SOL Capital Management CO Sells 38,116 Shares of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE)

SOL Capital Management CO trimmed its holdings in shares of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE - Free Report) by 32.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 80,846 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock after selling 38,116 shares during the quarter. SOL Capital Management CO's holdings in Pfizer were worth $2,145,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wells Trecaso Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Pfizer by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Wells Trecaso Financial Group LLC now owns 14,361 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock valued at $416,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Pfizer by 0.7% in the third quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. now owns 49,216 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock valued at $1,424,000 after purchasing an additional 360 shares during the period. Cullen Investment Group LTD. lifted its stake in shares of Pfizer by 0.9% in the third quarter. Cullen Investment Group LTD. now owns 42,677 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock worth $1,235,000 after buying an additional 377 shares during the last quarter. PSI Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Pfizer by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. PSI Advisors LLC now owns 27,823 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock worth $738,000 after buying an additional 385 shares during the period. Finally, Western Pacific Wealth Management LP grew its stake in Pfizer by 10.5% in the 3rd quarter. Western Pacific Wealth Management LP now owns 4,073 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock valued at $118,000 after buying an additional 386 shares during the last quarter. 68.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Pfizer Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of NYSE PFE opened at $26.89 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. Pfizer Inc. has a twelve month low of $24.48 and a twelve month high of $31.54. The company's fifty day moving average is $26.22 and its 200-day moving average is $27.90. The stock has a market cap of $152.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.34, a P/E/G ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 0.64.

Pfizer (NYSE:PFE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The biopharmaceutical company reported $1.06 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.64 by $0.42. Pfizer had a return on equity of 16.28% and a net margin of 7.07%. The company had revenue of $17.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.92 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($0.17) earnings per share. Pfizer's revenue was up 31.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts predict that Pfizer Inc. will post 2.96 EPS for the current year.

Pfizer Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 24th will be paid a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 24th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.40%. This is a positive change from Pfizer's previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. Pfizer's payout ratio is presently 232.44%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PFE has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Pfizer from $31.00 to $29.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Citigroup cut their price objective on Pfizer from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Guggenheim lowered their target price on Pfizer from $35.00 to $33.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $45.00 price target on shares of Pfizer in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Pfizer to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $31.92.

Pfizer Profile

Pfizer Inc discovers, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells biopharmaceutical products in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company offers medicines and vaccines in various therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular metabolic, migraine, and women's health under the Eliquis, Nurtec ODT/Vydura, Zavzpret, and the Premarin family brands; infectious diseases with unmet medical needs under the Prevnar family, Abrysvo, Nimenrix, FSME/IMMUN-TicoVac, and Trumenba brands; and COVID-19 prevention and treatment, and potential future mRNA and antiviral products under the Comirnaty and Paxlovid brands.

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