Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt Buys New Stake in Pfizer Inc. $PFE

Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt purchased a new position in Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 43,823 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock, valued at approximately $1,054,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Twin Lakes Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Pfizer during the second quarter valued at about $382,000. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Pfizer in the second quarter worth about $22,702,000. RB Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Pfizer during the second quarter valued at approximately $243,000. Glenview Trust Co purchased a new position in Pfizer during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $10,662,000. Finally, North Star Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Pfizer during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $980,000. Institutional investors own 68.36% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently issued reports on PFE shares. Royal Bank Of Canada raised Pfizer from an "underperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and set a $25.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on shares of Pfizer from $34.00 to $30.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 13th. HSBC cut shares of Pfizer from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $32.00 to $28.00 in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Pfizer from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald restated a "neutral" rating and set a $27.00 target price on shares of Pfizer in a research report on Monday, July 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $28.28.

Trending Headlines about Pfizer

Here are the key news stories impacting Pfizer this week:

• Positive Sentiment: The FDA approved Pfizer and BioNTech’s XFG-adapted 2026–2027 COMIRNATY vaccine for adults 65 and older and people ages 5–64 with underlying conditions that increase the risk of severe COVID-19. Shipments to U.S. pharmacies, hospitals and clinics are beginning immediately, supporting seasonal vaccine revenue and confirming Pfizer’s continuing role in infectious-disease prevention. Reuters FDA approval article
• Positive Sentiment: Pfizer and Valneva’s Lyme disease vaccine candidate, PF-07307405, reached an additional regulatory milestone after its European Marketing Authorization Application was validated. If approved, the product could help diversify Pfizer’s vaccine portfolio beyond COVID-19. Pfizer COVID and Lyme vaccine milestones article
• Neutral Sentiment: Pfizer announced several clinical-development updates, including an early-stage autoimmune trial for PF-08154225, a Phase 1 study evaluating easier injection delivery for tilrekimig, a tucatinib continuation study and a post-marketing Xalkori study. These programs may strengthen the pipeline, but they remain too early or incremental to affect near-term valuation. Pfizer pipeline update
• Negative Sentiment: The updated COVID vaccine is aimed at older and high-risk patients, creating a substantially smaller addressable market than broad-based vaccination campaigns. That limits the likely revenue lift even though approval and immediate distribution are favorable developments. Pfizer updated COVID shot article
• Negative Sentiment: BioNTech’s failed colorectal-cancer vaccine trial pressured sentiment across the mRNA sector. Pfizer was relatively insulated because the setback involves BioNTech’s oncology program rather than a Pfizer-specific clinical failure, but the broader result reinforces investor concerns about the limits of mRNA technology outside infectious disease. BioNTech colorectal cancer trial article
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary continues to question Pfizer’s dividend sustainability because its payout ratio exceeds 100% and much of the turnaround case depends on cost reductions and growth targets that do not begin meaningfully until later in the decade. These concerns can cap enthusiasm despite Pfizer trading near its 52-week high.

Pfizer Price Performance

Shares of PFE stock opened at $27.95 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $25.55 and a 200 day moving average price of $26.30. Pfizer Inc. has a 52-week low of $23.58 and a 52-week high of $28.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 1.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $159.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.78 and a beta of 0.34.

Pfizer (NYSE:PFE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The biopharmaceutical company reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.09. Pfizer had a return on equity of 19.63% and a net margin of 6.80%.The company had revenue of $15.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.40 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.78 EPS. Pfizer's quarterly revenue was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. Pfizer has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.800-3.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Pfizer Inc. will post 2.98 earnings per share for the current year.

Pfizer Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Friday, July 24th will be issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 24th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.2%. Pfizer's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 226.32%.

Pfizer Company Profile

Pfizer Inc NYSE: PFE is a multinational biopharmaceutical company headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1849 by Charles Pfizer and Charles Erhart, the company researches, develops, manufactures and commercializes a broad range of medicines and vaccines for human health. Its activities span discovery research, clinical development, regulatory affairs, manufacturing and global commercial distribution across multiple therapeutic areas.

Pfizer's portfolio and pipeline cover oncology, immunology, cardiology, endocrinology, rare diseases, hospital acute care and anti-infectives, along with a substantial vaccine business.

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