Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, drug behemoth Pfizer (NYSE: PFE ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Pfizer's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Pfizer facts
| Founded (founded) |
New York (1849) |
| Market Cap |
$178.2 billion |
| Industry |
Pharmaceuticals |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$66.3 billion |
| Management |
Chairman/CEO Ian Read
CFO Frank D'Amelio |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
9.8% |
| Cash/Debt |
$24.0 billion / $39.1 billion |
| Dividend Yield |
3.7% |
| Competitors |
Merck
Novartis
Sanofi |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 90% of the 6,086 members who have rated Pfizer believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just two days ago, one of those Fools, Ghengis11, succinctly summed up the Pfizer bull case for our community:
[C]onsistently successful with a lot of options in the pipeline. Lipitor, Celebrex and of course, Viagra. When was the last time a commercial came on and we remembered other male medications, but mention Viagra, and everyone around knows what you're talking about. [Pfizer] is the consistent home run hit.
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