Pfizer Stock Jumps Over 3%, Edges Higher After Hours
NEW YORK: Shares of pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) posted a strong performance during the April 29 trading day, recording a gain of over 3 percent, and saw slight additional gains in after hours activity.
Pfizer stock finished the regular trading session at 23.79 USD. This represented a significant increase of +0.74 USD, or +3.21%, compared to the previous closing price of 23.05 USD. The stock experienced a notable range during the day, opening at 22.83 USD, reaching a high of 24.12 USD, and touching a low of 22.46 USD.
In the period following the market close, Pfizer shares continued to inch upward slightly. As of 7:56 pm GMT-4, the stock was trading at 23.81 USD in the after hours market. This indicated a further gain of +0.020 USD, or +0.084%, from the official closing price.
Key financial data points for Pfizer include a market capitalization listed as 13.49KCr (commonly interpreted as approximately 134.9 Billion USD). The company’s Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio stands at 16.91, and it offers a substantial dividend yield of 7.23%.
This daily performance places the stock relative to its trading over the past year, which has seen a 52 week high of 31.54 USD and a 52 week low of 20.92 USD.
