OLD National Bancorp IN Buys 55,288 Shares of Pfizer Inc. $PFE

OLD National Bancorp IN grew its stake in Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) by 13.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 466,061 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock after purchasing an additional 55,288 shares during the period. OLD National Bancorp IN’s holdings in Pfizer were worth $13,087,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Kepler Cheuvreux Suisse SA bought a new stake in Pfizer in the third quarter valued at about $16,613,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp boosted its holdings in Pfizer by 119.6% during the third quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 3,106,644 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $79,157,000 after purchasing an additional 1,691,773 shares in the last quarter. Penn Davis Mcfarland Inc. boosted its holdings in Pfizer by 50.9% during the fourth quarter. Penn Davis Mcfarland Inc. now owns 171,332 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $4,266,000 after purchasing an additional 57,777 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 5,978,927 shares during the period. Finally, Danske Bank A S bought a new stake in shares of Pfizer in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $81,298,000. Institutional investors own 68.36% of the company’s stock.

Key Pfizer News

Here are the key news stories impacting Pfizer this week:

• Positive Sentiment: The FDA expanded Ibrance for frontline maintenance use in HR-positive, HER2-positive advanced or metastatic breast cancer, giving Pfizer a new label expansion that could support sales and help offset pressure from older drugs. FDA Approves Pfizer’s IBRANCE Regimen for HR+, HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer Frontline Maintenance
• Positive Sentiment: Pfizer announced its quarterly dividend remains at $0.43 per share, reinforcing the company’s shareholder-return profile and highlighting management’s commitment to its payout. Pfizer Declares Third-Quarter 2026 Dividend
• Positive Sentiment: Pfizer was dismissed from a U.S. states’ generic drug price-fixing lawsuit, removing a potential legal overhang. Pfizer dismissed from US states’ drug price-fixing lawsuit
• Neutral Sentiment: Pfizer Ventures helped lead a $62 million Series B for Oblenio Bio, showing continued investment in early-stage biotech opportunities, though the deal is unlikely to move the stock near term. Oblenio Bio Closes $62 Million Series B
• Negative Sentiment: Earlier reports said Pfizer’s Phase 3 lung cancer data for sigvotatug vedotin failed to show a statistically significant overall survival benefit, fueling concerns about its long-term oncology pipeline and helping explain the recent weakness in PFE. Pfizer (PFE) Is Down 7.3% After Mixed Oncology Updates Reshape Its Long-Term Pipeline Narrative
• Negative Sentiment: Comparison pieces weighing AbbVie versus Pfizer and Lilly versus Pfizer suggest investors still see Pfizer as the slower-growth big pharma name relative to peers, which can keep valuation pressure on the stock. AbbVie vs. Pfizer: Which Pharma Giant Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on PFE. HSBC raised their target price on Pfizer from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Pfizer from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, June 21st. Argus upgraded Pfizer from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $35.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada raised Pfizer from an “underperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $25.00 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, Wolfe Research restated an “underperform” rating and issued a $26.00 target price on shares of Pfizer in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Pfizer has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $28.82.

Pfizer Stock Performance

NYSE:PFE opened at $23.64 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $134.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.04 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. Pfizer Inc. has a 1 year low of $23.11 and a 1 year high of $28.75. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $26.00 and a 200-day moving average of $26.30.

Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The biopharmaceutical company reported $0.75 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.03. Pfizer had a return on equity of 19.44% and a net margin of 11.83%.The business had revenue of $14.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.84 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.92 EPS. Pfizer’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. Pfizer has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.800-3.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Pfizer Inc. will post 2.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Pfizer Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 24th will be issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 24th. Pfizer’s dividend payout ratio is presently 131.30%.

Pfizer Company Profile

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.