Pfizer Inc. $PFE Stock Position Raised by Los Angeles Capital Management LLC

Los Angeles Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFEFree Report) by 8.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,467,783 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock after purchasing an additional 109,881 shares during the period. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Pfizer were worth $35,652,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Triad Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Pfizer by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Triad Wealth Partners LLC now owns 20,466 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $510,000 after purchasing an additional 386 shares in the last quarter. ETF Store Inc. raised its stake in shares of Pfizer by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. ETF Store Inc. now owns 10,913 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $272,000 after acquiring an additional 396 shares in the last quarter. Mattern Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Pfizer by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Mattern Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,161 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $228,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Pines Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Pfizer by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Pines Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,430 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $235,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pathway Financial Advisers LLC raised its stake in shares of Pfizer by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 46,380 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $1,155,000 after acquiring an additional 403 shares in the last quarter. 68.36% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on PFE. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Pfizer from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Bank of America cut their price objective on Pfizer from $27.00 to $26.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. CICC Research began coverage on Pfizer in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $33.00 price objective on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised Pfizer from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Pfizer from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $28.82.

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Pfizer Stock Performance

PFE opened at $26.04 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $148.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.88 and a beta of 0.34. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $26.62 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $26.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. Pfizer Inc. has a 12-month low of $23.11 and a 12-month high of $28.75.

Pfizer (NYSE:PFEGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The biopharmaceutical company reported $0.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $14.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.84 billion. Pfizer had a return on equity of 19.44% and a net margin of 11.83%.The company’s revenue was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.92 EPS. Pfizer has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.800-3.000 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Pfizer Inc. will post 2.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Pfizer Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 8th will be issued a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 8th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.6%. Pfizer’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 131.30%.

Pfizer Profile

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Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) is a multinational biopharmaceutical company headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1849 by Charles Pfizer and Charles Erhart, the company researches, develops, manufactures and commercializes a broad range of medicines and vaccines for human health. Its activities span discovery research, clinical development, regulatory affairs, manufacturing and global commercial distribution across multiple therapeutic areas.

Pfizer’s portfolio and pipeline cover oncology, immunology, cardiology, endocrinology, rare diseases, hospital acute care and anti-infectives, along with a substantial vaccine business.

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