. Nice dividend at around 3.4%.
TOP PICK
Splitting itself into two businesses – Pharma and Infant nutrition. Couple of interesting acquisitions in the last year and a half. 3.6% yield.
BUY
Has Merck and Pfizer. There was no time when you could buy it this cheaply except for the August correction.
BUY ON WEAKNESS
Fundamentally he likes it. Operationally it is performing as it should. They are tied into the European economy and people are worried about the EU economies, although their sales are holding up. Getting hurt by tax-loss selling.
COMMENT
Likes health care companies generally because they’re defensive. Splitting their drug company from the rest of the company. Likes this as you get pure plays.
SELL ON STRENGTH
Half of business in Pharma space and rest is in nutritional area.
BUY
Restructuring came as a big surprise. Good valuation at 10X earnings. Long track record of raising dividends. Only real competition is Johnson & Johnson (JNJ-N) but feels this one has better growth. If they do the spinoff, they will probably stick with the non-pharma side of the business, which will be the better growth.
HOLD
The market likes the split. Going to split into pharma and medical space. 3.6% dividend. Hold on to it for the time being.
BUY
Diversified Pharma with pharmaceuticals, nutritionals and medical devices. Trading at a lower valuation (11X earnings) with a higher dividend and better growth prospects than Johnson & Johnson (JNJ-N).
BUY
Have grown earnings every single year since 1991. Only 10 or 11x earnings. Likes them in the health care space because they are diversified. Market is worried about their largest drug, whose patent expires in a few years. He doesn’t see it as a problem.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick July 26/10. Up 5.72%.) Diversified healthcare company. Branded drug division has Marot for arthritis etc., medical devices including stents and nutritional. Have also been making acquisitions in the branded generic space. Good diversity. About 20% of revenues come from emerging markets.
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