On Tuesday, investors continued to snap up shares of big pharmaceutical company Pfizer (PFE 1.51%). Somewhat counterintuitively, this week's rise came after the company announced it was ending the development of a drug in a very hot product category. On Tuesday, Pfizer's stock closed the day 1.5% higher, providing a pleasant contrast to the S&P 500 index's 0.2% dip.Weight loss drug not a lossTuesday was a relatively uneventful news day for Pfizer, especially following the pharmaceutical giant's disclosure o ...

Investors are running into Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX) this week after an incident of drug-induced liver injury pushed Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) into terminating the development of its weight-loss pill.Viking’s share price has gained % in recent sessions on speculation that PFE will now resort to an acquisition to expand its footprint in the weight-loss space.Viking Therapeutics is currently testing an oral as well as an injectable GLP-1 drug. Plus, its stock has tanked nearly 50% this year, which makes it ...

Pfizer (PFE 0.82%) recently reminded investors how risky the drug-development business can be. On April 14, the company told investors it would scrap development of danuglipron, its oral GLP-1 candidate for weight management. The stock has been trading about 63% below its all-time high. The danuglipron program's termination is disappointing, but it won't be the end of Pfizer's attempt to develop blockbuster weight-management drugs. The company has an oral glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide recepto ...

Pfizer bows, but is not entirely out of the GLP-1 race.Bad news for Pfizer (PFE 1.19%) turned into good news for Eli Lilly (LLY 2.50%), Novo Nordisk (NVO 2.21%), and Viking Therapeutics (VKTX 8.78%) Monday morning, each of which is rising on Pfizer's latest product announcement.Early this morning, Pfizer announced it will discontinue development of its danuglipron (PF-06882961) once-a-day oral GLP-1 weight loss pill. Shares of companies will injectable GLP-1 drugs already on the market -- Eli Lilly and Novo ...

Viking Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:VKTX) stock is up 10.1% to trade at $24.42 today, and traded as high as $27.09 earlier in the session. The drugmaker is on the move after Pfizer (PFE) halted the development of its weight-loss pill. Viking has two weight-loss drug candidates that have shown promising results in Phase 1 and 2 trials late last year. Sector peers Eli Lilly (LLY) and Novo Nordisk (NVO) -- two heavy hitters in the weight-loss treatment department -- are also higher today.VKTX is still down 39.3% i ...

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Pfizer on Monday said it would end development of its experimental daily weight loss pill after a patient experienced a liver injury that was potentially caused by the drug in a trial. The patient did not experience any liver-related symptoms or side effects, a Pfizer spokesperson said in a statement. They added that the patient's liver enzymes "recovered rapidly" after they stopped taking the pill, which is an oral GLP-1 drug called danuglipron. The statement suggests that the patient's liver enzymes were ...

Core Viewpoint - Pfizer's shares have been declining for three years, but they may present a buying opportunity for long-term investors [1][2] Group 1: Impact of Tariffs - Pfizer is well-positioned to handle potential tariffs due to its significant manufacturing capacity in the U.S. [3][4] - The company operates the largest U.S.-based manufacturing network in the pharmaceutical industry, with 13 operational sites [4] - Unlike many drugmakers, Pfizer can shift manufacturing operations to the U.S. to avoid tariffs, which could lead to cost savings [5][6] Group 2: Financial Performance - Pfizer's revenue for 2024 increased by 7% year over year to $63.6 billion, with a 12% growth rate excluding contributions from its coronavirus products [8] - The company has reduced its reliance on its coronavirus products, Comirnaty and Paxlovid, which generated a combined $11.1 billion [7][8] - Pfizer's acquisition of Seagen for $43 billion has strengthened its oncology business and expanded its pipeline, which includes over 100 candidates across various therapeutic areas [9] Group 3: Valuation and Future Outlook - Pfizer's forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is 7.6, significantly lower than the healthcare industry's average of 15.8, indicating that the stock is undervalued [12] - The company is focused on launching new products to establish a strong foundation for future growth [10][11]

Pfizer (PFE) ended the recent trading session at $21.91, demonstrating a +1.48% swing from the preceding day's closing price. The stock lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.81%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 1.56%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 2.06%.The drugmaker's stock has dropped by 15.66% in the past month, falling short of the Medical sector's loss of 12.01% and the S&P 500's loss of 6.14%.The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings perfor ...

Pfizer’s (PFE) stock hit a new 52-week low of $20.92 on Wednesday but recovered thereafter and closed at $22.49Though the stock has seen ups and downs in the past year, the latest price decline is largely due to the global uncertainty caused by the tariff war. With the Trump administration imposing sweeping tariffs, fears of a global recession resulted in a stock market rout worldwide. Though pharmaceuticals have been exempted from tariffs this time around, they could well be Trump’s target in the next roun ...