Viatris (VTRS) Competitors

Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and Viatris (NASDAQ:VTRS) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PFE or VTRS?

68.4% of Pfizer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Viatris shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pfizer shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Viatris shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PFE or VTRS?

Pfizer has higher revenue and earnings than Viatris. Viatris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pfizer, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pfizer	$63.63B	2.21	$8.03B	$1.88	13.16
Viatris	$14.74B	0.82	-$634.20M	-$2.90	-3.56

Is PFE or VTRS more profitable?

Pfizer has a net margin of 16.84% compared to Viatris' net margin of -24.57%. Pfizer's return on equity of 21.42% beat Viatris' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pfizer	16.84%	21.42%	9.12%
Viatris	-24.57%	16.54%	7.06%

Does the media prefer PFE or VTRS?

In the previous week, Pfizer had 62 more articles in the media than Viatris. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for Pfizer and 3 mentions for Viatris. Pfizer's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Viatris' score of 0.55 indicating that Pfizer is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pfizer	47 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Viatris	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PFE or VTRS a better dividend stock?

Pfizer pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Viatris pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Pfizer pays out 91.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Viatris pays out -16.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pfizer has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Pfizer is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts recommend PFE or VTRS?

Pfizer currently has a consensus price target of $28.12, suggesting a potential upside of 13.63%. Viatris has a consensus price target of $10.40, suggesting a potential upside of 0.82%. Given Pfizer's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Pfizer is more favorable than Viatris.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pfizer	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39
Viatris	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Which has more volatility and risk, PFE or VTRS?

Pfizer has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viatris has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Pfizer beats Viatris on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.