Abbott Laboratories (ABT)

62.25 -0.17  -0.27%  May 25, 11:00PM Go Pro
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Abbott Laboratories Beta: 0.3134

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ABT Beta Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum -0.0109 Apr 2008
Maximum 0.5419 Oct 2007
Average 0.2426

About Beta 60 Month

YCharts calculates the 60 month market beta by regressing stock returns less the risk free rate of returns on the market returns less the risk free rate of return (Market returns come from the S&P 500 Total Returns Index (SPXTR), and the risk free rate is the 4 Week Average T-Bill (Monthly). There must be a minimum of 36 months of stock returns for a company to have its beta calculated.

Beta is a measure of the risk of a stock when it is included in a well-diversified portfolio.

In financial theory, the Capital Asset Pricing Model breaks down expected stock returns into two components. The first is the return that would be expected based on covariance with the movements of the market (for most stocks, when the market as a whole goes up, the price of the stock will also go up). The second part is the increase in the price of a stock that is not explained by the market. The first part - covariance with the market - is what Beta captures.

When Beta is positive, the stock price tends to move in the same direction as the market, and the magnitude of Beta tells by how much. If a stock's Beta is greater than 1, that means that when the market index goes up 1%, we expect the stock will go up by more than 1%. On the contrary, if the market goes down by 1%, we expect the stock to go down by more than 1%. Negative Betas, while rare, signify a negative correlation. When the market goes up, we would expect the stock price to go down.

For readers with a background in regression analysis, Beta is the slope of the linear regression shown in the formula below, where Returns are the return on an individual stock or portfolio, Rf is the risk free rate, RMarket is the return on a market portfolio, and e is an error term.
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ABT News

1 Great Dividend to Buy Today
May 22, 6:39PM Fool
EBR: Watchlist/worksheet/4 Trading Ideas: $FIRE $WG $ABT $ANGI http://stks.co/3vnQ
about 5 days ago by TheEquitiesRoom
10 Market-Beating, Low-Beta Stocks
May 22, 7:30AM Investor Place
I believe $ABT will go up in the next couple of day to a second top of a double top and then go south
about 6 days ago by john_abot
Top 5 Healthcare by 14 period RSI: $PFE $EW $BIIB $ABT $LLY (S&P 500) $VRTX $ARNA $AMLN $AKRX $SEM (non S&P 500)
about 6 days ago by TheEquitiesRoom
Price target on $ABT is 64 but I could easily see a 3% pullback to the 50 day if market volatility keeps up. Either way long-term entry.
about 9 days ago by AlphaoverBetaTrading
A better IPO than Facebook
May 17, 12:18PM
Longs: $DIS $LOW $WMT $CHS, $ABT $GOOG
about 10 days ago by Pristine
Abbott Stands Up to Obamacare
May 16, 3:37PM Fool
$ABT long triggered
about 11 days ago by _TheBlackSwan_
Be Careful Chasing Higher Yielding Stocks
May 16, 11:00AM Investor Place
$OSUR fromwith first non-prescription HIV test buyout becomes very real $JNJ $ABT $ROG very nice price here
about 11 days ago by leahcim474
A Step Closer to Quadrific Sales
May 14, 10:39PM Fool
$ARNA -Big brand name companies may be interested in buyout $GSK $PFE $SNY $ABT First weight-loss drug in US may be approved in June $SPY $$
about 13 days ago by peterumble
$abt..http://www.hark.com/clips/pjbykczcbm-triple-buy
about 14 days ago by KCnsunshine
[$$] India's Antitrust Regulator Turns Up the Heat
May 10, 11:29AM The Wall Street Journal
$ABT filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3jBP
about 19 days ago by MarketBrief
Listen to $ABT Abbott at Deutsche Bank AG Health Care Conference - live at 10:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/3if1
about 19 days ago by earningscast
$abt
about 19 days ago by clydetak
got mixed up, I meant $ABT in trouble because they pleaded guilty to rebranding a drug http://stks.co/3iDN
about 19 days ago by epime7heus
6 Healthcare Dividend Stocks For A Healthy Portfolio ($BDX, $MSA, $MDT, $OMI, $ABT, $JNJ)
about 19 days ago by iVestSyndicate
@jimcramer 's $ABT in trouble. His $COG and $CELG also still terrible recomendations. Worst in my port.
about 20 days ago by epime7heus
$CHK Scary day in the stock market when this is my best performing stock in my portfolio today. $CHK and $ABT are my only green.
about 24 days ago by baumusc
$ABT New 52 Week High - Crossed daily highs resistance.
about 24 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
$ABT nice action in a mixed tape
about 25 days ago by blangtang
$ABT New 52 Week High - Crossed daily highs resistance.
about 25 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
Best Dividend Paying Stock List + http://stks.co/3atv + $MFA $SCCO $MBT $VALE $NVS $STO $STRA $CHL $BBL $GRMN $CVX $ABT $CEO $GD $RES $PEP
about 26 days ago by DividendYield
$ABT http://stks.co/3ZBj closed Friday on shrinking candles & near doji at RSI 70+, will see if rests or drives higher
about 28 days ago by harmongreg
$VZ (14c), $ABT (9c), $BA (7c), $COF, $aapl among profitable trades done this week. Some for very little investment. Good Week.
about 30 days ago by indiantraveler
$VVUS halt is becuase FDA pre released and co wanted AH... might not open until monday. at 28-30 plus... $PFE $ABT wants this drug and co.
about 30 days ago by selectstock
sold last of $ABT May 62.5 calls at fiffy cent
about 30 days ago by harmongreg
$ABT evening star on te daily or perhaps just a pause. No positions.
about 30 days ago by indiantraveler
RT @indiantraveler $ABT //BTO May 62.5 for 9c //taking 1/3 off at .28 //another 1/3 taken off./closed final 1/3. +2415
about 31 days ago by indiantraveler
sold 20% more $ABT May 62.5 at 40c, 30% of original left
about 31 days ago by harmongreg
$ABT //BTO May 62.5 for 9c //taking 1/3 off at .28 //another 1/3 taken off.
about 32 days ago by indiantraveler
sold 1/2 $ABT May 62.5 Calls at 31c
about 32 days ago by harmongreg
RT @harmongreg $ABT //BTO May 62.5 for 9c //taking 1/3 off at .28
about 32 days ago by indiantraveler

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