ABT

Abbott Laboratories Common Stock (ABT)

Stock · NYSE · Health Care

$104.88as of 10/16/2026

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October 16, 2026

Abbott Labs launches Ensure Max Protein as earnings preview approaches. Abbott Laboratories introduced a new high‑protein nutritional drink, Ensure Max Protein, expanding its consumer health lineup. At the same time, investors are looking ahead to the company's third‑quarter earnings, with analysts focusing on revenue and earnings per share estimates. TD Cowen reaffirmed its positive view of Abbott, keeping a $135 price target, which aligns with the analyst consensus range. The stock is currently near a long‑standing support level around $99.90.

Active signals

Support level
$99.9
Industry
Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations

What ABT's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.

SignalTimesMedian 20-session returnHigher after 20 sessions
Volume Spike29+1.2%52%
Bollinger Band Breakout25-1.8%44%
Bollinger Band Breakdown21-1.2%43%
200-Day Moving Average TouchActive now20-0.8%45%
Any 20-session window (baseline)-0.1%50%

Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.

About ABT

Abbott Laboratories, together with its subsidiaries, discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells health care products worldwide. It operates in four segments: Established Pharmaceutical Products, Diagnostic Products, Nutritional Products, and Medical Devices. The company offers generic pharmaceuticals for the treatment of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency, irritable bowel syndrome or biliary spasm, intrahepatic chol…

Sector
Health Care
Industry
Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations
Employees
122,000

Fundamentals

1-day range
$104.2$105.88
Market cap
$186.81B
P/E (trailing)
33.41
P/E (forward)
17.29
EPS (trailing)
$3.11
Dividend yield
1.98%
Beta
0.55
Avg. volume
8.91M
Ex-dividend date
October 15, 2026
Dividend pay date
November 16, 2026
52-week range
$81.97$132.03
Next earnings: October 21, 2026 · EPS estimate $1.41Before Openconfirmed

How Abbott Laboratories Common Stock Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2025 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$44.33BNet Income$6.52B (15%)Cost of Revenue$19.32B (44%)SG&A$12.33B (28%)R&D$2.94B (7%)Tax$1.94B (4%)Other$1.27B (3%)ABT

Source: 10-K filed Feb 20, 2026 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Gross Profit$25.01B(56%)
Operating Income$8.05B(18%)

Forecasts

26 analyst ratings

Buy 76%
Hold 24%
Sell 0%
1-year price forecast
High
$135
+28.7%
Median
$120
+14.4%
Low
$103
-1.8%

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P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

Insider Activity

Insider Actions →
Acquired
400.6K
Disposed
457.7K

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
1.30B
Total value held
$128.42B
Institutional holders
3061
Top holders this quarter
  • Unknown145.79M
  • Unknown112.95M
  • Unknown79.58M
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  • Unknown45.50M
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