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Pfizer (PFE) has returned 23.1% over the past year and trades about 5% below its three-year high. Yet one question keeps coming back on its earnings calls: would it ever cut the dividend? An analyst asked it outright on the August call, and another tied it to a big acquisition in May. So what would a cut take, and what would it change.

Pfizer's rebound is well underway.

The US Department of Health and Human Services will get a portion of the increased revenue if Pfizer Inc. is able to charge higher drug prices abroad, according to newly released documents.

They have a knack for increasing their dividends even when facing challenges.

Eli Lilly (LLY) trades near $1,150, up about 52% over the past year, and is now worth more than a trillion dollars. At that size the easy read is that the big money has been made. But Lilly has barely started selling Foundayo, its oral obesity medicine, outside the United States. So how much is left? The scenario below starts from Lilly's own trailing numbers, but the growth, margin, and multiple it assumes are ours. It is not a forecast and not a price target.

I'd buy Energy Transfer and Verizon stocks, and avoid Pfizer.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) stock has returned about 57% over the past year, against about 17% for the S&P 500. On the earnings it has already banked, that price looks expensive. But those earnings carry STELARA, which is losing share to biosimilar competition. What looks dear on earnings already reported comes down sharply on the earnings analysts expect.

Healthcare stocks declined late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index and the State Stree

Merck (MRK) stock returned about 87% over the past twelve months, climbing from roughly $79 to about $147. Nothing in the year's results looks like that. The medicines Merck sells today grew at their usual pace. Investors spent the year repricing what comes next.

Healthcare stocks were lower Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index decreasing 0.5% and th

Drug companies had incentives to participate in the deals to stave off the threat of U.S. tariffs on their products.

Pfizer (PFE) heads into its Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference presentation on 14 September with investors watching how management frames dividend priorities, recent pipeline setbacks, and the evolving role of newer oncology partnerships. At a share price of US$27.64, Pfizer has logged a 9.8% year to date share price return and a 22.5% total shareholder return over the past 12 months. This represents a rebound that has built momentum over the last three months as dividend messaging,...

Pfizer has raised its dividend every year for over a decade, then something changed. Before you count on that 6% yield, find out what the payout's own behavior is quietly signaling about the company's financial confidence.

IP Group PLC (FRA:IOOA) grew NAV per share to 114p and generated GBP69 million in H1 2026 cash proceeds, more than doubling last year's first-half total.

Healthcare stocks rose late Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index adding 0.8% and the S

Eli Lilly (LLY) grew revenue 48% in Q2 2026, driven by Zepbound and Mounjaro. A more understated metric for investors to watch is pricing. Lilly's U.S. price fell 9% from a year earlier, excluding changes to rebate estimates. So far, volume covers that cut. The risk is the quarter it cannot.

AbbVie (ABBV) is trading within about one percent of its 52-week high after gaining roughly 24% over the past year, well ahead of the S&P 500. That price rests on two drugs, SKYRIZI above all, growing faster than 20% year over year while the company's older medicines shrink. The biggest risk to the stock makes no noise. It is the chance that this engine slows while the price assumes it cannot.

Income investors shouldn't be too worried about the pharma giant cutting its dividend.

On September 3, Vaxcyte (NASDAQ:PCVX) announced two new C-suite hires and moved up the date for its most important looming catalyst. The company said it now expects topline safety, tolerability and immunogenicity data from the VAX-31 adult Phase 3 OPUS-1 trial by the end of October, narrowing guidance that had previously pointed only to sometime […]

Key Stats for PFE StockPast week performance: Consolidating52-week range: $24 to $29Valuation model target price: $28Implied upside: 2. 8% over 2.

Pfizer (PFE) trades at about 95% of its 52-week high. The business that has to justify that price, the medicines it has launched and acquired, is still only about a fifth of the company. The stock returned roughly 24% over the past year against about 17% for the S&P 500, so investors have so far given the handoff the benefit of the doubt. It is a large bet on a small slice.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been a rewarding stock to hold, up about 53% over the past year against about 17% for the S&P 500. The change worth noticing over that stretch is quieter than the price. Management said sales still rose 5.6% despite a STELARA drag of about 460 basis points. Management is encouraging investors to evaluate the company's underlying momentum by presenting growth rates that exclude STELARA alongside its reported figures.

Corcept's Korlym sales rise 6.2% in H1 2026 as demand grows, while Lifyorli's launch offers a path to diversify revenues.

Where you hold a high-yield dividend stock matters almost as much as which one you pick, and for ordinary-income payers like BDCs and REITs, the wrong account quietly erodes a portion of every distribution before it ever compounds.

Stocks trading between $10 and $50 can be particularly interesting as they frequently represent businesses that have survived their early challenges. However, investors should remain vigilant as some may still have unproven business models, leaving them vulnerable to the ebbs and flows of the broader market.

Prostate cancer awareness spotlights Pfizer's Xtandi, Novartis' Pluvicto and clinical-stage programs from Candel and Janux.

A powerful drug pipeline is fueling a stock trend that ranks in the top 6% of US stocks worth more than $1 billion, but the ticket price for investors is steep and the clock is ticking on its biggest star.

Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) has signed a co-development and license deal with Medicus Pharma for an early clinical-stage CD228-targeting antibody-drug conjugate. The agreement grants Medicus exclusive global rights to develop and commercialize the CD228V candidate across multiple human disease areas. Pfizer retains economic participation through financial milestones, royalties and ongoing involvement in the CD228V development program. This new Pfizer Medicus CD228V antibody-drug conjugate partnership...