O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Sells 50,915 Shares of Philip Morris International Inc. $PM

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) by 12.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 366,917 shares of the company’s stock after selling 50,915 shares during the quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Philip Morris International were worth $58,853,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Schroder Investment Management Group grew its position in Philip Morris International by 10.2% during the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 302,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,251,000 after buying an additional 27,979 shares during the period. Trajan Wealth LLC grew its position in Philip Morris International by 31.2% during the third quarter. Trajan Wealth LLC now owns 132,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,458,000 after buying an additional 31,490 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. grew its position in Philip Morris International by 23.6% during the third quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 43,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,125,000 after buying an additional 8,392 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. grew its position in Philip Morris International by 22.2% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 630,583 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,146,000 after buying an additional 114,618 shares during the period. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its position in Philip Morris International by 40.3% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 67,177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,775,000 after buying an additional 19,309 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 78.63% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PM has been the subject of several research reports. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Philip Morris International from $181.50 to $168.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and set a $205.00 price target on shares of Philip Morris International in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Philip Morris International in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 price objective on shares of Philip Morris International in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of Philip Morris International from $200.00 to $195.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 10th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $192.88.

Philip Morris International Stock Up 0.2%

NYSE PM opened at $178.66 on Monday. Philip Morris International Inc. has a 52 week low of $142.11 and a 52 week high of $193.05. The company has a market cap of $278.45 billion, a PE ratio of 25.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.38. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $170.84 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $169.02.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.13. Philip Morris International had a net margin of 11.61% and a negative return on equity of 142.02%. The firm had revenue of $10.15 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.95 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.69 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. Philip Morris International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.360-8.510 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.020-2.070 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 8.4 EPS for the current year.

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.