Pfizer stock slips on ex-dividend day — what to watch ahead of Feb. 3 earnings
Pfizer shares dropped roughly 1.9% to $25.62 Friday afternoon, underperforming the health-care sector as the stock went ex-dividend. The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund dipped about 0.5%, while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust inched up around 0.1%. Merck slipped about 1%, and Moderna tumbled over 7%. Trading volume for Pfizer hit roughly 24.8 million shares.