NYSE: ABT

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Nov 4 close

$115.51+6.11 (+5.6%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryNov 4 close

Abbott's week is dominated by a mix of quarterly results and a cluster of cardiovascular device news. Third-quarter net sales rose 14.5% to $13.013 billion, helped by the Exact Sciences acquisition and growth in Medical Devices and Established Pharmaceutical Products, while net earnings fell to $920 million from $1.644 billion a year earlier. Separately, Abbott presented positive one-year VERITAS trial data for its Amulet 360 left atrial appendage occluder, showing 96.3% complete closure and a 1.8% rate of ischemic stroke or systemic embolism, alongside TECTONIC trial results supporting its SonicForce IVL system and the start of a pivotal trial for its Cephea mitral valve device. Abbott also faces a product liability lawsuit tied to its Proclaim Spinal Cord Stimulator System and is navigating Medicare coverage changes for continuous glucose monitors alongside Dexcom.

Shares closed at $115.51, up 5.6%, sitting above both the 50-day average of $104.05 and the 200-day average of $101.54. The stock is in the GekkoIndex Distribution zone with a score of 43.6, while trading about 8% below the Gekko Fair Value of $125.56.

The next earnings date falls on 28 January 2027, outside a typical 20-trading-day window. Congress shows 2 buys and 0 sells over the last 90 days, and seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged 3.3% across 5 years, rising in 3 of them. Analyst consensus among 19 firms stands at 17 buy and 2 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $118.52.

Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Abbott Laboratories price vs fair value

$125.56$115.51Nov ’25May ’26Nov ’26
Close $115.51200-day averageGekko Fair Value $125.56

Abbott Laboratories quick facts

Market cap
$199.9B
P/E ratio
41
Forward P/E
17.9
EPS, TTM
$2.69
Revenue, TTM
$48.23B
Profit margin
9.8%
Dividend yield
2.37%
Beta
0.54
Volume
12.71M avg 9.67M
1-year return
−6.7%
Typical daily move
±2.9%
Typical 20-day move
±4.4%
50-day average
$104.05
200-day average
$101.54
Next earnings
Jan 28 before open
Shares outstanding
1.73B
52-week range
$81.97$132.03

Abbott Laboratories swing-trade checklist

Abbott Laboratories scores 5 supportive, 0 mixed and 1 headwind across the 6 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

5 supportive0 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendsupportive

    Above 50 and 200-day

    Close $115.51 is above the 50-day ($104.05) and 200-day ($101.54) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexheadwind

    43.6, Distribution

    Reading 43.6 is in the Distribution zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    8.0% below

    Price is 8% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneysupportive

    Leans bullish

    Last 90 days: Congress 2 buys / 0 sales.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 84 days

    Next report Jan 28, 2027, 84 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

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  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +3.3% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +3.3% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

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Abbott Laboratories stock chart and price history

Abbott Laboratories closed at $115.51 on Nov 4, 2026, −6.7% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $81.97 to $132.03.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Abbott Laboratories share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$80$90$100$110$120$130DecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct115.51

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+17.7%
3 months
+7.0%
6 months
+33.8%
1 year
−6.7%
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About Abbott Laboratories

Abbott Laboratories works across healthcare, researching, making and distributing a broad range of health products worldwide through its own operations and related entities. It is organized into four areas: established pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, nutrition and medical devices. Its pharmaceutical line includes generic medicines for conditions such as digestive disorders, hormone-related issues, cholesterol and blood pressure management, thyroid problems, vertigo, pain and migraine, along with an anti-infective, flu vaccines and treatments that support colon function.

The diagnostics business supplies laboratory systems for immunoassay, chemistry, hematology and transfusion testing, along with molecular platforms that process DNA and RNA and identify infectious agents. It also makes point-of-care devices, testing cartridges, rapid tests for pathogens including HIV, SARS-CoV-2, influenza and RSV, plus tools for cardiometabolic and substance testing, remote monitoring, consumer self-tests and lab automation software. The nutrition segment produces formulas for infants and adults, while the medical devices unit makes cardiovascular products such as rhythm management and structural heart devices, along with diabetes care tools and neuromodulation devices for pain and movement disorders.

Abbott Laboratories was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in North Chicago, Illinois. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker ABT.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Health technology
Industry
Medical specialties
Website
abbott.com

Abbott Laboratories GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Abbott Laboratories’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 43.6, in the Distribution zone, down 14.2 points over five sessions.

010043.6Distribution

Down 14.2 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.

Reading for Nov 4, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying320.0%−0.2%−1.5%−4.5%
Accumulation268+0.1%+0.1%+0.3%+1.2%
Neutral3660.0%0.0%−0.2%−0.5%
Distribution (current zone)26−0.2%−0.7%−0.3%−4.3%
Selling5Too few readings yet

Average ABT share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Distribution readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Distribution zone: Institutions potentially offloading. About the five zones →

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Is Abbott Laboratories stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Abbott Laboratories trades 8.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $125.56, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Abbott Laboratories shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$125.56

Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026

8.0% Undervalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 12.6% below the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$126$109Aug 2026SepOctNov 2026

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Abbott Laboratories insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Abbott Laboratories, and members of Congress disclosed 2 purchases and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for ABT in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

2trades disclosed: 2 purchases and 0 sales.

MemberTypeAmountDisclosed
Gilbert Cisneros
House, CA, purchase
Purchase$1,001 - $15,000Oct 12
traded Sep 18
Ro Khanna
House, CA, purchase
Purchase$1,001 - $15,000Oct 9
traded Sep 4

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

Buybacks

Abbott Laboratories has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$1.05B
As a share of market cap
0.52%
Trailing four quarters
$1.83B

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

1of the funds Gekko tracks holds ABT.

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Abbott Laboratories earnings: next date and track record

Abbott Laboratories reports on Jan 28, 2027, before the open (84 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports.

3 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±6%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+5.5%Jan ’25+3.8%Apr ’25−6.1%Jul ’25−4.2%Oct ’25−11.0%Jan ’26−4.7%Apr ’26+12.8%Jul ’26+0.1%Oct ’26

Last earnings call, Oct 21, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Abbott announced Q3 2026 results alongside a major strategic initiative to spin off its nutrition business into an independent publicly traded company. The nutrition segment generates approximately $8.5 billion in annual sales with 16,000 employees across 14 manufacturing sites, housing brands including Similac, Ensure, Glucerna, and Pedialyte. Management cited evolving consumer-driven market dynamics as justification for the separation, believing both entities will achieve greater value independently. Daniel Salvadori will lead the new nutrition company as CEO.
Guidance
No specific financial guidance or revenue/earnings targets were provided in this excerpt. Management expects the new nutrition company to qualify for S&P 500 inclusion based on its scale and financial profile. Further details on separation timeline and financial targets are anticipated.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Oct 21, 2026$1.42
est $1.42
0.0%$13.01B
est $12.99B
+0.2%+0.1%
Jul 16, 2026$1.31
est $1.28
+2.3%$12.59B
est $12.52B
+0.6%+12.8%
Apr 16, 2026$1.15
est $1.15
0.0%——−4.7%
Jan 22, 2026$1.50
est $1.49
+0.7%$11.46B
est $11.80B
−2.9%−11.0%
Oct 15, 2025$1.30
est $1.30
0.0%$11.37B
est $11.39B
−0.2%−4.2%
Jul 17, 2025$1.26
est $1.26
0.0%$11.14B
est $11.09B
+0.5%−6.1%
Apr 16, 2025$1.09
est $1.07
+1.9%$10.36B
est $10.41B
−0.5%+3.8%
Jan 22, 2025$1.34
est $1.34
0.0%$10.97B
est $11.03B
−0.5%+5.5%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Abbott Laboratories stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Abbott Laboratories is $118.52, +2.6% from the last close, from 19 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$118.52consensus 12-month target, +2.6% from the last close
Low $115High $135
Buy17
Hold2
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 19 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Nov 2Piper SandlerBuy, maintained$118+2.2%
Oct 30Bank of America SecuritiesBuy, reiterated$115−0.4%
Oct 27Argus ResearchHold, downgraded——
Oct 23Wells FargoBuy, maintained$120+3.9%
Oct 23Evercore ISIBuy, maintained$120+3.9%
−0.3%average 20-day move after past Distribution readings
+3.3%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.9%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Abbott Laboratories seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Abbott Laboratories averaged +3.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+0.9%2021+7.5%2022+9.8%2023−1.2%2024−0.4%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+0.6%2 of 5
Next 10 trading days+2.4%3 of 5
Next 15 trading days+2.9%4 of 5
Next 20 trading days+3.3%3 of 5
Next 30 trading days+4.9%4 of 5

For scale, ABT’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.4%.

Abbott Laboratories market cap and key statistics

Abbott Laboratories’s market cap is $199.9B, with a P/E ratio of 41 and revenue of $48.23B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$199.9B
P/E ratio
41
Forward P/E
17.9
EPS, TTM
$2.69
Gekko Fair Value
$125.56

Trading

Volume
12.71M
Avg volume, 20 days
9.67M
52-week high
$132.03
52-week low
$81.97
Shares outstanding
1.73B

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$48.23B
Profit margin
9.8%
Return on equity
10.6%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
−43.7%

Risk and income

Beta
0.54
Typical daily move
±2.9%
Typical 20-day move
±4.4%
Dividend yield
2.37%

Abbott Laboratories peers

Abbott Laboratories’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific−0.3%Neutral14.5% above
ISRGIntuitive Surgical+5.0%Distribution30.4% above
DHRDanaher−0.2%Neutral3.6% above
MDTMedtronic+4.8%Neutral16.0% below
SYKStryker+3.6%Distribution6.5% above
BSXBoston Scientific+2.3%Neutral26.8% below

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Abbott Laboratories stock FAQ

What is Abbott Laboratories’s market cap?

Abbott Laboratories’s market cap is $199.9B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $115.51, with 1.73B shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 41.

What is the Abbott Laboratories stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Abbott Laboratories is $118.52, +2.6% from the last close. Of the 19 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 17 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Abbott Laboratories stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Abbott Laboratories is undervalued: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $115.51 is 8.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $125.56. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Abbott Laboratories report earnings next?

Abbott Laboratories is expected to report on Jan 28, 2027, before the market opens (84 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.64 per share on revenue of $13.22B. Abbott Laboratories beat the earnings estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports, moving 6% on average across the report.

What is Abbott Laboratories’s 52-week high and low?

Abbott Laboratories’s 52-week high is $132.03 and its 52-week low is $81.97; it closed at $115.51 on Nov 4, 2026, −6.7% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $142.60 on Dec 27, 2021.

Is Abbott Laboratories stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 5 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (trend, fair value, smart money, earnings risk and seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (gekkoindex). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

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