Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC Buys Shares of 3,480 Philip Morris International Inc. $PM

Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PMFree Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 3,480 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $630,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in shares of Philip Morris International by 30.9% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 11,669,878 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,111,198,000 after purchasing an additional 2,755,662 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its position in Philip Morris International by 40.3% during the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 67,177 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,775,000 after purchasing an additional 19,309 shares in the last quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in Philip Morris International in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $505,000. New York Life Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Philip Morris International by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 216,613 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,745,000 after purchasing an additional 7,600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in Philip Morris International by 31.1% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 8,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,027,000 after buying an additional 2,023 shares in the last quarter. 78.63% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on PM. UBS Group boosted their target price 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, July 2nd. Citigroup increased their price target on Philip Morris International from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Philip Morris International in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Philip Morris International from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on Philip Morris International from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $205.89.

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Philip Morris International Trading Up 0.8%

NYSE PM opened at $192.02 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $187.21 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $178.79. Philip Morris International Inc. has a 12 month low of $142.11 and a 12 month high of $207.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $299.28 billion, a PE ratio of 27.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 0.38.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PMGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The company reported $2.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.15. Philip Morris International had a negative return on equity of 163.41% and a net margin of 11.06%.The company had revenue of $11.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.60 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.89 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. Philip Morris International has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.25 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 8.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Philip Morris International Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were given a dividend of $1.47 per share. This represents a $5.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 25th. Philip Morris International’s dividend payout ratio is currently 84.48%.

Philip Morris International Company Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM)

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