Advyzon Investment Management LLC Increases Position in Philip Morris International Inc. $PM

Advyzon Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) by 72.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,204 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,285 shares during the quarter. Advyzon Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Philip Morris International were worth $1,655,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 1.2% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 490,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,354,000 after buying an additional 5,681 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Philip Morris International by 10.3% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 549,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,922,000 after buying an additional 51,399 shares in the last quarter. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Philip Morris International by 53.0% during the third quarter. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,772 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,505,000 after acquiring an additional 9,622 shares during the last quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. grew its stake in Philip Morris International by 295.8% during the 2nd quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 67,717 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,333,000 after acquiring an additional 50,610 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. raised its holdings in Philip Morris International by 23.6% in the 3rd quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 43,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,125,000 after acquiring an additional 8,392 shares during the last quarter. 78.63% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on PM shares. Citigroup boosted their target price on Philip Morris International from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Philip Morris International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 10th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $205.00 target price on shares of Philip Morris International in a report on Monday, February 9th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $200.00 target price on Philip Morris International in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Philip Morris International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $220.00 to $180.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $194.06.

Philip Morris International Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of Philip Morris International stock opened at $183.35 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $285.41 billion, a PE ratio of 25.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.39. Philip Morris International Inc. has a 52 week low of $142.11 and a 52 week high of $190.98. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $170.72 and its 200-day simple moving average is $163.09.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 6th. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.40 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.55 EPS. 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. As a group, equities analysts expect 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 26th were issued a $1.47 dividend. This represents a $5.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 26th. Philip Morris International’s dividend payout ratio is currently 80.88%.

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.