ABBV vs. LLY, JNJ, MRK, PFE, BMY, ZTS, RPRX, CORT, JAZZ, and PRGO
Should you be buying AbbVie stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AbbVie include Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), Pfizer (PFE), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Zoetis (ZTS), Royalty Pharma (RPRX), Corcept Therapeutics (CORT), Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ), and Perrigo (PRGO). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceuticals" industry.
AbbVie vs.
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) and AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.
Eli Lilly and Company has a net margin of 23.51% compared to AbbVie's net margin of 7.59%. AbbVie's return on equity of 296.28% beat Eli Lilly and Company's return on equity.
AbbVie received 129 more outperform votes than Eli Lilly and Company when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.37% of users gave AbbVie an outperform vote while only 70.62% of users gave Eli Lilly and Company an outperform vote.
Eli Lilly and Company pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. AbbVie pays an annual dividend of $6.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Eli Lilly and Company pays out 51.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AbbVie pays out 273.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Eli Lilly and Company has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and AbbVie has raised its dividend for 53 consecutive years. AbbVie is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, Eli Lilly and Company had 39 more articles in the media than AbbVie. MarketBeat recorded 114 mentions for Eli Lilly and Company and 75 mentions for AbbVie. AbbVie's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Eli Lilly and Company's score of 0.87 indicating that AbbVie is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
82.5% of Eli Lilly and Company shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.2% of AbbVie shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Eli Lilly and Company shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of AbbVie shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Eli Lilly and Company has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AbbVie. Eli Lilly and Company is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AbbVie, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Eli Lilly and Company has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AbbVie has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Eli Lilly and Company currently has a consensus target price of $1,012.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.96%. AbbVie has a consensus target price of $210.71, suggesting a potential upside of 22.41%. Given Eli Lilly and Company's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Eli Lilly and Company is more favorable than AbbVie.
Summary
Eli Lilly and Company and AbbVie tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ABBV) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
