A stock’s 52-week high and low prices can offer a wealth of information about its current standing and prospective future performance. Abbott Laboratories’s current trading price is -6.90% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 31.87%. The stock’s price range for this time frame has been between $99.71 and $141.23. The trading volume of the company’s shares in the Healthcare reached around 5.08 million for the day, which was evidently lower than the average daily volume of 6.29 million over the last three months.
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) current stock price is $131.49. During the last trading session, the stock soared, reaching $159.0 after opening at $131.49. The stock’s lowest point was $120.12 before it closed at $132.03.
The stock market performance of Abbott Laboratories has been very steady. Over the last year, the company’s stock hit its highest at $141.23 on 03/04/25, while the lowest price during the same time frame was $99.71, recorded on 07/18/24.
How Financial Performance Impacts Market Capitalization
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has experienced a quarterly rise of 3.63% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 228.77B and boasts a workforce of 114000 employees.
Decoding Analysts’ Ratings for Abbott Laboratories
As of right now, 12 analysts are rating Abbott Laboratories as a BUY, 7 of the polled analysts branded the stock as an OVERWEIGHT, 9 analysts are recommending to HOLD this stock, 1 of them gave the stock UNDERWEIGHT rating, and 0 analyst is rating the stock as SELL.
The Role of Moving Averages and Trading Volume in Technical Analysis
Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 132.12, with a change in price of -0.64. Similarly, Abbott Laboratories recorded 6,735,504 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of -0.48%.
How ABT’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio Affects Financial Health
A company’s financial condition and market reputation can be evaluated using the debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio. This ratio, calculated by dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, indicates the proportion of debt a company employs to back its assets in relation to its shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for ABT stands at 0.27. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 0.26.
ABT Stock Stochastic Average
Abbott Laboratories’s raw stochastic average for the past 50 days is currently at 30.36%. This represents a surge from the raw stochastic average of the last 20 days, which was recorded at 13.58%. Additionally, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the past 20 days were 11.07% and 15.75%, respectively.
ABT Stock Price Performance Analysis
The stock price performance for the year has been a mixed bag, indicating either a pessimistic or optimistic outlook depending on how you look at it. Until today this year the stock’s price performance recorded an increase of 26.21%. However, over the last six months, the performance has been weaker by 17.08%. The price of ABT decreased -3.64% over the last 30 days. And in the last five days, it has fallen by -1.40%.
