Philip Morris International - PM Stock Forecast, Price & News

7 Wall Street equities research 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 equities research 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 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Philip Morris International's stock. Their PM share price forecasts range from $99.00 to $120.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $108.89 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 31.2% from the stock's current price.
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Philip Morris International's stock was trading at $95.00 at the start of the year. Since then, PM shares have decreased by 12.6% and is now trading at $83.01.
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Philip Morris International saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,710,000 shares, an increase of 21.6% from the August 31st total of 6,340,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,210,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 20th 2022.
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Philip Morris International will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, October 20th at 9:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 21st. The company reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $7.83 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.76 billion. Philip Morris International had a net margin of 11.05% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 115.36%. The business's quarterly revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.57 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 paid 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 6.12%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 27th. This is an increase 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 5.90%. 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 87.29%. 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 85.96% 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 has authorized a stock repurchase program on Friday, June 11th 2021, which allows the company to repurchase $7,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 4.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Philip Morris International updated its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Friday, July, 29th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $5.23-$5.34 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $5.45. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

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."

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One share of PM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $83.01.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) has a market capitalization of $128.68 billion and generates $82.22 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $9.11 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.82 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.