India in discussions with Pfizer to obtain 50M doses of COVID-19 vaccine

  • India is in talks with Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) to procure 50M doses of its coronavirus vaccine, as per a New York Times report.
  • Pfizer was prepared to supply India with 50M vaccine doses from July to October and has shared details regarding the drug efficacy to health authorities.
  • However, the government is still considering the company's demand for indemnity from costs related to severe side effects, officials have said.
  • India has not given indemnity, or protection from legal liability, to any manufacturer, but is likely to grant Pfizer 's request.
  • 'We are examining this request, and we will take decisions in the larger interest of people and on merits," says Vinod Paul, head of Indian government's vaccination program.
  • Pfizer has obtained indemnity in several countries where its vaccine is already in use, including the U.S.

    Tomorrow the American Pfizer will publish its past quarter figures. For this year Pfizer 's (located in New York City) revenue will be around 73.07 billion USD. This is according to the average of the analysts' estimates. This is hugely more than 2020's revenue of 41.91 billion USD.

    Historical revenues and results Pfizer plus estimates 2020

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    The analysts expect for 2021 a net profit of 21.48 billion USD. For this year the consensus of the result per share is a profit of 3.75 USD. The price-earnings-ratio equals 10.44.

    Huge dividend Pfizer

    Per share the analysts expect a dividend of 1.57 USD per share. Pfizer 's dividend yield thus equals 4.01 percent. The average dividend yield of the pharmaceutical companies is a low 1.39 percent.

    Newest target prices around 42 USD

    The most recent recommendations for the pharmaceutical company are from Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan and Barclays .

    Pfizer 's market capitalization is based on the number of outstanding shares around 216.66 billion USD. The Pfizer stock was the past 12 months quite volatile. Since last June the stock is 20 percent higher. This year the stock price moved between 30 and 43 dollar.

    Historical stock prices Pfizer

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    On Friday the stock closed at 39.15 USD.

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