What Are The Chances Of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) Becoming A Clear Buy?

After Hours

There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that European Commission Approves Pfizer’s PREVENAR 20® to Help Protect Infants and Children Against Pneumococcal Disease.

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As a NYSE listed company, PFE falls under the Healthcare sector while operating within the Drug Manufacturers – General industry segment. The current market capitalization of Pfizer Inc. is $157.77B. A total of 75.62 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 46.50M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Gottlieb Scott bought 3,000 shares of PFE for 26.47 per share on Dec 15 ’23. After the transaction, the Director now owns 9,000 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 08 ’23, Gottlieb Scott bought 1,000 shares at 38.58 per share. PFE shares that Director owns now total 6,000.

Among the insiders who bought shares, Gottlieb Scott acquired of 1,000 shares on May 05 ’23 at a per-share price of $38.42. This resulted in the Director holding 5,000 shares of PFE after the transaction.

Dividend

Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Pfizer Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.65, resulting in a dividend yield of 5.91%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 77.74. PFE’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1/25/2024 when it declared a $0.42 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/1/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/4/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/9/2023. The PFE stock dividend was $0.41 per share in cash.

In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PFE has a high of $42.22 and a low of $25.61.

As of this writing, PFE has an earnings estimate of $0.54 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 15 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.82 per share and a lower estimate of $0.4. The company reported an EPS of -$0.17 in the last quarter, which was 50.00% higher than expectations of -$0.34.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. PFE’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $31.07B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $37.00B in debt and $42.67B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $15.77, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $77.46B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for PFE is Buy with a score of 3.89.

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