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Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) closed the day trading at $26.01 down -2.36% from the previous closing price of $26.64. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 41.76 million shares were traded. PFE stock price reached its highest trading level at $26.53 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.97.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of PFE, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.81 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.92. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.73 and its Current Ratio is at 1.00. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.73 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.63.
On November 15, 2024, Wolfe Research started tracking the stock assigning a Underperform rating and target price of $25.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 30 ’24 when Gottlieb Scott bought 1,000 shares for $28.24 per share. The transaction valued at 28,240 led to the insider holds 10,000 shares of the business.
DAMICO JENNIFER B. sold 5,154 shares of PFE for $147,714 on Aug 13 ’24. The SVP & Controller now owns 8,582 shares after completing the transaction at $28.66 per share.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PFE now has a Market Capitalization of 147398410240 and an Enterprise Value of 205662404608. As of this moment, Pfizer’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.96, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.01. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.50. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.45 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.464 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.198.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PFE is 0.61, which has changed by -0.053148866 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24359846 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PFE has reached a high of $31.54, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $24.48. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.67%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, PFE traded about 43.84M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, PFE traded about 34041450 shares per day. A total of 5.67B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 5.67B. Insiders hold about 0.03% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.47% stake in the company. Shares short for PFE as of 1735603200 were 75709116 with a Short Ratio of 1.73, compared to 1732838400 on 90384090. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 75709116 and a Short% of Float of 1.34000005.
Dividends & Splits
PFE’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.68, up from 1.67 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.06268769The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.32. The current Payout Ratio is 439.41% for PFE, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-11-08 with an ex-dividend date of 1737676800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2020-11-17 when the company split stock in a 1054:1000 ratio.
