Aventura Private Wealth LLC Buys Shares of 5,465 Philip Morris International Inc. $PM

Aventura Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 5,465 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $877,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its holdings 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 valued at $7,063,263,000 after acquiring an additional 2,911,835 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 2.2% during 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 last quarter. Lone Pine Capital LLC lifted its position in Philip Morris International by 67.3% during the third quarter. Lone Pine Capital LLC now owns 4,614,443 shares of the company’s stock valued at $748,463,000 after purchasing an additional 1,856,749 shares during the period. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main lifted its position in Philip Morris International by 69.0% during the second quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 4,512,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $821,826,000 after purchasing an additional 1,842,754 shares during the period. Finally, Nomura Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in Philip Morris International by 6,821.6% in the third quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 1,490,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $241,804,000 after purchasing an additional 1,469,239 shares during the last quarter. 78.63% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Philip Morris International

In related news, CFO Emmanuel Babeau sold 33,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.61, for a total value of $6,138,418.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 164,463 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $29,868,125.43. This represents a 17.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Jacek Olczak sold 80,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.18, for a total value of $14,574,400.00. Following the transaction, 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.13% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have commented on PM. Stifel Nicolaus set a $200.00 target price on shares of Philip Morris International in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Philip Morris International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $220.00 to $180.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Wall Street Zen cut Philip Morris International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 10th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Philip Morris International in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on Philip Morris International from $190.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Philip Morris International presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $196.83.

Philip Morris International Price Performance

NYSE:PM opened at $162.90 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $177.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $164.20. Philip Morris International Inc. has a 1-year low of $142.11 and a 1-year high of $191.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $253.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.41, a PEG ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 0.38.

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

Philip Morris International Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 19th will be paid a dividend of $1.47 per share. This represents a $5.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 19th. Philip Morris International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.