Orographic Financial Advisors LLC Makes New $1.21 Million Investment in Philip Morris International Inc. $PM

Orographic Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor purchased 7,225 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,205,000.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 145,262,397 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,300,088,000 after purchasing an additional 1,793,949 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in Philip Morris International by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 132,355,726 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,230,315,000 after buying an additional 3,579,399 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors grew its position in Philip Morris International by 13.7% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 101,377,875 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,262,967,000 after buying an additional 12,227,004 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors grew its position in Philip Morris International by 25.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 54,559,706 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,751,407,000 after buying an additional 11,013,173 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 12.0% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 17,230,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,848,919,000 after buying an additional 1,847,421 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.63% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on PM. Barclays increased their price objective on Philip Morris International from $205.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. UBS Group boosted their target price on Philip Morris International from $168.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on Philip Morris International from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. BTIG Research set a $221.00 price target on Philip Morris International and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Philip Morris International in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $205.89.

Philip Morris International Stock Performance

Philip Morris International stock opened at $192.12 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $183.34 and a 200 day moving average price of $176.67. Philip Morris International Inc. has a 52 week low of $142.11 and a 52 week high of $207.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $299.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.60, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.38.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The company reported $2.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.15. Philip Morris International had a net margin of 11.06% and a negative return on equity of 163.41%. The firm had revenue of $11.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.60 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.89 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Philip Morris International has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.25 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 8.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Philip Morris International Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were issued a dividend of $1.47 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $5.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%. Philip Morris International’s payout ratio is currently 84.48%.

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.