Why Pfizer's 7%-Yielding Dividend Just Became Safer -- and More Tempting

2025-11-06 04:44:00 ET

Income investors usually don't mind too much if a stock doesn't deliver tremendous gains, as long as it keeps the dividends flowing. They typically don't like it when a stock tumbles, though, as Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) has done this year.

But Pfizer's juicy forward dividend yield of 7% offsets most of the year-to-date decline. The company also reported good news in its third-quarter update earlier this week. Here are four reasons why Pfizer's dividend just became safer -- and more tempting.

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