Capital International Sarl Acquires 48,976 Shares of Philip Morris International Inc. $PM

Capital International Sarl raised its holdings in Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) by 8.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 660,238 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 48,976 shares during the quarter. Philip Morris International accounts for 1.7% of Capital International Sarl’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. Capital International Sarl’s holdings in Philip Morris International were worth $105,902,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of PM. Capital International Investors grew its stake in Philip Morris International by 13.7% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 101,377,875 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,262,967,000 after purchasing an additional 12,227,004 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors grew its stake in shares of Philip Morris International by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 43,546,533 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,063,263,000 after acquiring an additional 2,911,835 shares during the period. Capital World Investors grew its stake in shares of Philip Morris International by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 128,776,327 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,887,743,000 after acquiring an additional 2,714,674 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its stake 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 worth $1,491,898,000 after acquiring an additional 2,475,204 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake 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 worth $362,539,000 after acquiring an additional 2,123,002 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 78.63% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on PM shares. 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. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Philip Morris International from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Bank of America reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Philip Morris International in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Citigroup increased their price target on Philip Morris International from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price objective on Philip Morris International from $181.50 to $168.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 17th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $192.88.

Philip Morris International Stock Performance

Shares of PM opened at $178.66 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $170.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $168.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $278.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.38. Philip Morris International Inc. has a 52-week low of $142.11 and a 52-week high of $193.05.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $10.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.95 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.69 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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, research analysts forecast that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 8.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.