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Abbott Labs (ABT) develops, produces and sells pharmaceutical, vascular, nutritional and diagnostic products in the healthcare industry, with sales of $35 billion in 2010.
Projected consensus EPS growth is 10.1% and 7.63% for fiscal years 2011 and 2012. The PE is 11.0.
The annual dividend is $1.92 per share, which yields 3.8%. The ex-dividend date is April 13, so you want to buy the stock by April 12 in order to receive the next dividend.
The stock has recently been trading in the $46-$53 range, and it looks like it's getting ready to return to its pre-2008 financial meltdown trading range of $50-$60. Abbott stock shows good prospects for short-term and medium-term traders. Longer-term stock investors can collect a high dividend while expecting steady growth.
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