There may be changes coming to this company, if the activists get their way.On Oct. 6, The Wall Street Journal reported that activist investor group Starboard Value owns a stake in Pfizer (PFE -2.82%) that's worth approximately $1 billion. Now, Starboard will aim to work with the company's management as well as consult with former executives -- all with the aim of turning around Pfizer's sagging fortunes.But can bringing in a new group of advisors do much to bolster Pfizer's competitiveness? Was there actua ...

The company's latest institutional shareholder has made some troubling allegations against it.There was some intriguing news from a Pfizer (PFE -2.82%) shareholder on Thursday that was not taken well by the market. Confirming media reports, an activist investor has taken a small stake in the healthcare giant, and announced itself with a letter to the company's board. Investors reacted by trading Pfizer stock down by almost 3%; this was a notably steeper fall than the S&P 500 index's 0.2% dip.Starboard confi ...

Key TakeawaysTwo former Pfizer executives published a statement saying they support management as it gets pressured for changes by activist investor Starboard Value.The ex-Pfizer executives, Ian Read and Frank D'Amelio, said they didn't want to get involved with Starboard's efforts to seek change.Starboard on Thursday accused people inside Pfizer of threatening Read and D'Amelio if they backed Starboard's efforts. Pfizer (PFE) shares lost ground Thursday after two former executives released a statement supp ...

If you are looking for a stock that has a solid history of beating earnings estimates and is in a good position to maintain the trend in its next quarterly report, you should consider Pfizer (PFE) . This company, which is in the Zacks Large Cap Pharmaceuticals industry, shows potential for another earnings beat.This drugmaker has an established record of topping earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The company boasts an average surprise for the past two quarters of 39.88% ...

Ian Read, chairman and chief executive officer of Pfizer Inc., gestures as he speaks during a panel session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017.Activist Starboard Value accused Pfizer of threatening litigation against the company's former CEO and CFO in order to get them to break ranks with the investor's nascent turnaround campaign at the pharmaceutical giant.Starboard managing member Jeff Smith said in a Thursday letter to Pfizer's board that the company or i ...

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Ian Read, chairman and chief executive officer of Pfizer, speaks as President Donald Trump, left, listens during an announcement on a new pharmaceutical glass packaging initiative in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., July 20, 2017.Former Pfizer CEO Ian Read and ex-CFO Frank D'Amelio said Wednesday evening that they would step away from Starboard Value's campaign at the struggling pharmaceutical giant, just days after news of the activist's stake broke.Read and D'Amelio said they wer ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Guggenheim Securities, LLC is issuing a statement on behalf of former Pfizer CEO Ian Read and former Pfizer CFO Frank D’Amelio: We have decided not to be involved in the efforts of Starboard Value regarding Pfizer. We are fully supportive of Pfizer Chairman & CEO Albert Bourla, senior management and the board, and we are confident that over time they will deliver shareholder value. ...

The sharp, sudden entry of an activist investor is raising hopes that change might come to the company.Pfizer (PFE 3.46%) was a stock on the move Wednesday, and not because of any news generated by the healthcare company. Reports of a meeting between Pfizer's leader and an activist investor breathed life into the stock, which closed the day more than 3% higher in price. That gain well exceeded the 0.7% increase of the S&P 500 index.An activist meeting is apparently imminentLate afternoon on Tuesday, the Fin ...

Pfizer (PFE, Financial) experienced a 2.3% increase, reaching $29.85. The rise follows news that Pfizer's CEO plans to meet next week with key leaders from activist investor Starboard Value. Starboard Value currently holds approximately $1 billion in Pfizer stock and is advocating for changes to improve the company's performance.In addition, Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech secured a legal victory in the London High Court, invalidating two patents held by competitor CureVac. The disputed technology un ...