26.64 USD
+0.34
1.29%
At close Jan 21, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
26.66
+0.02
0.08%
1 day
1.29%
5 days
-0.63%
1 month
-0.26%
3 months
-7.92%
6 months
-10.00%
Year to date
0.11%
1 year
-5.90%
5 years
-33.96%
10 years
-18.38%
 

About: Pfizer is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical firms, with annual sales close to $50 billion (excluding covid-19-related product sales). While it historically sold many types of healthcare products and chemicals, now prescription drugs and vaccines account for the majority of sales. Top sellers include pneumococcal vaccine Prevnar 13, cancer drug Ibrance, and cardiovascular treatment Eliquis. Pfizer sells these products globally, with international sales representing close to 50% of total sales. Within international sales, emerging markets are a major contributor.

Employees: 88,000

0
Funds holding %
of 6,823 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 6 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

51% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 190 | Existing positions closed: 126

26% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 31 [Q2] → 39 (+8) [Q3]

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,214 | Existing positions reduced: 1,176

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,825 [Q2] → 2,852 (+27) [Q3]

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $109B [Q2] → $108B (-$896M) [Q3]

2.59% less ownership

Funds ownership: 68.01% [Q2] → 65.42% (-2.59%) [Q3]

38% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.54B | Put options by funds: $4.07B

Research analyst outlook

6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$25
6%
downside
Avg. target
$32
21%
upside
High target
$45
69%
upside

6 analyst ratings

positive
50%
neutral
33%
negative
17%
UBS
Colin Bristow
18% 1-year accuracy
3 / 17 met price target
9%upside
$29
Neutral
Maintained
8 Jan 2025
Truist Securities
Srikripa Devarakonda
27% 1-year accuracy
9 / 33 met price target
20%upside
$32
Buy
Maintained
18 Dec 2024
Guggenheim
Vamil Divan
30% 1-year accuracy
6 / 20 met price target
24%upside
$33
Buy
Maintained
11 Dec 2024
B of A Securities
Tim Anderson
67% 1-year accuracy
4 / 6 met price target
9%upside
$29
Neutral
Reinstated
10 Dec 2024
Wolfe Research
Alexandria Hammond
33% 1-year accuracy
3 / 9 met price target
6%downside
$25
Underperform
Initiated
15 Nov 2024

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 93 articles about PFE published over the past 30 days

Positive
Zacks Investment Research
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Positive
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Neutral
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1 day ago
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Positive
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