NYSE:PFE

Pfizer Inc (PFE)

25.01
+0.10 (0.40%)
as of Jul 31, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.
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This summary was created by AI, based on 23 opinions in the last 12 months.

Pfizer Inc. (PFE) is currently facing challenges following its pandemic-driven peak during which it surged due to COVID-19 vaccine sales. Experts have pointed out a lack of earnings momentum and concerns over a patent cliff, as key drugs have come off patent and the company needs to innovate to develop new blockbuster drugs. Despite these challenges, many analysts emphasize the attractive dividend yield, which remains around 6-8%. The company is pivoting towards growth areas such as obesity and oncology, and while there's a general belief that PFE is under pressure, patience from investors could yield positive results. Several insights indicate that while it may not attract immediate growth, the company’s efforts in acquisitions and drug development could eventually pay off, given time.

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Hold
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Undervalued
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PARTIAL BUY

Good dividend. Growth rate is pretty negative, but improves from 2023-2025 at close to 14% and 9.5x 2025. At cheap enough levels to start buying. Like the Dogs of the Dow theory. Pan for gold when a name's being ignored, and this is one of those.

Unspecified

Covid earnings are less and he has trimmed a lot. It is now at an attractive price in the low 40's. If you wanted to diversify you could switch half your holdings into Eli Lilly and/or Merck.

HOLD

Would hold shares with ~4% dividend yield.
Believes demand for drugs will continue despite Covid-19 ending.
Demand for healthcare will continue to rise.
Current share price is over sold.
P/E ratio at 6x very attractive.

DON'T BUY

Pfizer vs. JNJ

That just bought a company, and he immediately thought of the 2008 Wyeth acquisition (at the top of that cycle), and right after shares plunged. Pfizer's timing has not improved. Better to buy JNJ which is doing spin-offs that should benefit the company. JNJ is well-managed and regularly raises its dividend.

DON'T BUY
PFE vs. ABBV

Prefers ABBV. Main overhang to PFE is what happens to the vaccine franchise now that we're on the other side of Covid? PFE will need other engines, it's a show-me story. ABBV is a leader in immunology. Humira is coming off patent, which will compress earnings, but that's well-known by the market. Its pipeline will fill the gap, plus Botox business.

BUY

Believes company is excellent.
Very strong sector in healthcare.
Demand for products rising.
Would recommend for the long term investor.
Excellent r&d product development.
Strong balance sheet. 
Excellent upside (30%) potential. 
~4% dividend yield strong.

HOLD

Going into slower growth, defensive stocks like those in healthcare tend to do very well. Benefited incredibly from Covid. Great business. Used to be much more broad-based, but sold them all off. Drugs take a long time to produce. Great dividend yield.

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TOP PICK
Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O’Reilly

We reiterate PFE as a TOP PICK.  With a ROE of 36% and trading at 7x earnings this is good value here.  The company expects to hear soon if its RSV vaccine will get approval as one of the first available for people over 60 years of age.  Cash reserves continue growing while the company retires debt. It pays a nice dividend, backed by a payout ratio un 30% of cash flow.  We continue to recommend a stop-loss at $35, looking to achieve $52.50 - upside potential over 28%.  Yield 3.9%

(Analysts’ price target is $52.52)
BUY

Good cash flow and pays a 3.7x dividend. Cheap at 12x PE. Good cardio drug in the pipeline, looking promising. Shares are down lately because of a general rotation and society is getting indifferent to Covid and vaccines. Management sees 7-9% revenue growth outside Covid vaccines. Strong balance sheet. Offers defence and offence.

BUY
It reports Tuesday. The street doesn't like it, because of the performance of PFE's Covid vaccines. He disagrees--there's much more to Pfizer than the street thinks.
DON'T BUY
Healthcare is weak at the start of each year. Pfizer chart shows lower lows and lower highs. Doesn't see a strong seasonal pattern for Pfizer now. Things pick up in May/June for healthcare.
DON'T BUY
The drug space is a difficult one to be in so he doesn't own stocks in that space. It did a massive business with the vaccine. Now it will have to spend a lot of cash to make acquisitions since the base business for the big pharmaceuticals is flattening.
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TOP PICK
Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Following on its mRNA success with the COVID vaccine, PFE is advancing an RSV vaccine candidate that stimulated an immune response in pregnant women -- key to reduce RSV infection that impacts 125,000 infants in the US annually. The stock trades at only 9x earnings and 2.7x book. Recently reported earnings support a ROE of 35% and the company has been aggressively retiring debt. We recommend a stop-loss at $35, looking to achieve $55.50 -- upside potential over 22%. Yield 0% (Analysts’ price target is $55.49)
BUY ON WEAKNESS
It's been downgraded and shares have gone down. It's cheap enough now. Buy some now and buy more if the dividend rises back to 4% (at 3.6% now). Their pipeline looks promising.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Jan 12/22, Down 15%) 11x forward PE. Outperforming S&P since early 2021. Healthy drug pipeline. Still sees 30B USD in sales for Covid vaccines and treatment. Defensive and steady growth. Weak relative to market in January, an opportunity. Yield is 3.5%.
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