Question 1

What does Abbott Laboratories (ABT) do?

Accepted Answer

Abbott Laboratories, together with its subsidiaries, discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells health care products worldwide. It operates through four segments: Established Pharmaceutical Products, Diagnostic Products, Nutritional Products, and Medical Devices. The Established Pharmaceutical Products segment offers generic pharmaceuticals for the treatment of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency, irritable bowel syndrome or biliary spasm, intrahepatic cholestasis or depressive symptoms, gynecological disorders, hormone replacement therapy, dyslipidemia, hypertension, hypothyroidism, Ménière's disease and vestibular vertigo, pain, fever, inflammation, and migraine, as well as anti-infective clarithromycin, influenza vaccine, and products to regulate the physiological rhythm of the colon. The Diagnostic Products segment provides laboratory systems in immunoassay, clinical chemistry, hematology, and transfusion; molecular diagnostics systems that automate the extraction, purification, and preparation of DNA and RNA from patient samples while detecting and measuring infectious agents; point-of-care systems; blood testing cartridges; rapid diagnostics lateral flow testing products; molecular point-of-care testing for HIV, SARS-CoV-2, influenza A and B, RSV, and strep A; cardiometabolic test systems; drug and alcohol tests; and remote patient monitoring and consumer self-test systems, along with laboratory informatics and automation solutions. The Nutritional Products segment provides pediatric and adult nutritional products. The Medical Devices segment offers rhythm management, electrophysiology, heart failure, vascular, and structural heart devices for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases; diabetes care products; and neuromodulation devices for the management of chronic pain and movement disorders. Founded in 1888, Abbott Laboratories is headquartered in North Chicago, Illinois.

Question 2

Where is ABT stock listed?

Accepted Answer

Abbott Laboratories trades under the ticker ABT on NYSE.

Question 3

How can I research ABT's financials and filings?

Accepted Answer

VantaFin provides Abbott Laboratories's income statement, balance sheet and cash-flow data, SEC filings, earnings-call transcripts, and insider & institutional ownership on the ABT profile.