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Greenleaf Trust Has $5.57 Million Stock Holdings in Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM)

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Greenleaf Trust grew its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM - Free Report) by 4.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 35,116 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 1,645 shares during the period. Greenleaf Trust's holdings in Philip Morris International were worth $5,574,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Philip Morris International by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 139,432,392 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,780,688,000 after purchasing an additional 1,167,810 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its stake in shares of Philip Morris International by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 122,584,210 shares of the company's stock valued at $14,752,926,000 after purchasing an additional 4,216,586 shares in the last quarter. GQG Partners LLC raised its holdings in Philip Morris International by 14.3% during the fourth quarter. GQG Partners LLC now owns 48,746,809 shares of the company's stock worth $5,866,678,000 after purchasing an additional 6,092,558 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Philip Morris International by 9.9% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 35,286,582 shares of the company's stock worth $4,241,837,000 after purchasing an additional 3,185,258 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in Philip Morris International by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 17,276,790 shares of the company's stock worth $2,079,262,000 after purchasing an additional 516,617 shares in the last quarter. 78.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently commented on PM. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Philip Morris International in a report on Wednesday. They set a "buy" rating and a $220.00 target price on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Philip Morris International from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Philip Morris International from $182.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. Argus upgraded shares of Philip Morris International from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, March 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $182.00 price target (up from $156.00) on shares of Philip Morris International in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Philip Morris International has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $185.73.

Read Our Latest Analysis on Philip Morris International

Philip Morris International Trading Up 1.6%

NYSE:PM traded up $2.87 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $180.85. 5,208,523 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,637,079. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $177.87 and a 200 day moving average price of $156.13. Philip Morris International Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $102.75 and a fifty-two week high of $186.69. The firm has a market cap of $281.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.29, a PEG ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 0.51.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $1.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.08. Philip Morris International had a net margin of 8.43% and a negative return on equity of 122.40%. The company had revenue of $9.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.10 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.50 EPS. The company's revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 7.14 EPS for the current year.

Philip Morris International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 27th will be issued a $1.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 27th. This represents a $5.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.99%. Philip Morris International's dividend payout ratio is 111.34%.

Philip Morris International Profile

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Philip Morris International Inc operates as a tobacco company working to delivers a smoke-free future and evolving portfolio for the long-term to include products outside of the tobacco and nicotine sector. The company's product portfolio primarily consists of cigarettes and smoke-free products, including heat-not-burn, vapor, and oral nicotine products primarily under the IQOS and ZYN brands; and consumer accessories, such as lighters and matches.

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