Winning Points Advisors LLC Buys Shares of 4,510 Philip Morris International Inc. $PM

Winning Points Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 4,510 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $723,000. Philip Morris International comprises 0.7% of Winning Points Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of PM. 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 valued at $16,262,967,000 after acquiring 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 valued at $8,751,407,000 after acquiring an additional 11,013,173 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its position in Philip Morris International by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 132,355,726 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,230,315,000 after acquiring an additional 3,579,399 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its position in Philip Morris International by 36.3% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 9,301,112 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,491,898,000 after acquiring an additional 2,475,204 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in Philip Morris International by 1,547.2% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,260,217 shares of the company’s stock valued at $362,539,000 after acquiring an additional 2,123,002 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.63% of the company’s stock.

Philip Morris International Trading Down 1.1%

NYSE:PM opened at $180.94 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $172.08 and its 200-day moving average is $169.70. The stock has a market cap of $282.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.38. Philip Morris International Inc. has a 1-year low of $142.11 and a 1-year high of $193.05.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.96 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $10.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.95 billion. Philip Morris International had a negative return on equity of 142.02% and a net margin of 11.61%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.69 earnings per share. 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 analysts forecast that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 8.4 EPS for the current year.

Philip Morris International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 25th will be paid 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 is Thursday, June 25th. Philip Morris International’s payout ratio is currently 82.70%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on PM. UBS Group reduced their price target on Philip Morris International from $181.50 to $168.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 17th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on Philip Morris International from $200.00 to $195.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 10th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 price target on shares of Philip Morris International in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating on shares of Philip Morris International in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and set a $205.00 price target on shares of Philip Morris International in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Philip Morris International presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $192.88.

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.