NRD09 said:
Fightin_Aggie said:
PFE (Pfizer) has been a dog for me since I got in a couple of weeks ago. Down about 15% since entry which is about the point I cut it.
The financials look good. Any thoughts on why the down pressure?
Their earnings were down last year but I thought forward earnings look good. Anyone else on this?
oops apparently I missed something big on PFE. Imminently they are spinning off part of their company called UpJohn into a new company as a merger with a company called Mylan? PFE shareholders will get shares of the new company but of course PFE sp will drop as a result. Doesn't seem like it should hurt the pre-spinoff stock price but seems like it would tank your pfe calls unless they do something funny to turn them into partial pfe calls and partial new company calls...
Wow - good information!
I have held options for companies with imminent spin offs, mergers, etc. before, but it can get confusing, for sure. I may unwind my strangle trade quickly due to this information. Thanks!