Abbott Laboratories (ABT), (founding name: Abbott Alkaloid Company) is a global pharmaceutical company with around 73,000 employees in 150 countries. Abbott was founded in 1888 by Wallace C. Abbott (1857-1921) and is headquartered in Abbott Park, a northern suburb of Chicago, Illinois.
Abbott Laboratories stock (symbol: ABT) underwent a total of 7 stock splits.The most recent stock split occurred on January 2nd, 2013.One ABT share bought prior to June 1st, 1981 would equal to 71.285224479845 ABT shares today.