Philip Morris International (PM) Competitors

Altria Group has a net margin of 34.34% compared to Philip Morris International's net margin of 11.61%. Philip Morris International's return on equity of -142.02% beat Altria Group's return on equity.

Philip Morris International currently has a consensus price target of $192.88, suggesting a potential upside of 4.59%. Altria Group has a consensus price target of $70.44, suggesting a potential downside of 1.93%. Given Philip Morris International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Philip Morris International is more favorable than Altria Group.

Philip Morris International pays an annual dividend of $5.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Altria Group pays an annual dividend of $4.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Philip Morris International pays out 82.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Altria Group pays out 88.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Philip Morris International has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years and Altria Group has increased its dividend for 56 consecutive years. Altria Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Philip Morris International has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Altria Group has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Altria Group had 20 more articles in the media than Philip Morris International. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Altria Group and 17 mentions for Philip Morris International. Altria Group's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Philip Morris International's score of 1.08 indicating that Altria Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Philip Morris International has higher revenue and earnings than Altria Group. Altria 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.

78.6% of Philip Morris International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of Altria Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Philip Morris International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Altria Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

78.6% of Philip Morris International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Universal shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Philip Morris International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Universal shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Philip Morris International had 10 more articles in the media than Universal. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Philip Morris International and 7 mentions for Universal. Philip Morris International's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Universal's score of 0.10 indicating that Philip Morris International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Philip Morris International pays an annual dividend of $5.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Universal pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Philip Morris International pays out 82.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Universal pays out 254.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Philip Morris International has raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years and Universal has raised its dividend for 56 consecutive years. Universal is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Philip Morris International has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Universal has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

Philip Morris International presently has a consensus target price of $192.88, suggesting a potential upside of 4.59%. Given Philip Morris International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Philip Morris International is more favorable than Universal.

Philip Morris International has a net margin of 11.61% compared to Universal's net margin of 1.12%. Universal's return on equity of 4.43% beat Philip Morris International's return on equity.

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

Philip Morris International has higher revenue and earnings than British American Tobacco.

16.2% of British American Tobacco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Philip Morris International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of British American Tobacco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Philip Morris International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Philip Morris International had 12 more articles in the media than British American Tobacco. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Philip Morris International and 5 mentions for British American Tobacco. Philip Morris International's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat British American Tobacco's score of 0.48 indicating that Philip Morris International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

British American Tobacco presently has a consensus target price of $51.00, indicating a potential downside of 18.09%. Philip Morris International has a consensus target price of $192.88, indicating a potential upside of 4.59%. Given Philip Morris International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Philip Morris International is more favorable than British American Tobacco.

British American Tobacco pays an annual dividend of $3.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Philip Morris International pays an annual dividend of $5.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Philip Morris International pays out 82.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Philip Morris International has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years.

British American Tobacco has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Philip Morris International has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

Philip Morris International has a net margin of 11.61% compared to British American Tobacco's net margin of 0.00%. British American Tobacco's return on equity of 0.00% beat Philip Morris International's return on equity.

In the previous week, Philip Morris International had 13 more articles in the media than Turning Point Brands. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Philip Morris International and 4 mentions for Turning Point Brands. Philip Morris International's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Turning Point Brands' score of -0.44 indicating that Philip Morris International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Philip Morris International has a net margin of 11.61% compared to Turning Point Brands' net margin of 11.53%. Turning Point Brands' return on equity of 16.54% beat Philip Morris International's return on equity.

Philip Morris International has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Turning Point Brands has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

78.6% of Philip Morris International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Turning Point Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Philip Morris International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Turning Point Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Philip Morris International pays an annual dividend of $5.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Turning Point Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Philip Morris International pays out 82.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Turning Point Brands pays out 10.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Philip Morris International has raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years and Turning Point Brands has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Philip Morris International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Philip Morris International presently has a consensus price target of $192.88, suggesting a potential upside of 4.59%. Turning Point Brands has a consensus price target of $118.75, suggesting a potential upside of 44.32%. Given Turning Point Brands' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Turning Point Brands is more favorable than Philip Morris International.