Inceptionr LLC Sells 3,214 Shares of Philip Morris International Inc. $PM

Inceptionr LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) by 26.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 8,726 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,214 shares during the period. Inceptionr LLC’s holdings in Philip Morris International were worth $1,400,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 145,262,397 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,300,088,000 after purchasing an additional 1,793,949 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors lifted its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 132,355,726 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,230,315,000 after purchasing an additional 3,579,399 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors lifted its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 13.7% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 101,377,875 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,262,967,000 after purchasing an additional 12,227,004 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 25.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 54,559,706 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,751,407,000 after purchasing an additional 11,013,173 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 14,701,879 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,384,645,000 after purchasing an additional 401,381 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.63% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

PM has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Philip Morris International from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $200.00 target price on shares of Philip Morris International in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. UBS Group cut their target price on Philip Morris International from $181.50 to $168.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $205.00 target price on shares of Philip Morris International in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on Philip Morris International from $200.00 to $195.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $192.88.

Philip Morris International Stock Performance

NYSE PM opened at $183.01 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $285.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.74, a PEG ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.38. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $171.77 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $169.52. Philip Morris International Inc. has a 52 week low of $142.11 and a 52 week high of $193.05.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.96 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.13. Philip Morris International had a negative return on equity of 142.02% and a net margin of 11.61%.The firm had revenue of $10.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.95 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.69 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Philip Morris International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.360-8.510 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.020-2.070 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 8.4 EPS for the current year.

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.