Philip Morris International Inc. $PM Position Lowered by Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC decreased its stake in shares of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) by 10.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 33,152 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,752 shares during the period. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC’s holdings in Philip Morris International were worth $5,318,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of PM. Marks Group Wealth Management Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Philip Morris International in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $213,000. Waddell & Associates LLC grew its position in Philip Morris International by 43.0% in the fourth quarter. Waddell & Associates LLC now owns 3,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $640,000 after buying an additional 1,200 shares during the last quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. grew its position in Philip Morris International by 21.3% in the fourth quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 9,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,538,000 after buying an additional 1,683 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in Philip Morris International by 106.4% in the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 711,035 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,050,000 after buying an additional 366,511 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Contrarius Group Holdings Ltd grew its position in Philip Morris International by 32.5% in the fourth quarter. Contrarius Group Holdings Ltd now owns 50,395 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,083,000 after buying an additional 12,367 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.63% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have issued reports on PM shares. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Philip Morris International from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Philip Morris International in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $200.00 price target on shares of Philip Morris International in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating on shares of Philip Morris International in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Philip Morris International from $181.50 to $168.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $192.88.

Philip Morris International Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of NYSE:PM opened at $178.25 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $171.40 and a two-hundred day moving average of $169.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $277.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.38. Philip Morris International Inc. has a 12-month low of $142.11 and a 12-month high of $193.05.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $10.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.95 billion. Philip Morris International had a net margin of 11.61% and a negative return on equity of 142.02%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.69 EPS. 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. Equities research analysts expect that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 8.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Philip Morris International Company 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.