Philip Morris International Inc. $PM Position Increased by Bogart Wealth LLC

Key Points

• Bogart Wealth LLC increased its stake in Philip Morris by 512% in Q4, adding 47,042 shares to hold 56,230 shares valued at about $9.02 million.
• Philip Morris beat quarterly expectations, reporting $1.96 EPS vs. $1.83 est. and $10.15B in revenue (+9.1% YoY), set FY2026 EPS guidance of 8.36–8.51, and pays a $1.47 quarterly dividend (3.5% yield).
• Insider selling: CFO Emmanuel Babeau sold 33,800 shares and CEO Jacek Olczak sold 80,000 shares on Feb 19 (roughly $20.7M total), cutting their holdings by 17.05% and 11.23%, respectively.

Bogart Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM - Free Report) by 512.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 56,230 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 47,042 shares during the period. Bogart Wealth LLC's holdings in Philip Morris International were worth $9,019,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Philip Morris International by 10.3% during the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 549,481 shares of the company's stock valued at $84,922,000 after buying an additional 51,399 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group raised its holdings 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 in the last quarter. Trajan Wealth LLC raised its holdings 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 in the last quarter. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Philip Morris International by 53.0% during the third quarter. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,772 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,505,000 after buying an additional 9,622 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. raised its holdings 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 in the last quarter. 78.63% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Emmanuel Babeau sold 33,800 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.61, for a total transaction 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Jacek Olczak sold 80,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 19th. The shares were 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 ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.13% of the company's stock.

Philip Morris International Stock Performance

Philip Morris International stock opened at $166.02 on Wednesday. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $168.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $164.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $258.74 billion, a PE ratio of 23.35, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.43. Philip Morris International Inc. has a 52 week low of $142.11 and a 52 week high of $191.30.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM - Get Free Report) 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 business 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 13.42%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $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. Research analysts forecast that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 8.45 earnings per share for the current year.

Philip Morris International Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 19th were issued a dividend of $1.47 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 19th. This represents a $5.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.5%. Philip Morris International's payout ratio is presently 82.70%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have weighed in on PM shares. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price 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. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Philip Morris International from $205.00 to $190.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 17th. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Philip Morris International in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating and set a $205.00 target price on shares of Philip Morris International in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $200.00 price objective on shares of Philip Morris International in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $192.56.

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.

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