Capital International Inc. CA Increases Stock Holdings in Philip Morris International Inc. $PM

Capital International Inc. CA lifted its holdings in Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) by 13.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,656,088 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 201,368 shares during the quarter. Philip Morris International makes up about 2.1% of Capital International Inc. CA’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Capital International Inc. CA owned 0.11% of Philip Morris International worth $268,617,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of PM. Second Line Capital LLC grew its holdings in Philip Morris International by 4.8% in the second quarter. Second Line Capital LLC now owns 1,338 shares of the company’s stock worth $245,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the period. Meridian Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 3.1% during the second quarter. Meridian Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $375,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. Bernardo Wealth Planning LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 1.8% during the second quarter. Bernardo Wealth Planning LLC now owns 3,584 shares of the company’s stock valued at $653,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG boosted its position in shares of Philip Morris International by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG now owns 4,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $803,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nia Impact Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Philip Morris International by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. Nia Impact Advisors LLC now owns 1,577 shares of the company’s stock worth $287,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. 78.63% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Philip Morris International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $220.00 to $180.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $181.50 target price on shares of Philip Morris International in a report on Monday, February 9th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $200.00 price target on Philip Morris International in a report on Monday, February 9th. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Philip Morris International from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $205.00 price objective on shares of Philip Morris International in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Philip Morris International currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $196.83.

Philip Morris International Trading Up 1.8%

Philip Morris International stock opened at $173.07 on Tuesday. Philip Morris International Inc. has a 12 month low of $142.11 and a 12 month high of $191.30. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $175.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $164.01. The firm has a market cap of $269.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.81, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.38.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.70. Philip Morris International had a negative return on equity of 130.95% and a net margin of 12.09%.The firm had revenue of $10.36 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.40 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.55 earnings per share. The company’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. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 7.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Philip Morris International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 19th will be paid a $1.47 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 19th. This represents a $5.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.4%. Philip Morris International’s payout ratio is currently 80.88%.

Insider Activity at Philip Morris International

In other news, CFO Emmanuel Babeau sold 33,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 164,463 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $29,868,125.43. The trade was a 17.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Jacek Olczak sold 80,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 632,344 shares in the company, valued at $115,200,429.92. This represents a 11.23% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.13% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.