Cherry Creek Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 20,482 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock, valued at approximately $510,000.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PFE. Horizon Financial Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Pfizer by 174.8% in the fourth quarter. Horizon Financial Services LLC now owns 1,014 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 645 shares during the period. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Pfizer during the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new stake in shares of Pfizer during the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its stake in shares of Pfizer by 302.5% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 1,296 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 974 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Pfizer in the 2nd quarter worth $32,000. Institutional investors own 68.36% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of brokerages have issued reports on PFE. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $30.00 price target on shares of Pfizer in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Guggenheim boosted their price objective on Pfizer from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. Citigroup assumed coverage on Pfizer in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $26.00 price objective for the company. Wolfe Research set a $24.00 target price on Pfizer and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group cut Pfizer from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $27.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Thursday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $28.19.
Key Stories Impacting Pfizer
Here are the key news stories impacting Pfizer this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Fresh real‑world data from Pfizer’s Swedish observational study on Ibrance (palbociclib) is being framed as a positive signal for the drug’s real‑world effectiveness and market durability, which could support oncology revenue expectations. Pfizer’s Swedish Ibrance Study
- Positive Sentiment: Heightened media and retail investor attention around Pfizer’s GLP‑1/weight‑loss pipeline (including coverage noting share strength despite a high‑profile “pass” comment) is boosting sentiment—investors are pricing potential upside from a once‑monthly treatment. Pfizer’s (PFE) Shares Up Since Jim Cramer Said “Pass”
- Positive Sentiment: Dividend appeal remains a tailwind for income investors—Pfizer is regularly cited among large caps with attractive dividends, supporting buy‑and‑hold interest. Pfizer – Among the 15 Large Cap Stocks with Highest Dividends
- Neutral Sentiment: Retail and institutional attention is elevated (high search/coverage), which can amplify moves but doesn’t guarantee direction — monitor whether flow sustains. Investors Heavily Search Pfizer Inc. (PFE)
- Neutral Sentiment: Broader sector moves (e.g., large deals and AI partnerships at peers) are reshaping investor rotation in healthcare but are not direct Pfizer catalysts; they do, however, affect relative valuation dynamics. Eli Lilly Ramps Up AI Ambitions
- Negative Sentiment: Fundamentals still carry risk: quarterly revenue was slightly down year‑over‑year even as EPS beat estimates, and Pfizer faces stiff competition in the GLP‑1/weight‑loss space from larger early movers—both could cap upside if execution or pricing weakens.
Pfizer Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE PFE opened at $28.08 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $159.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.47. Pfizer Inc. has a 52-week low of $20.92 and a 52-week high of $28.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.16. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $26.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $25.75.
Pfizer (NYSE:PFE – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The biopharmaceutical company reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $17.56 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.93 billion. Pfizer had a net margin of 12.42% and a return on equity of 20.48%. The business’s revenue was down 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.63 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Pfizer Inc. will post 2.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.
About Pfizer
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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