Yousif Capital Management LLC Has $17.59 Million Stock Holdings in Philip Morris International Inc. $PM

Yousif Capital Management LLC lessened its holdings in Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) by 3.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 105,242 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,722 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Philip Morris International were worth $17,594,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Marquette Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Philip Morris International by 1,677.8% in the third quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 160 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 151 shares during the period. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Philip Morris International by 96.5% in the third quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 167 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 82 shares during the period. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Philip Morris International in the third quarter worth $32,000. McIlrath & Eck LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Philip Morris International in the second quarter worth $36,000. Finally, FNY Investment Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Philip Morris International in the third quarter worth $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.63% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

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

Philip Morris International Trading Down 1.8%

Shares of NYSE:PM opened at $157.38 on Wednesday. Philip Morris International Inc. has a 1 year low of $142.11 and a 1 year high of $191.30. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $174.86 and a 200 day simple moving average of $164.01. The firm has a market cap of $245.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.43.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 6th. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.70. Philip Morris International had a negative return on equity of 130.95% and a net margin of 12.09%.The business had revenue of $10.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.40 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.55 earnings per share. Philip Morris International’s quarterly revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, sell-side analysts forecast that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 7.14 EPS for the current 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 issued a dividend of $1.47 per share. This represents a $5.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 19th. Philip Morris International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 80.88%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

PM has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on Philip Morris International from $190.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Philip Morris International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $220.00 to $180.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Philip Morris International in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $205.00 price objective on shares of Philip Morris International in a report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Philip Morris International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 10th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Philip Morris International has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $196.83.

About Philip Morris International

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.