Retirement Stock Portfolio: 10 Healthcare Stocks to Buy

5. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 80 

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) discovers, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells biopharmaceutical products worldwide. This company stands out as a worthwhile investment, owing to various compelling reasons. To begin, the company has shown impressive dividend growth, with 15 consecutive years of increases, significantly exceeding the sector median of 2 years by 600%. Notably, the company has also maintained 35 consecutive years of dividend payments, outperforming the sector median of 15 years by 133.33%. This shows a long-term commitment to rewarding shareholders and consistent performance in both dividend growth and payments. Moreover, the company is planning to advance the development of a once-daily formulation of Oral GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Danuglipron. The company is also planning to conduct dose optimization studies with a focus on the preferred formulation to inform the registration enabling studies.