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PFE vs. AMGN, GILD, MRNA, NVAX, VTRS, ABBV, BMY, JNJ, LLY, and MRK

Should you be buying Pfizer stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pfizer include Amgen (AMGN), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Moderna (MRNA), Novavax (NVAX), Viatris (VTRS), AbbVie (ABBV), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), and Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.

Pfizer vs. Its Competitors

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

Amgen pays an annual dividend of $9.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Pfizer pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Amgen pays out 77.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Amgen has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Pfizer has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Pfizer is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Amgen$33.42B4.45$4.09B$12.2322.60
Pfizer$63.63B2.14$8.03B$1.8812.72

Amgen currently has a consensus price target of $304.43, indicating a potential upside of 10.14%. Pfizer has a consensus price target of $28.12, indicating a potential upside of 17.60%. Given Pfizer's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pfizer is more favorable than Amgen.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Amgen
2 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.32
Pfizer
1 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.39

76.5% of Amgen shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of Pfizer shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Amgen shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pfizer shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Amgen has a net margin of 18.96% compared to Pfizer's net margin of 16.84%. Amgen's return on equity of 174.71% beat Pfizer's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Amgen18.96% 174.71% 13.12%
Pfizer 16.84%21.42%9.12%

Amgen has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pfizer has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Pfizer had 26 more articles in the media than Amgen. MarketBeat recorded 77 mentions for Pfizer and 51 mentions for Amgen. Amgen's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Pfizer's score of 1.26 indicating that Amgen is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Amgen
42 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Pfizer
62 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Amgen beats Pfizer on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PFE vs. The Competition

MetricPfizerLarge Cap Pharma IndustryMedical SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$141.34B$255.82B$5.86B$21.59B
Dividend Yield6.92%2.67%5.68%3.48%
P/E Ratio12.7230.4875.0629.75
Price / Sales2.144.47514.9768.12
Price / Cash5.7013.7837.5625.00
Price / Book1.5318.6612.154.58
Net Income$8.03B$8.49B$3.29B$999.94M
7 Day Performance-3.80%-1.10%0.75%0.68%
1 Month Performance-4.89%3.07%4.82%3.10%
1 Year Performance-18.31%-9.28%60.59%14.39%

Pfizer Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PFE
Pfizer
4.9861 of 5 stars
$23.91
-3.8%
$28.12
+17.6%
-18.0%$141.34B$63.63B12.7281,000Trending News
High Trading Volume
AMGN
Amgen
4.6498 of 5 stars
$280.82
-1.1%
$304.43
+8.4%
-16.3%$151.15B$33.42B22.9628,000Positive News
GILD
Gilead Sciences
4.9143 of 5 stars
$112.79
-0.2%
$115.39
+2.3%
+37.7%$139.89B$28.75B22.4617,600Positive News
MRNA
Moderna
4.4673 of 5 stars
$24.30
+1.0%
$42.88
+76.5%
-66.3%$9.44B$3.06B-3.225,800Trending News
NVAX
Novavax
4.4884 of 5 stars
$7.74
+4.5%
$14.29
+84.7%
-33.1%$1.26B$682.16M3.401,990Positive News
VTRS
Viatris
1.4446 of 5 stars
$10.38
-1.7%
$10.40
+0.2%
-15.2%$12.11B$14.12B-3.5832,000
ABBV
AbbVie
4.7214 of 5 stars
$212.49
+0.3%
$214.95
+1.2%
+12.5%$375.50B$56.33B101.2255,000Trending News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
BMY
Bristol Myers Squibb
4.8677 of 5 stars
$46.82
-1.4%
$56.38
+20.4%
-4.2%$95.42B$48.30B18.9034,100News Coverage
Positive News
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
4.6881 of 5 stars
$178.46
+0.3%
$176.29
-1.2%
+8.2%$429.95B$88.82B19.09138,100Trending News
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
4.9972 of 5 stars
$743.67
+0.8%
$950.17
+27.8%
-19.3%$704.30B$45.04B48.6447,000Trending News
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
4.9965 of 5 stars
$83.91
-0.3%
$107.44
+28.0%
-28.1%$209.65B$64.17B12.9375,000News Coverage
Positive News

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