Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS Has $58.08 Million Stock Holdings in Philip Morris International Inc. $PM

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS decreased its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) by 3.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 362,083 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,711 shares during the period. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS’s holdings in Philip Morris International were worth $58,078,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Schroder Investment Management Group raised its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 10.2% in the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 302,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,251,000 after purchasing an additional 27,979 shares during the last quarter. Trajan Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 31.2% in the third quarter. Trajan Wealth LLC now owns 132,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,458,000 after purchasing an additional 31,490 shares during the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. raised its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 23.6% in the third quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 43,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,125,000 after purchasing an additional 8,392 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 22.2% in the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 630,583 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,146,000 after purchasing an additional 114,618 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 40.3% in the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 67,177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,775,000 after purchasing an additional 19,309 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.63% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently commented on PM shares. Bank of America reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Philip Morris International in a report on Thursday, May 21st. UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Philip Morris International from $181.50 to $168.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 17th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $200.00 target price on shares of Philip Morris International in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of Philip Morris International from $205.00 to $190.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Philip Morris International from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $192.56.

Philip Morris International Stock Performance

NYSE PM opened at $177.67 on Friday. Philip Morris International Inc. has a 52-week low of $142.11 and a 52-week high of $193.05. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $169.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of $168.22. The company has a market capitalization of $276.91 billion, a PE ratio of 24.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.37.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $10.15 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.69 earnings per share. 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. As a group, analysts forecast that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 8.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Philip Morris International Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 19th were issued a $1.47 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 19th. This represents a $5.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.3%. Philip Morris International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 82.70%.

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.