Philip Morris International Inc. $PM Shares Acquired by World Investment Advisors

World Investment Advisors boosted its stake in Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) by 2.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 118,131 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,864 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Philip Morris International were worth $19,532,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Capital International Investors boosted its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 13.7% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 101,377,875 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,262,967,000 after acquiring an additional 12,227,004 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its position in Philip Morris International by 25.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 54,559,706 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,751,407,000 after purchasing an additional 11,013,173 shares during the period. Capital World Investors boosted its stake in 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. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its position in shares of Philip Morris International by 36.3% during the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 9,301,112 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,491,898,000 after purchasing an additional 2,475,204 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC increased its position in shares of Philip Morris International by 1,547.2% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,260,217 shares of the company’s stock valued at $362,539,000 after purchasing an additional 2,123,002 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.63% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PM has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Philip Morris International from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $200.00 price target on shares of Philip Morris International in a 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. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Philip Morris International from $168.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Philip Morris International from $200.00 to $195.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 10th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Philip Morris International has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $194.62.

Philip Morris International Stock Up 0.1%

PM opened at $182.52 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $284.47 billion, a PE ratio of 25.67, a P/E/G ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.38. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $178.93 and a 200-day simple moving average of $172.67. Philip Morris International Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $142.11 and a fifty-two week high of $193.05.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 company had revenue of $10.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.95 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.69 earnings per share. Philip Morris International’s revenue for the quarter 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 anticipate that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 8.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Philip Morris International Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 25th will be issued a dividend of $1.47 per share. This represents a $5.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 25th. Philip Morris International’s payout ratio is presently 82.70%.

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.