Capital International Ltd. CA Buys 4,574 Shares of Philip Morris International Inc. $PM

Capital International Ltd. CA grew its stake in Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) by 15.3% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 34,560 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,574 shares during the period. Capital International Ltd. CA’s holdings in Philip Morris International were worth $5,606,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Traub Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Philip Morris International in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Marquette Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Philip Morris International by 1,677.8% in the 3rd quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 160 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the period. Estabrook Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Philip Morris International during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Philip Morris International by 96.5% during the third quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares during the period. Finally, Anfield Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Philip Morris International by 185.5% in the second quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.63% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $181.50 price target on shares of Philip Morris International in a report on Monday, February 9th. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Philip Morris International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $220.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Wall Street Zen lowered Philip Morris International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 10th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Philip Morris International in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $205.00 price objective on shares of Philip Morris International in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Philip Morris International currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $196.83.

Insider Transactions at Philip Morris International

In other Philip Morris International news, CEO Jacek Olczak sold 80,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.18, for a total value of $14,574,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 632,344 shares in the company, valued at $115,200,429.92. This represents a 11.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Emmanuel Babeau sold 33,800 shares of Philip Morris International stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.61, for a total transaction of $6,138,418.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 164,463 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,868,125.43. The trade was a 17.05% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.13% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Philip Morris International Price Performance

PM stock opened at $173.07 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $175.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $164.01. Philip Morris International Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $142.11 and a fifty-two week high of $191.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $269.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.38.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The company reported $1.70 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.70. The business had revenue of $10.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.40 billion. Philip Morris International had a net margin of 12.09% and a negative return on equity of 130.95%. Philip Morris International’s revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.55 earnings per share. Philip Morris International has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.800-1.850 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.380-8.530 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 7.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Philip Morris International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 19th will be paid a $1.47 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 19th. This represents a $5.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. Philip Morris International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 80.88%.

Philip Morris International Profile

Philip Morris International Inc (NYSE: PM) is a global tobacco company that manufactures and sells cigarettes, other nicotine-containing products and a growing portfolio of smoke-free alternatives for adult smokers. The firm traces its corporate roots to the 19th century Philip Morris enterprise and was established as an independent, publicly traded company following a 2008 separation from what is now Altria. Since the spin-off, the company has focused on serving international markets outside the United States.

PMI’s product mix includes traditional combustible cigarettes as well as smoke-free offerings such as heated tobacco systems and other reduced-risk products.