Pfizer (PFE)

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29.04 -0.07  -0.24%   NYSE May 24, 8:00PM BATS Real time Currency in USD

Pfizer Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

3.743 for May 24, 2013
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    Pfizer Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 24, 2013 3.743
    May 23, 2013 3.752
    May 22, 2013 3.776
    May 21, 2013 3.709
    May 20, 2013 3.699
    May 17, 2013 3.733
    May 16, 2013 3.770
    May 15, 2013 3.810
    May 14, 2013 3.789
    May 13, 2013 3.785
    May 10, 2013 3.702
    May 9, 2013 3.686
    May 8, 2013 3.703
    May 7, 2013 3.742
    May 6, 2013 3.702
    May 3, 2013 3.733
    May 2, 2013 3.772
    May 1, 2013 3.725
    April 30, 2013 3.747
    April 29, 2013 3.922
    April 26, 2013 3.878
    April 25, 2013 3.900
    April 24, 2013 3.944
    April 23, 2013 4.006
    April 22, 2013 3.986
       
    April 19, 2013 4.003
    April 18, 2013 3.943
    April 17, 2013 3.979
    April 16, 2013 3.988
    April 15, 2013 3.925
    April 12, 2013 3.953
    April 11, 2013 3.949
    April 10, 2013 3.856
    April 9, 2013 3.752
    April 8, 2013 3.758
    April 5, 2013 3.751
    April 4, 2013 3.758
    April 3, 2013 3.742
    April 2, 2013 3.767
    April 1, 2013 3.717
    March 28, 2013 3.673
    March 27, 2013 3.645
    March 26, 2013 3.640
    March 25, 2013 3.584
    March 22, 2013 3.612
    March 21, 2013 3.577
    March 20, 2013 3.60
    March 19, 2013 3.562
    March 18, 2013 3.568
    March 15, 2013 3.566

    About Price to Sales Ratio

    The price to sales ratio (PS ratio) is calculated by dividing stock price by the revenue per share. It is most useful for comparing companies within a sector or industry because "normal" values for this ratio vary from industry to industry. In general, low price to sales ratios are more appealing because they suggest that a company is undervalued.

    An example illustrating why PS ratios should not be compared across industries: On June 21, 2010, Starbucks had a PS ratio of 1.12 while Yahoo! had a PS ratio of 2.56. In other words, Yahoo! shareholders were paying $2.56 for $1 of sales while Starbucks shareholders would only pay $1.12 for $1 of sales. However, at that same moment, the two companies' price to earnings ratios were virtually identical (Starbucks: 28.09 and Yahoo!: 27.78). Hence, shareholders were paying nearly the same amount for $1.00 in earnings. The PS ratios, though, are less comparable since Yahoo!'s profit margins are much higher than that of Starbucks.
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    PFE Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

    Companies
    Sanofi 3.238
    Novartis 3.153
    Merck 3.133

    PFE Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 53rd percentile
    3571 of 7600
    Sector 56th percentile
    287 of 653 in Healthcare
    Industry 54th percentile
    24 of 53 in Drug Manufacturers - Major

    PFE Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 1.629 Mar 2 2009
    Maximum 4.006 Apr 23 2013
    Average 2.526