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NYSE: PFEPfizer (PFE) stock, explained like you're 5
Pfizer trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker PFE. It is a large cap company in the drug manufacturers general industry, part of the healthcare sector, with a market value of about 158.4 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- PFE
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Drug Manufacturers General
- Size
- Large cap, about 158.4 billion dollars
How Pfizer makes money
- Selling medicines, medical devices or healthcare services.
- Insurance premiums or hospital and clinic fees.
- Research and licensing deals.
What moves PFE stock
- Results from clinical trials and approvals from regulators.
- Drug prices, insurance rules and government policy.
- Patents running out and new competing treatments.
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Questions about Pfizer stock
What does Pfizer do?
Pfizer trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker PFE. It is a large cap company in the drug manufacturers general industry, part of the healthcare sector, with a market value of about 158.4 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Pfizer?
Pfizer trades under the ticker PFE on the New York Stock Exchange.
How does Pfizer make money?
Selling medicines, medical devices or healthcare services. Insurance premiums or hospital and clinic fees. Research and licensing deals.
What moves PFE stock?
Results from clinical trials and approvals from regulators. Drug prices, insurance rules and government policy. Patents running out and new competing treatments.
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