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PM vs. CRON, MO, UVV, BTI, TPB, ISPR, XXII, KAVL, PG, and KO

Should you be buying Philip Morris International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Philip Morris International include Cronos Group (CRON), Altria Group (MO), Universal (UVV), British American Tobacco (BTI), Turning Point Brands (TPB), Ispire Technology (ISPR), 22nd Century Group (XXII), Kaival Brands Innovations Group (KAVL), Procter & Gamble (PG), and CocaCola (KO).

Philip Morris International vs. Its Competitors

Cronos Group (NASDAQ:CRON) and Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Cronos Group has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Philip Morris International has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Philip Morris International had 79 more articles in the media than Cronos Group. MarketBeat recorded 82 mentions for Philip Morris International and 3 mentions for Cronos Group. Philip Morris International's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Cronos Group's score of 0.65 indicating that Philip Morris International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cronos Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Philip Morris International
48 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
15 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Philip Morris International has higher revenue and earnings than Cronos Group. Cronos Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Philip Morris International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cronos Group$117.61M6.72$41.08M$0.1315.77
Philip Morris International$39.06B6.41$7.06B$5.2630.59

Philip Morris International has a consensus price target of $186.73, suggesting a potential upside of 16.04%. Given Philip Morris International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Philip Morris International is more favorable than Cronos Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cronos Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Philip Morris International
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92

Cronos Group has a net margin of 39.69% compared to Philip Morris International's net margin of 10.57%. Cronos Group's return on equity of -0.07% beat Philip Morris International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cronos Group39.69% -0.07% -0.07%
Philip Morris International 10.57%-120.86%16.83%

8.7% of Cronos Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Philip Morris International shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of Cronos Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Philip Morris International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Philip Morris International beats Cronos Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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PM vs. The Competition

MetricPhilip Morris InternationalTOBACCO IndustryStaples SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$250.72B$54.69B$16.19B$21.10B
Dividend Yield3.28%4.54%3.14%3.59%
P/E Ratio30.599.2820.1028.44
Price / Sales6.4141.5345.4958.59
Price / Cash20.7713.5615.0222.92
Price / Book-25.032.996.134.69
Net Income$7.06B$1.42B$691.82M$995.51M
7 Day Performance-9.98%-1.19%28.39%1.65%
1 Month Performance-10.90%-0.39%3.96%4.54%
1 Year Performance41.87%7.48%1.95%9.99%

Philip Morris International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PM
Philip Morris International
4.5335 of 5 stars
$160.92
-0.1%
$186.73
+16.0%
+42.1%$250.72B$39.06B30.5983,100Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
CRON
Cronos Group
1.9825 of 5 stars
$2.01
-2.0%
N/A-15.3%$775.22M$117.61M15.46450News Coverage
MO
Altria Group
4.3806 of 5 stars
$58.04
+0.1%
$56.75
-2.2%
+20.1%$97.77B$24.02B9.726,200Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
UVV
Universal
3.1371 of 5 stars
$54.45
-1.9%
N/A+2.7%$1.35B$2.95B14.4028,500News Coverage
BTI
British American Tobacco
3.0604 of 5 stars
$51.61
+0.5%
$33.00
-36.1%
+50.4%$106.46B$33.06B10.6048,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
TPB
Turning Point Brands
3.2696 of 5 stars
$78.10
-0.9%
$76.67
-1.8%
+106.6%$1.40B$360.66M34.25430Analyst Downgrade
High Trading Volume
ISPR
Ispire Technology
2.5779 of 5 stars
$2.89
-1.0%
$7.50
+159.5%
-60.3%$165.16M$151.91M-5.9069Positive News
XXII
22nd Century Group
0.8139 of 5 stars
$3.91
-20.2%
N/A-99.9%$1.99M$24.38M0.0080Gap Down
High Trading Volume
KAVL
Kaival Brands Innovations Group
N/A$0.51
-1.9%
N/A-56.9%$0.00$1.70M0.0010
PG
Procter & Gamble
4.7989 of 5 stars
$155.08
-0.3%
$176.84
+14.0%
-5.2%$363.59B$83.93B24.62108,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
KO
CocaCola
4.8742 of 5 stars
$69.88
-1.0%
$76.71
+9.8%
+4.7%$300.78B$47.06B27.9569,700Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume

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