Ford Robert B 4
4 · ABBOTT LABORATORIES · Filed Jan 26, 2026
Research Summary
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Abbott (ABT) CEO Robert Ford Buys 18,800 Shares
What Happened
Robert B. Ford, Abbott Laboratories' Chairman and CEO, acquired 18,800 shares in an open-market purchase on January 23, 2026. The reported weighted-average price was $107.13 per share, for a total transaction value of approximately $2,013,967. This was a purchase (often interpreted as a bullish signal), not a sale or option exercise.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-01-23; Form 4 filed 2026-01-26 (filed within the required reporting window).
- Price: weighted average $107.13; individual trades ranged from $106.735 to $107.485 (footnote indicates multiple transactions and offers to provide per-price breakdown on request).
- Shares acquired: 18,800; total value ≈ $2,013,967.
- Ownership after transaction: not specified in the provided filing.
- Footnotes: F1 explains the weighted-average price and range of trade prices; F2 states the shares are held in the Ford Family Trust (dated June 2, 2014), of which Mr. Ford is co-trustee.
Context
This was an open-market purchase credited to a family trust rather than a grant or option exercise. Purchases by executives can attract attention from investors as a sign of insider buying, but filings alone do not reveal the insider’s motivations.
Insider Transaction Report
- Purchase
Common shares without par value
[F1][F2]2026-01-23$107.13/sh+18,800$2,013,967→ 216,203 total(indirect: By Trust)
- 253,305
Common shares without par value
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $106.735 to $107.485, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Abbott Laboratories, any security holder of Abbott Laboratories, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
- [F2]Held in the Ford Family Trust DTD June 2, 2014. The reporting person is co-trustee of the trust.