Pfizer (PFE) Valuation Check After Positive Phase 3 Wins and New Obesity Drug Licensing Deal
Pfizer (PFE) just delivered a one two punch of pipeline news, with positive Phase 3 results in cancer and hemophilia, plus a fresh obesity drug licensing deal, and the stock is starting to reflect that shift.
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Those wins are starting to chip away at a gloomy narrative, with Pfizer’s 30 day share price return of 3.15% and 90 day share price return of 8.16% hinting at rebuilding momentum despite a still negative year to date move and a mixed longer term total shareholder return record.
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Yet even after a double dose of good news and a nearly 12% discount to average analyst targets, shares still trade at a steep implied intrinsic discount. So is Pfizer a contrarian opportunity, or is the market already reflecting its potential rebound?
Most Popular Narrative: 11.1% Undervalued
With Pfizer closing at $25.85 versus a most popular narrative fair value near $29, the story frames today’s price as a discounted entry into an earnings rebuild.
Analysts expect earnings to reach $12.8 billion (and earnings per share of $2.23) by about September 2028, up from $10.7 billion today. However, there is some disagreement amongst the analysts with the more bullish ones expecting earnings as high as $15.1 billion.
Curious what justifies paying a higher multiple on shrinking topline yet rising margins and earnings per share, all discounted at under 7 percent, into today’s price? Read on.
Result: Fair Value of $29.08 (UNDERVALUED)
Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.
However, lingering risks around U.S. drug pricing reforms and looming patent expirations for key oncology blockbusters could still derail the expected earnings rebuild.
Find out about the key risks to this Pfizer narrative.
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