Abbott Labs CEO makes $2M bet as stock sinks [Yahoo! Finance]
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
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Robert B. Ford, CEO of Abbott Laboratories, spent his own personal capital to buy his own company's shares on the open market. A straight purchase during very negative market sentiment Insider buying isn't rare, but it is unusual at this size, this quickly, and this close to an earnings-driven sell-off. It is also rare for a company that is perceived as a “dividend king” rather than an exciting, volatile buy. Robert Ford bought 18,800 shares of Abbott Laboratories (ABT) at a price point average price of , according to a Form 4 filed with the Securities Exchange Commission, or SEC Dividend stocks: Ford's 4.2% dividend yield masks a hidden risk Broadcom: A high-conviction dividend stock I'd own in 2026 Procter & Gamble Stock: A Dividend King with a $10 billion payout in fiscal 2026 The $2.01 million purchase was considered an “open-market purchase,” according to Transaction Code P. That code means he acted like any regular investor in the market and bought the shares
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Earnings
- 1/22/26 - In-Line
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Sec Filings
- 1/26/26 - Form 4
- 1/22/26 - Form 8-K
- 1/5/26 - Form 4
- ABT's page on the SEC website