WoodTrust Financial Corp Acquires 276,194 Shares of Pfizer Inc. $PFE

WoodTrust Financial Corp grew its position in shares of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE - Free Report) by 217.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 403,117 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock after buying an additional 276,194 shares during the quarter. Pfizer accounts for approximately 1.1% of WoodTrust Financial Corp's investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding. WoodTrust Financial Corp's holdings in Pfizer were worth $9,772,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Pfizer by 856.8% in the 1st quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 20,053,828 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock valued at $508,164,000 after buying an additional 17,957,928 shares in the last quarter. Amundi grew its position in Pfizer by 43.4% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 52,090,403 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock worth $1,265,277,000 after acquiring an additional 15,758,846 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in Pfizer in the first quarter worth $389,861,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in Pfizer by 51.9% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 26,456,457 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock worth $670,407,000 after acquiring an additional 9,041,990 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in Pfizer by 307.5% in the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 10,046,340 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock worth $254,574,000 after purchasing an additional 7,581,030 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 68.36% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PFE has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Pfizer from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, September 28th. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Pfizer from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Pfizer from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Pfizer from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Pfizer in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $28.41.

Pfizer Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of PFE opened at $26.27 on Wednesday. Pfizer Inc. has a 1-year low of $20.92 and a 1-year high of $30.43. The company has a 50-day moving average of $24.76 and a 200 day moving average of $24.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $149.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.97, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 0.85.

Pfizer (NYSE:PFE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The biopharmaceutical company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.20. Pfizer had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 21.42%. The business had revenue of $14.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.60 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Pfizer has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.900-3.100 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Pfizer Inc. will post 2.95 EPS for the current year.

Pfizer Profile

Pfizer Inc discovers, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells biopharmaceutical products in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company offers medicines and vaccines in various therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular metabolic, migraine, and women's health under the Eliquis, Nurtec ODT/Vydura, Zavzpret, and the Premarin family brands; infectious diseases with unmet medical needs under the Prevnar family, Abrysvo, Nimenrix, FSME/IMMUN-TicoVac, and Trumenba brands; and COVID-19 prevention and treatment, and potential future mRNA and antiviral products under the Comirnaty and Paxlovid brands.

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