Philip Morris International - PM Stock Forecast, Price & News

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Philip Morris International in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" PM shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in PM, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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7 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Philip Morris International's stock. Their PM share price forecasts range from $95.00 to $120.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $107.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.1% from the stock's current price.
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Philip Morris International's stock was trading at $95.00 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PM stock has increased by 9.8% and is now trading at $104.30.
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Philip Morris International saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 10,210,000 shares, an increase of 16.3% from the October 15th total of 8,780,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,270,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.4 days. Approximately 0.7% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 9th 2023.
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Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 20th. The company reported $1.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.15. The company earned $8.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.30 billion. Philip Morris International had a net margin of 10.73% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 118.75%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.58 earnings per share.
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Philip Morris International declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, September 14th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 28th will be given a dividend of $1.27 per share on Wednesday, October 12th. This represents a $5.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 27th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $1.25.
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Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) pays an annual dividend of $5.08 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.96%. PM has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 13 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 90.55%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, PM will have a dividend payout ratio of 88.97% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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Philip Morris International declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Friday, June 11th 2021, which authorizes the company to buyback $7,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 4.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

695 employees have rated Philip Morris International Chief Executive Officer André Calantzopoulos on Glassdoor.com. André Calantzopoulos has an approval rating of 86% among the company's employees.

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Philip Morris International trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PM."

Philip Morris International's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.55%), BlackRock Inc. (6.51%), State Street Corp (3.73%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (2.29%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.04%) and Cibc World Markets Corp (0.87%). Insiders that own company stock include Andre Calantzopoulos, Drago Azinovic, Louis C Camilleri, Marc S Firestone, Marian Salzman, Mario Masseroli, Martin G King, Stacey Kennedy and Wilde Frederic De.
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Shares of PM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of PM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $104.30.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) has a market capitalization of $161.69 billion and generates $82.22 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $9.11 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.61 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 69,600 workers across the globe.

Philip Morris International's mailing address is 120 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY, 10017. The official website for the company is www.pmi.com. The company can be reached via phone at (917) 663-2000 or via email at investorrelations@pmi.com.