WCG Wealth Advisors LLC Acquires 31,159 Shares of Pfizer Inc. $PFE

WCG Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFEFree Report) by 55.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 87,185 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock after acquiring an additional 31,159 shares during the period. WCG Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Pfizer were worth $2,171,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in PFE. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Pfizer by 1,282.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 666,318 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $17,677,000 after purchasing an additional 618,117 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Pfizer by 12.5% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 18,766 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $498,000 after purchasing an additional 2,087 shares in the last quarter. United Bank grew its position in shares of Pfizer by 12.4% during the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 58,087 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $1,408,000 after purchasing an additional 6,415 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. grew its position in shares of Pfizer by 31.5% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 2,635,691 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $63,889,000 after purchasing an additional 631,523 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HUB Investment Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Pfizer by 45.3% during the 2nd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 102,327 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $2,480,000 after purchasing an additional 31,896 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.36% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PFE has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $27.00 target price on shares of Pfizer in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Pfizer from $26.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. CICC Research started coverage on shares of Pfizer in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $33.00 price target on the stock. Barclays began coverage on Pfizer in a report on Thursday, February 19th. They set an “underweight” rating and a $25.00 price target for the company. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group downgraded shares of Pfizer from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $27.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $28.82.

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Pfizer Price Performance

Shares of NYSE PFE opened at $26.04 on Friday. Pfizer Inc. has a twelve month low of $23.11 and a twelve month high of $28.75. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $26.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $26.29. The company has a market capitalization of $148.43 billion, a PE ratio of 19.88 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67.

Pfizer (NYSE:PFEGet Free Report) last posted 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. The business 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 quarterly revenue was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.92 earnings per share. Pfizer has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.800-3.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Pfizer Inc. will post 2.99 EPS for the current year.

Pfizer Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Investors of record on Friday, May 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 8th. Pfizer’s dividend payout ratio is presently 131.30%.

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Pfizer Company Profile

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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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