Philip Morris International Inc. $PM Stake Lifted by Capital International Inc. CA

Capital International Inc. CA grew its holdings in Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) by 5.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,750,489 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 94,401 shares during the period. Philip Morris International makes up about 2.2% of Capital International Inc. CA’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Capital International Inc. CA owned about 0.11% of Philip Morris International worth $280,778,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Philip Morris International by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 145,262,397 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,300,088,000 after purchasing an additional 1,793,949 shares during the period. Capital World Investors raised its position in shares of Philip Morris International by 2.2% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 128,776,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,887,743,000 after purchasing an additional 2,714,674 shares during the period. Capital International Investors raised its position in shares of Philip Morris International by 13.7% in the fourth 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 raised its position in shares of 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 valued at $7,063,263,000 after purchasing an additional 2,911,835 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its position in shares of Philip Morris International by 2.8% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 14,701,879 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,384,645,000 after purchasing an additional 401,381 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 78.63% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

PM has been the topic of several research reports. 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. 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. Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Philip Morris International in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Philip Morris International from $181.50 to $168.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Philip Morris International from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $192.88.

Philip Morris International Stock Performance

Shares of PM opened at $178.66 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $278.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.13, a PEG ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.38. Philip Morris International Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $142.11 and a fifty-two week high of $193.05. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $170.84 and a 200-day moving average price of $168.91.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $10.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.95 billion. Philip Morris International had a net margin of 11.61% and a negative return on equity of 142.02%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.69 EPS. 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. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 8.4 earnings per share for the current year.

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.