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Abbott Laboratories Q2 Earnings Preview: A Contrarian Buy Opportunity Worth Considering
Abbott Laboratories is upgraded to Buy ahead of Q2 2026 earnings, following a challenging period marked by share price underperformance. The recent acquisition of Exact Sciences adds a high-growth cancer diagnostics vertical, targeting $3bn incremental 2026 sales and potential long-term revenue expansion. 2026 guidance projects 6.5–7.5% organic sales growth and $5.38–$5.58 adjusted EPS, with Exact Sciences acquisition causing $0.20 EPS dilution. seekingalpha.com - 2026-07-03 16:00:00 |
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Abbott Labs shares fall as earnings beat offset by Exact Sciences acquisition drag
Shares of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) fell 3.2% on Thursday morning after the healthcare conglomerate marginally beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit and revenue, but flagged a hit to its 2026 earnings outlook from its recently completed cancer diagnostics acquisition. Investors weighed near-term earnings strength against dilution from the company's roughly $23 billion acquisition of Exact Sciences. proactiveinvestors.com - 2026-04-16 10:51:58 |
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| 2021-05-05 | SVB Leerink | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2021-02-17 | SVB Leerink | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2021-02-17 | Cowen & Co. | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2021-02-17 | Stifel | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2021-01-28 | Truist Securities | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2021-01-21 | SVB Leerink | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2020-10-29 | UBS | Downgrade | Buy | Neutral |
| 2020-10-28 | Citigroup | Downgrade | Buy | Neutral |
| 2020-10-28 | Benchmark | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2020-10-28 | SVB Leerink | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2020-10-28 | Canaccord Genuity | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2020-09-25 | Canaccord Genuity | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2020-07-31 | SVB Leerink | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2020-06-25 | Citigroup | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2020-05-07 | Baird | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2020-05-07 | B of A Securities | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2020-05-07 | SVB Leerink | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2020-04-28 | UBS | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2020-04-22 | Citigroup | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2020-04-02 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2020-04-02 | Stifel | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2020-01-07 | Citigroup | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2019-11-15 | Stifel Nicolaus | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2019-10-30 | Canaccord Genuity | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2019-10-30 | Baird | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2019-10-30 | UBS | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2019-10-17 | Bank of America | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2019-10-17 | B of A Securities | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2019-09-26 | Oppenheimer | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2019-09-23 | Benchmark | Upgrade | Hold | Buy |
| 2019-08-01 | UBS | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
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| 2019-05-01 | Canaccord Genuity | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2019-04-16 | UBS | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2019-04-12 | Goldman Sachs | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2019-02-26 | Goldman Sachs | Upgrade | Neutral | Buy |
| 2018-10-31 | Jefferies | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2018-09-12 | Canaccord Genuity | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2018-09-11 | Baird | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2018-09-06 | Bank of America | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2018-09-06 | B of A Securities | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2018-08-23 | Baird | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
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| 2018-08-02 | Jefferies | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
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| 2018-07-19 | Leerink Swann | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2018-07-09 | Baird | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2018-06-06 | Canaccord Genuity | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2018-06-05 | Baird | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2018-05-31 | Canaccord Genuity | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2018-04-27 | Canaccord Genuity | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2018-04-03 | BTIG Research | Upgrade | Neutral | Buy |
| 2018-04-03 | BTIG | Upgrade | Neutral | Buy |
| 2018-02-27 | Baird | Upgrade | Neutral | Outperform |
| 2018-02-23 | Benchmark | Downgrade | Buy | Hold |
| 2018-01-29 | Goldman Sachs | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2017-11-13 | Leerink Swann | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2017-11-13 | Baird | Downgrade | Outperform | Neutral |
| 2017-11-01 | BTIG Research | Downgrade | Buy | Neutral |
| 2017-11-01 | BTIG | Downgrade | Buy | Neutral |
| 2017-10-31 | B of A Securities | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2017-10-31 | Leerink Swann | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2017-10-31 | Baird | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2017-10-31 | Bank of America | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2017-10-19 | B of A Securities | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2017-10-19 | Bank of America | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
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| 2017-07-20 | Canaccord Genuity | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2017-04-27 | Cowen & Co. | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2017-03-27 | Cowen & Co. | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2017-02-22 | Roth Capital | Upgrade | Neutral | Buy |
| 2016-10-04 | Jefferies | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2016-08-15 | Goldman Sachs | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2016-07-27 | Jefferies | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2016-06-16 | Craig-Hallum | Upgrade | Hold | Buy |
| 2016-05-04 | Mizuho | Downgrade | Buy | Neutral |
| 2016-02-26 | Empire Asset Management | Maintain | Sell | Sell |
| 2016-02-25 | Roth Capital | Downgrade | Buy | Neutral |
| 2016-02-25 | Jefferies | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2016-02-25 | Stephens & Co. | Downgrade | Overweight | Equal Weight |
| 2016-02-24 | Benchmark | Maintain | Hold | Hold |
| 2016-02-24 | Craig-Hallum | Downgrade | Buy | Hold |
| 2015-12-18 | BTIG Research | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2015-10-06 | Benchmark | Maintain | Hold | Hold |
| 2015-10-01 | Craig-Hallum | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2015-08-24 | Canaccord Genuity | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2015-07-23 | Lake Street | Upgrade | Hold | Buy |
| 2015-06-22 | Canaccord Genuity | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2015-05-05 | JMP Securities | Maintain | Market Outperform | Market Outperform |
| 2015-03-26 | Goldman Sachs | Downgrade | Buy | Neutral |
| 2015-02-25 | JMP Securities | Maintain | Market Outperform | Market Outperform |
| 2015-01-05 | Lake Street | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2014-10-31 | Canaccord Genuity | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2014-10-28 | Stephens & Co. | Downgrade | Overweight | Equal Weight |
| 2014-10-13 | Wedbush | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2014-10-10 | JMP Securities | Maintain | Market Outperform | Market Outperform |
| 2014-10-09 | Canaccord Genuity | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2014-08-27 | JMP Securities | Maintain | Market Outperform | Market Outperform |
| 2014-08-12 | Canaccord Genuity | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2014-06-04 | Goldman Sachs | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2014-05-30 | Wedbush | Downgrade | Outperform | Neutral |
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| 2013-07-12 | Jefferies | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2013-05-31 | Jefferies | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2013-04-18 | Canaccord Genuity | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2013-02-21 | Benchmark | Maintain | Speculative Buy | Speculative Buy |
| 2012-12-20 | Roth Capital | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2012-10-16 | Jefferies | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2012-10-12 | Wedbush | Downgrade | Outperform | Neutral |
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