NYSE:PFEPfizer Stock Price, Forecast & News

Pfizer's stock was trading at $32.17 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, PFE shares have increased by 9.4% and is now trading at $35.21. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Pfizer in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Pfizer.

Pfizer is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 28th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Pfizer.

Pfizer will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, July 28th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The biopharmaceutical company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.09. The biopharmaceutical company had revenue of $12.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.38 billion. Pfizer had a return on equity of 25.76% and a net margin of 31.17%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.85 earnings per share. View Pfizer's earnings history.

Pfizer declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, June 25th. Investors of record on Friday, July 31st will be given a dividend of $0.38 per share on Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.32%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 30th. View Pfizer's dividend history.

Pfizer declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Friday, December 14th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $10,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 3.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Pfizer updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, April, 28th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.82-2.92 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.70. The company issued revenue guidance of $48.5-50.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $47.01 billion.

12 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Pfizer's shares. Their forecasts range from $24.00 to $53.00. On average, they expect Pfizer's stock price to reach $38.61 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Pfizer.

Headlines about PFE stock have trended very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Pfizer earned a media sentiment score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the biopharmaceutical company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about Pfizer.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Pfizer investors own include AT&T (T), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Verizon Communications (VZ), Intel (INTC), AbbVie (ABBV), General Electric (GE), Walt Disney (DIS), Bank of America (BAC) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Pfizer trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PFE."

Pfizer's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.08%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.08%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.04%), Hexavest Inc. (0.03%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.03%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%). Company insiders that own Pfizer stock include Alexander R Mackenzie, Dawn Rogers, Douglas M Lankler, Frank A Damelio, Ian C Read, Jennifer B Damico, Kirsten Lund-Jurgensen, Laurie J Olson, Loretta V Cangialosi, Mikael Dolsten, Pfizer Inc, Rady A Johnson, Sally Susman and Scott Gottlieb. View institutional ownership trends for Pfizer.

PFE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, Hexavest Inc., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., DNB Asset Management AS, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, HNP Capital LLC, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, and Whittier Trust Co.. Company insiders that have sold Pfizer company stock in the last year include Douglas M Lankler, and Jennifer B Damico. View insider buying and selling activity for Pfizer.

PFE stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Polaris Greystone Financial Group LLC, Canandaigua National Corp, Abner Herrman & Brock LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Veracity Capital LLC, Mountain Capital Investment Advisors Inc, Xcel Wealth Management LLC, and Bogart Wealth LLC. Company insiders that have bought Pfizer stock in the last two years include Pfizer Inc, and Scott Gottlieb. View insider buying and selling activity for Pfizer.

Shares of PFE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of PFE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $35.21.

Pfizer has a market capitalization of $195.59 billion and generates $51.75 billion in revenue each year. The biopharmaceutical company earns $16.27 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.95 on an earnings per share basis. Pfizer employs 88,300 workers across the globe.

The official website for Pfizer is www.pfizer.com.

Pfizer's mailing address is 235 EAST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY, 10017. The biopharmaceutical company can be reached via phone at 212-733-2323.