Philip Morris International Inc. $PM Shares Purchased by Chesley Taft & Associates LLC

Chesley Taft & Associates LLC lifted its stake in Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) by 70.9% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 11,270 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,674 shares during the period. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC’s holdings in Philip Morris International were worth $1,808,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of PM. Cypress Wealth Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Cypress Wealth Services LLC now owns 7,855 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,260,000 after buying an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. Woodward Diversified Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Philip Morris International by 16.9% in the 4th quarter. Woodward Diversified Capital LLC now owns 8,494 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,362,000 after acquiring an additional 1,226 shares during the period. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. raised its stake in Philip Morris International by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. now owns 32,507 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,214,000 after acquiring an additional 2,136 shares during the last quarter. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Philip Morris International by 7.8% in the 4th quarter. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,099 shares of the company’s stock worth $337,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EdgeRock Capital LLC lifted its position in Philip Morris International by 8.4% during the 4th quarter. EdgeRock Capital LLC now owns 1,656 shares of the company’s stock worth $266,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares during the period. 78.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Philip Morris International Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of PM opened at $163.62 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $255.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.51, a PEG ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 0.38. Philip Morris International Inc. has a 52 week low of $142.11 and a 52 week high of $191.30. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $176.60 and its 200-day moving average price is $164.21.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.70. Philip Morris International had a negative return on equity of 130.95% and a net margin of 12.09%.The company had revenue of $10.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.40 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.55 earnings per share. Philip Morris International’s quarterly revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. Philip Morris International has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.800-1.850 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.380-8.530 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 7.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Philip Morris International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 19th will be issued a dividend of $1.47 per share. This represents a $5.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 19th. Philip Morris International’s payout ratio is 80.88%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Philip Morris International

In related news, CFO Emmanuel Babeau sold 33,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.61, for a total value of $6,138,418.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 164,463 shares in the company, valued at $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 is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Jacek Olczak sold 80,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 632,344 shares in the company, valued at $115,200,429.92. This trade represents a 11.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 0.13% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

PM has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $205.00 price target on shares of Philip Morris International in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Citigroup upped their target price on Philip Morris International from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Philip Morris International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $220.00 to $180.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on shares of Philip Morris International from $190.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $200.00 price objective on shares of Philip Morris International in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Philip Morris International presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $196.83.

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.