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Analysts Expect Pfizer (PFE) to Deliver a Blowout Q3

It has been a strong earnings season so far, with about 82% of the S&P 500 companies that have reported so far exceeding analysts' earnings estimates, according to FactSet.

This week promises another jam-packed earnings calendar, with blue-chip pharmaceutical firm Pfizer (PFE, $43.55) among those releasing results.

The had a strong start to the year, rallying from its Dec. 31 close at $36.81 to its Aug. 17 record high at $50.42. Helping fuel the shares were). This was evidenced in PFE's second-quarter results, with vaccine revenues surging 640% year-over-year (YoY) and total revenues up 92% from the year prior. PFE shares climbed more than 3% in response.

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