Vision Financial Markets LLC Has $166,000 Stake in Philip Morris International Inc. $PM

Vision Financial Markets LLC lessened its stake in Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) by 73.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,022 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,900 shares during the quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC’s holdings in Philip Morris International were worth $166,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in PM. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in Philip Morris International by 1.2% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 490,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,354,000 after purchasing an additional 5,681 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Philip Morris International by 10.3% during the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 549,481 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,922,000 after buying an additional 51,399 shares during the last quarter. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Philip Morris International by 53.0% during the 3rd quarter. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,772 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,505,000 after buying an additional 9,622 shares in the last quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. increased its stake in Philip Morris International by 295.8% in the 2nd quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 67,717 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,333,000 after buying an additional 50,610 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Philip Morris International by 88.9% during the second quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 2,138,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $389,415,000 after buying an additional 1,006,014 shares during the last quarter. 78.63% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $181.50 price objective on shares of Philip Morris International in a research note on Monday. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Philip Morris International from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $205.00 price target on shares of Philip Morris International in a research note on Monday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Philip Morris International in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $200.00 price objective on Philip Morris International in a research report on Monday. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Philip Morris International has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $194.06.

Philip Morris International Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSE PM opened at $182.57 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $284.20 billion, a PE ratio of 25.11, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.39. Philip Morris International Inc. has a twelve month low of $142.11 and a twelve month high of $186.69. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $165.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of $161.79.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The company reported $1.70 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.70. Philip Morris International had a net margin of 12.09% and a negative return on equity of 130.95%. The business had revenue of $10.36 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.40 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.55 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 analysts predict that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 7.14 earnings per share for the current year.

Philip Morris International Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 14th. Investors of record on Friday, December 26th were given a $1.47 dividend. This represents a $5.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 26th. Philip Morris International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 80.88%.

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.