Pfizer Shares Drop After Soft Demand for Covid Products Dents Outlook
14 December 2023 - 12:25AM
Dow Jones News
By Will Feuer
Shares of Pfizer fell after the pharmaceutical company warned
that it will continue to battle a slowdown in demand for its
Covid-19 products next year.
The stock slipped about 7% to $26.65 in premarket trading,
adding to a roughly 44% decline so far this year.
Shares of rival vaccine-maker Moderna also fell 5% in the
premarket session. That stock is down almost 57% this year.
The company, along with Moderna, have been warning this year
that the boost from sales of Covid-19 vaccines and other products
that target the disease is turning into a headwind.
Pfizer said it expects to generate about $8 billion in revenue
next year from its Covid-19 vaccine and its Paxlovid treatment. The
company expects those products to contribute about $12.5 billion in
revenue this year.
The company is targeting total revenue in 2024 of $58.5 billion
to $61.5 billion, below the $62.66 billion that analysts surveyed
by FactSet expected. The company expects revenue to be $58 billion
to $61 billion this year.
Pfizer also said it is targeting adjusted earnings in 2024 of
$2.05 a share to $2.25 a share, below the $3.17 a share that
analysts surveyed by FactSet expected.
Write to Will Feuer at Will.Feuer@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
December 13, 2023 08:10 ET (13:10 GMT)
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