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Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
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Three Motley Fool contributors think they've found relatively safe stocks to buy right now with major market indexes remaining near correction territory. Here's why they like Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) , and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) David Jagielski (Abbott Laboratories): If you're looking for safety within the healthcare sector, a top name to consider right now is Abbott Laboratories. It's a good stock to put in your portfolio that you won't have to worry about. For starters, it offers an above-average dividend yield of 1.9% (the S&P 500 average is 1.4%). Abbott has increased its dividend for 53 consecutive years. Not only can you collect a dependable dividend with this stock, but it's also likely to grow over the years as Abbott's sales and profits rise. The big reason it makes for a stable and safe investment is because its operations are highly diverse. Last year, Abbott generated $19 billion in sales from medical devices, $9 billion from diagno
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- Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Blood Glucose Monitor Market Set to Reach USD 25.4 Billion by 2030 with a CAGR of 9.1% [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- ??????????????????????????????????????(CAGR)4.2%??????2033????37?????????????????????? [CNET News]CNET News
- Abbott Laboratories declares $0.063 dividend [Seeking Alpha]Seeking Alpha
- Does Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet? [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
ABT
Earnings
- 10/15/25 - In-Line
ABT
Sec Filings
- 12/12/25 - Form 4
- 12/12/25 - Form 8-K
- 12/3/25 - Form SCHEDULE
- ABT's page on the SEC website