AbbVie stock fell Friday after the pharma company reported adjusted earnings of $3.11 per share on $13.96 billion in second-quarter sales.
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On average, analysts polled by FactSet expected AbbVie (ABBV) to earn $3.08 a share on $13.63 billion in sales.
In the year-earlier period, AbbVie earned $2.34 per share and reported $10.43 billion in sales.
For the year, AbbVie expects per-share earnings of $12.52-$12.62 vs. its prior target of 12.37-$12.57, lifting the midpoint by a dime to $12.57. Analysts called for profit of $12.60 per share and $55.91 billion in sales.
In midday trading on the stock market today, AbbVie stock fell 1.1% near 117.57. Shares had closed Thursday just above 118.38 buy point out of a flat base, according to MarketSmith.com.
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