First National Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 3,432 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $550,000.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in PM. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its holdings in Philip Morris International by 7.2% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 43,546,533 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,063,263,000 after purchasing an additional 2,911,835 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in Philip Morris International by 2.2% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 128,776,327 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,887,743,000 after purchasing an additional 2,714,674 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in Philip Morris International by 36.3% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 9,301,112 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,491,898,000 after purchasing an additional 2,475,204 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in Philip Morris International by 1,547.2% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,260,217 shares of the company’s stock worth $362,539,000 after purchasing an additional 2,123,002 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lone Pine Capital LLC boosted its holdings in Philip Morris International by 67.3% in the third quarter. Lone Pine Capital LLC now owns 4,614,443 shares of the company’s stock worth $748,463,000 after purchasing an additional 1,856,749 shares in the last quarter. 78.63% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling at Philip Morris International
In other news, CFO Emmanuel Babeau sold 33,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.61, for a total transaction of $6,138,418.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 164,463 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,868,125.43. The trade was a 17.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Jacek Olczak sold 80,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.18, for a total transaction of $14,574,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 632,344 shares in the company, valued at approximately $115,200,429.92. The trade was a 11.23% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.13% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Philip Morris International Stock Up 2.7%
Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $10.15 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.95 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.69 EPS. The firm’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. Analysts anticipate that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 8.45 EPS for the current year.
Philip Morris International Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 19th were paid a dividend of $1.47 per share. This represents a $5.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 19th. Philip Morris International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 82.70%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of brokerages recently issued reports on PM. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Philip Morris International from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Philip Morris International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $220.00 to $180.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $205.00 price target on shares of Philip Morris International in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on shares of Philip Morris International from $200.00 to $195.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $200.00 price target on shares of Philip Morris International in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $192.56.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Philip Morris International
About Philip Morris International
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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