Pfizer Valuation

Is PFIZ34 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of PFIZ34 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: PFIZ34 (R$40.19) is trading below our estimate of fair value (R$85.24)

Significantly Below Fair Value: PFIZ34 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for PFIZ34?

Key metric: As PFIZ34 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for PFIZ34. This is calculated by dividing PFIZ34's market cap by their current earnings.
What is PFIZ34's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio35x
EarningsUS$4.27b
Market CapUS$149.38b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does PFIZ34's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for PFIZ34 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average16.9x
HYPE3 Hypera
7.3x14.0%R$11.4b
NOVN Novartis
16.5x7.0%CHF 173.4b
ROG Roche Holding
18.6x11.5%CHF 198.6b
SAN Sanofi
25.4x16.8%€114.4b
PFIZ34 Pfizer
35x14.8%R$149.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PFIZ34 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35x) compared to the peer average (16.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PFIZ34's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Pharmaceuticals Industry?

25 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
PFIZ34 35.0xIndustry Avg. 22.7xNo. of Companies76PE01632486480+
25 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PFIZ34 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35x) compared to the Global Pharmaceuticals industry average (22.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PFIZ34's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

PFIZ34 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio35x
Fair PE Ratio22.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: PFIZ34 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.3x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 00:53
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/29
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Pfizer Inc. is covered by 55 analysts. 23 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David ToungArgus Research Company
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Alistair CampbellBerenberg