3 Stocks Hit 52-Week Highs: ABT, JBHT, GKSR
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of these stocks hit 52-week highs on Wednesday: Abbott Laboratories (ABT), J.B. Hunt Transportation (JBHT) and G&K Services (GKSR).
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Abbott Laboratories
The pharmaceutical company reported Wednesday encouraging results from a hepatitis C treatment study that showed a cure rate of greater than 90% from a three-drug, all-oral regimen.
"In general, the results appear to make ABT competitive in the all-oral HCV space, however, the results are not flawless," Wells Fargo analysts wrote in a report Wednesday.
Shares of Abbott Laboratories hit a 52-week high Wednesday of $62.57. The stock's 52-week low of $46.29 was set on Aug. 9. Abbott Laboratories has an estimated price-to-earnings ratio of 11.5 times; the average for pharmaceutical companies is 20.63. For comparison, Pfizer (PFE) has a lower forward P/E of 9.48;Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ) forward P/E is 12. Thirteen of the 26 analysts who cover Abbott Laboratories rated it hold. Twelve analysts gave the stock a buy rating and one rated it sell. TheStreet Ratings gives Abbott Laboratories an A grade with a buy rating and a $75.43 price target. The stock has risen 9.5% year to date.Select the service that is right for you!
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