Capital International Inc. CA Acquires 228,051 Shares of Pfizer Inc. $PFE

Capital International Inc. CA lifted its holdings in Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFEFree Report) by 182.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 353,156 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock after acquiring an additional 228,051 shares during the period. Capital International Inc. CA’s holdings in Pfizer were worth $8,794,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Kepler Cheuvreux Suisse SA acquired a new stake in shares of Pfizer during the third quarter valued at approximately $16,613,000. Penn Davis Mcfarland Inc. increased its stake in Pfizer by 50.9% in the 4th quarter. Penn Davis Mcfarland Inc. now owns 171,332 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $4,266,000 after buying an additional 57,777 shares during the period. Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its stake in Pfizer by 119.6% in the 3rd quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 3,106,644 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $79,157,000 after buying an additional 1,691,773 shares during the period. Pzena Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Pfizer by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 6,615,598 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $168,565,000 after buying an additional 56,484 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in Pfizer by 48.2% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 18,373,140 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $468,174,000 after buying an additional 5,978,927 shares during the period. 68.36% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on PFE shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Pfizer from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. HSBC increased their price target on shares of Pfizer from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Pfizer from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Pfizer in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Finally, UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $27.00 price target on shares of Pfizer in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $28.82.

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Pfizer Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of PFE stock opened at $26.04 on Monday. Pfizer Inc. has a 52-week low of $23.11 and a 52-week high of $28.75. The stock has a market cap of $148.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.88 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.25. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $26.62 and a 200-day moving average of $26.30.

Pfizer (NYSE:PFEGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $14.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.84 billion. Pfizer had a net margin of 11.83% and a return on equity of 19.44%. The business’s revenue was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.92 EPS. Pfizer has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.800-3.000 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Pfizer Inc. will post 2.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Pfizer Announces Dividend

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

About Pfizer

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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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