Pfizer PFE
US equityMarket cap rank #116Drug Manufacturers - GeneralCAR-T TherapyInfectious DiseaseCancer Research
$29.39 −$0.06 (-0.20%)
Market closed · Nov 8, 10:50 pm ET · Last extended-hours $29.35 -0.14%
Open$29.07
Prev close$29.45
Day range$28.54 – $29.43
Volume48.32M
Market cap$167.52B
P/E (TTM)42.0
Dividend yield5.85%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership67.8%-0.23 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding3,337+62 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)44 buys / 2 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.42% of floatDays to cover 4.5 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share11.9%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$67.00M (7 inflow days, 13 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 26.3% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 2.83% to 2.42% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +31,412,883 | 9.3% |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +7,222,799 | 0.5% |
| AQR Capital Management | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +6,423,037 | 0.3% |
| California Public Employees' Retirement System | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +6,421,808 | 0.3% |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +5,829,204 | 0.2% |
| Sparinvest SA (Luxembourg) | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +5,600,215 | 0.1% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +5,501,032 | 5.4% |
| Morgan Stanley | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +4,594,450 | 1.2% |
| Fisher Investments | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +4,102,864 | 1.9% |
| BNY Mellon Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,766,004 | 1.0% |
| Citigroup Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +3,734,856 | 0.3% |
| Barclays Bank Plc | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +3,380,546 | 0.2% |
| Adage Capital Management, L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,203,088 | 0.1% |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +2,965,181 | 0.1% |
| Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,919,998 | 0.2% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | Albert Bourla | Chairperson & CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +20 | – | 783,997 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Albert Bourla | Chairperson & CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +71 | – | 783,981 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Albert Bourla | Chairperson & CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +21 | – | 783,888 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Shantanu Narayen | Lead Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1,743 | – | 205,649 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | James Smith | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1,569 | – | 187,210 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Mortimer Buckley | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1,307 | – | 28,040 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | James Robert Quincey | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1,351 | – | 90,671 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Cyrus Russi Taraporevala | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1,307 | – | 38,806 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Joseph Echevarria | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1,613 | – | 169,739 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Albert Bourla | Chairperson & CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +22 | – | 783,985 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Albert Bourla | Chairperson & CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +21 | – | 784,012 |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Cecile Guegan | Interim CFO & Executive VP | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 123,959 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Albert Bourla | Chairperson & CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +22 | – | 785,060 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Albert Bourla | Chairperson & CEO | Open Market Acquisition | +38,000 | $26.34 | 435,555 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Ronald Blaylock | Independent Director | Open Market Acquisition | +39,231 | $25.46 | 71,688 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Mortimer Buckley | Independent Director | Open Market Acquisition | +37,632 | $25.52 | 37,632 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Jennifer Damico | Officer | Open Market Disposition | -3,278 | $25.40 | 28,611 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Albert Bourla | Chairperson & CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +24 | – | 786,154 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | Albert Bourla | Chairperson & CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +24 | – | 772,901 |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Albert Bourla | Chairperson & CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +84 | – | 772,938 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 137,816,093 | 2.4% | 4.5 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 150,217,617 | 2.6% | 4.4 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 155,202,257 | 2.7% | 4.9 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 151,537,890 | 2.7% | 4.3 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 149,271,132 | 2.6% | 3.5 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 161,478,227 | 2.8% | 4.2 |
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