Should AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV) Shareholders be Worried

AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV) shareholders are concerned as the company is set to lose patent for blockbuster arthritis drug Humira. But the company has done a lot of undo the damage. AbbVie has a strong pipeline, with immunology and neurology drugs. The company is planning to extend IMBRUVICA, ABT-414 and Risankizumab. AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV) is also working on leukemia drug Venclexta and endometriosis treatment Elagolix.

The company recently announced positive results Phase III study for a rheumatoid arthritis candidate, ABT-494. The company is also expected to be a huge benefactor of President Trump’s tax reforms.

Over the current book year the total revenue will be 27,77 billion dollars (consensus estimates). The expected revenue would be a record for the company. This is slightly more than 2016's revenue of 25,64 billion dollars.

Historical revenues and results Abbvie plus estimates 2017

The analysts expect for 2017 a net profit of 8,85 billion dollars. The majority of the analysts expect for this year a profit per share of 5,53 dollars. The price/earnings-ratio therefor is 12,85.

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For this year the analysts expect a dividend of 2,58 dollars per share. The dividend yield is then 3,63 percent. The average dividend yield of the biotech companies equals a low 0,04 percent.

Abbvie's market capitalisation is based on the number of outstanding shares around 114,38 billion dollars.

At 21.01 the stock trades 0,37 percent higher at 71,05 dollars.

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