Shares of Abbott Laboratories fell 3% on Wednesday after the diversified health-care company delivered another less-than-stellar quarter. Revenue in the third quarter ended Sept. 30 rose 6.9% to $11.37 billion, missing the $11.4 billion consensus estimate compiled by market data provider LSEG. Organic sales , excluding Covid testing results, rose 7.5%, beating the 5.9% estimate, according to FactSet. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) increased 7.4% to $1.30, matching expectations, LSEG data showed. Bottom line Abbott's Q3 numbers were not the best, with sales in three of its four main operating segments coming up short. It was the second suboptimal quarter in a row. With shares less than 10% off all-time highs, we're debating if it's time to ring the register and exit Abbott to free up a s

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