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Damien Conover
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Steady 1Q for Pfizer as Patent Losses and Prevnar Weakness Weigh on Growth; Shares Look Undervalued

Pfizer reported first-quarter results that were slightly ahead of both our and consensus earnings expectations, but we don’t expect major changes to our fair value estimate. We continue to view Pfizer as undervalued, with several underappreciated assets, including cancer drug Ibrance and early-stage vaccines and cancer drugs. Further, Pfizer’s strong portfolio and developing pipeline continue to support our wide moat rating.
In the quarter, recently launched products helped offset patent losses ...
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Pfizer Inc.

Pfizer is a research-based biopharmaceutical company. The company is engaged in discovering, developing, manufacturing and distributing of healthcare products, including medicines and vaccines. The company manages its commercial operations through three businesses: Pfizer Biopharmaceuticals Group, which includes Oncology, Inflammation and Immunology, Rare Disease, Hospital, Vaccines and Internal Medicine business units, as well as a hospital business unit; Upjohn, which includes the company's solid oral dose brands such as Lyrica, Lipitor, Norvasc, Celebrex, Viagra, and certain generic medicines; and Consumer Healthcare, which is an over-the-counter medicines business.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Damien Conover

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