Pfizer Déjà Vu: Is It Time To Sell The Consumer Health Business?
Executive Summary
As Pfizer re-examines a potential sale of its consumer business, analysts expect it would attract suitors with a likely price of $15bn to $17bn, but also say it might be better off continuing to compete in the sector that accounted for around $3.4bn of its 2016 revenues.
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