Kera Capital Partners Inc. Purchases New Holdings in Philip Morris International Inc. $PM

Kera Capital Partners Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 2,541 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $463,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Private Client Services LLC increased its stake in Philip Morris International by 33.8% during the 2nd quarter. Private Client Services LLC now owns 3,821 shares of the company’s stock valued at $696,000 after purchasing an additional 965 shares in the last quarter. Real Talk Capital LLC increased its stake in Philip Morris International by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Real Talk Capital LLC now owns 3,891 shares of the company’s stock valued at $618,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Philip Morris International by 20.4% during the 1st quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 1,364,329 shares of the company’s stock valued at $216,560,000 after purchasing an additional 231,082 shares in the last quarter. Ridgepath Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Philip Morris International by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Ridgepath Capital Management LLC now owns 39,102 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,207,000 after purchasing an additional 448 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Militia Capital Partners LP bought a new stake in Philip Morris International during the 1st quarter valued at about $1,587,000. 78.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Philip Morris International Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of PM stock opened at $166.18 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $168.89 and a 200-day moving average price of $167.64. Philip Morris International Inc. has a 52 week low of $116.12 and a 52 week high of $186.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $258.67 billion, a PE ratio of 31.59, a P/E/G ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 0.49.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The company reported $1.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.86 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $10.14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.33 billion. Philip Morris International had a net margin of 9.03% and a negative return on equity of 120.86%. The firm’s revenue was up 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.59 earnings per share. Philip Morris International has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.080-2.130 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 7.14 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of Philip Morris International in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. They set a “buy” rating and a $220.00 price objective for the company. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Philip Morris International from $182.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Philip Morris International in a research note on Thursday, September 4th. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Philip Morris International from $177.00 to $166.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Philip Morris International from $225.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $184.91.

Philip Morris International Profile

Philip Morris International Inc operates as a tobacco company working to delivers a smoke-free future and evolving portfolio for the long-term to include products outside of the tobacco and nicotine sector. The company's product portfolio primarily consists of cigarettes and smoke-free products, including heat-not-burn, vapor, and oral nicotine products primarily under the IQOS and ZYN brands; and consumer accessories, such as lighters and matches.