Pfizer Inc.

NYSE:PFE Stock Report

Market Cap: US$149.4b

Pfizer Valuation

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

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • 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 PFE when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: PFE ($26.36) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($77.03)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

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

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for PFE vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average39.3x
MRK Merck
20.4x16.0%US$248.0b
ZTS Zoetis
30.6x10.0%US$74.4b
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
23.6x10.6%US$347.8b
LLY Eli Lilly
82.6x29.8%US$691.3b
PFE Pfizer
35x14.8%US$149.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PFE is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35x) compared to the peer average (39.3x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PFE's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Pharmaceuticals Industry?

9 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
OGN Organon
2.9x-8.3%US$3.75b
NDOI Endo
0.5xn/aUS$1.83b
KPRX Kiora Pharmaceuticals
1.8x-40.4%US$9.81m
EDXC Endexx
0.8xn/aUS$5.57m
PFE 35.0xIndustry Avg. 16.7xNo. of Companies9PE01224364860+
9 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PFE is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35x) compared to the US Pharmaceuticals industry average (16.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PFE'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.

PFE PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio35x
Fair PE Ratio35.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: PFE is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.8x).

Analyst Price Targets

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

The above table shows the analyst PFE forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$26.36
US$31.86
+20.9%
14.5%US$45.00US$25.00n/a23
Dec ’25US$26.21
US$32.66
+24.6%
13.8%US$45.00US$25.00n/a23
Nov ’25US$28.09
US$33.41
+18.9%
13.1%US$45.00US$27.00n/a23
Oct ’25US$28.67
US$33.56
+17.1%
13.4%US$45.00US$27.00n/a22
Sep ’25US$29.01
US$33.23
+14.6%
13.0%US$45.00US$27.00n/a22
Aug ’25US$30.65
US$32.87
+7.2%
13.8%US$45.00US$27.00n/a22
Jul ’25US$28.22
US$31.92
+13.1%
15.1%US$45.00US$27.00n/a22
Jun ’25US$28.66
US$31.92
+11.4%
15.1%US$45.00US$27.00n/a22
May ’25US$27.18
US$31.62
+16.3%
15.4%US$45.00US$26.00n/a22
Apr ’25US$27.72
US$32.70
+18.0%
18.6%US$50.00US$26.00n/a22
Mar ’25US$26.59
US$32.71
+23.0%
18.4%US$50.00US$26.00n/a23
Feb ’25US$27.29
US$33.00
+20.9%
19.3%US$50.00US$26.00n/a22
Jan ’25US$28.79
US$33.05
+14.8%
19.9%US$50.00US$23.00n/a22
Dec ’24US$28.91
US$40.41
+39.8%
23.1%US$75.00US$32.00US$26.2122
Nov ’24US$30.51
US$40.91
+34.1%
22.4%US$75.00US$32.00US$28.0922
Oct ’24US$33.17
US$44.41
+33.9%
21.3%US$75.00US$32.00US$28.6722
Sep ’24US$35.78
US$44.27
+23.7%
21.0%US$75.00US$32.00US$29.0123
Aug ’24US$35.61
US$45.69
+28.3%
19.9%US$75.00US$35.00US$30.6523
Jul ’24US$36.68
US$46.31
+26.3%
19.2%US$75.00US$35.00US$28.2222
Jun ’24US$38.02
US$46.68
+22.8%
18.8%US$75.00US$35.00US$28.6622
May ’24US$39.21
US$49.09
+25.2%
16.1%US$75.00US$40.00US$27.1822
Apr ’24US$40.80
US$50.50
+23.8%
16.0%US$75.00US$40.00US$27.7222
Mar ’24US$40.18
US$51.35
+27.8%
15.3%US$75.00US$40.00US$26.5921
Feb ’24US$43.97
US$51.59
+17.3%
15.1%US$75.00US$40.00US$27.2921
Jan ’24US$51.24
US$54.49
+6.3%
12.3%US$75.00US$44.00US$28.7921
Dec ’23US$51.08
US$53.78
+5.3%
12.6%US$75.00US$44.00US$28.9121

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:02
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/29
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
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