Pfizer stock slips today as $1.9 billion ViiV exit and Novavax Matrix‑M deal land

Pfizer shares slipped 0.7% to $25.47 Tuesday afternoon, after GSK and Shionogi announced Pfizer will exit HIV-focused ViiV Healthcare in a $1.9 billion deal. Pfizer is set to get $1.88 billion for its 11.7% stake, with the deal expected to close in Q1 pending regulatory approval. That day, the stock fluctuated between $25.11 and $25.65. ViiV chair David Redfern called the move a way to “simplify the shareholder structure.” Pfizer has also cautioned investors that 2026 could be challenging, as COVID-19 product sales decline, pricing pressures mount, and key patents expire.

Healthcare stocks slide into long weekend as XLV drops; J&J earnings loom

Healthcare stocks slide into long weekend as XLV drops; J&J earnings loom

U.S. healthcare stocks wrapped up the week as the S&P 500’s weakest sector, with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund slipping 0.8% on Friday to $155.74. Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial, noted that “most investors will take that as a win,” given the market hovered near record highs despite a volatile week.
Pfizer (PFE) stock rises as CEO calls obesity push a “Viagra”-scale bet, with earnings next in focus

Pfizer (PFE) stock rises as CEO calls obesity push a “Viagra”-scale bet, with earnings next in focus

Pfizer Inc shares climbed about 2% to $25.65 on Wednesday following CEO Albert Bourla’s remarks on the company’s push into the rapidly expanding cash-pay obesity drug market. “We are all in on obesity,” Bourla told reporters at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Pfizer plans to launch 10 Phase 3 trials for its Metsera obesity compounds by the end of 2026, aiming to fuel future growth. The company still doesn’t expect revenue growth to return until 2029, as it navigates patent expirations and a slowdown in COVID-era sales.
Pfizer stock slips as CEO says obesity cash-pay market is “almost like Viagra”

Pfizer stock slips as CEO says obesity cash-pay market is “almost like Viagra”

Pfizer Inc shares slipped about 0.7% to $25.10 Tuesday morning as investors digested the company’s latest obesity drug strategy unveiled at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. CEO Albert Bourla described the booming out-of-pocket weight-loss market as “almost like Viagra” now. Pfizer aims to launch 10 phase 3 trials for its Metsera obesity drugs by the end of 2026. The company has indicated it doesn’t expect revenue growth to resume until 2029.
Pfizer stock dips as CEO says obesity-drug cash-pay demand looks “almost like Viagra”

Pfizer stock dips as CEO says obesity-drug cash-pay demand looks “almost like Viagra”

Pfizer Inc. shares fell on Monday after Chief Executive Albert Bourla said the cash-pay market for obesity drugs — where patients pay out of pocket — now works “almost like Viagra”, the erectile-dysfunction drug Pfizer launched in 1998. The company, which bought obesity developer Metsera in a deal valued at up to $10 billion and has said it does not expect to return to revenue growth until 2029, closed down 0.8% at $25.27.
Pfizer stock price today: PFE ticks up after 340B court block as drug-pricing scrutiny returns

Pfizer stock price today: PFE ticks up after 340B court block as drug-pricing scrutiny returns

Pfizer Inc shares rose 0.3% to $25.36 on Thursday after a U.S. appeals court blocked a Trump administration pilot that would have changed how safety-net hospitals pay for some medicines. The program covered the first 10 drugs heading into Medicare price negotiations, including Pfizer and Bristol Myers Squibb’s blood thinner Eliquis, and the American Hospital Association said it would have a “devastating effect.” Reuters
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