5 Best Healthcare Dividend Stocks to Buy Now

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In this article, we will be looking at the 5 best healthcare dividend stocks to buy now. To read our detailed analysis of the healthcare sector, you can go directly to see the 10 Best Healthcare Dividend Stocks to Buy Now.

5. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 65
Dividend Yield: 3.2%

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) is yet another medical company renowned for its successful vaccination production to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. It ranks 5th on our list of the best healthcare dividend stocks to buy now. The company manufactures biopharmaceutical products for distribution across the world and is based in New York.

This July, Mizuho raised its price target on shares of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) from $42 to $43, while Truist also assumed coverage of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) shares with a Buy rating in the same month.

In the second quarter of 2021, Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) had an EPS of $1.07, beating estimates by $0.09. The company’s revenue was $18.98 billion, up 60.81% year over year, and beating estimates by $249.96 million. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) has gained 40.18% in the past 6 months and 32.87% year to date.

By the end of the first quarter of 2021, 65 hedge funds out of the 866 tracked by Insider Monkey held stakes in Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) worth roughly $2.01 billion. This is compared to 63 hedge funds in the previous quarter with a total stake value of approximately $1.8 billion.


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