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 has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Altria Group has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

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 5.8%. 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 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 owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of Altria Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Philip Morris International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Altria Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Philip Morris International presently has a consensus target price of $194.63, suggesting a potential upside of 6.63%. Altria Group has a consensus target price of $70.44, suggesting a potential downside of 3.19%. Given Philip Morris International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Philip Morris International is more favorable than Altria Group.

In the previous week, Philip Morris International had 13 more articles in the media than Altria Group. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Philip Morris International and 17 mentions for Altria Group. Altria Group's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Philip Morris International's score of 0.56 indicating that Altria Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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.

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Philip Morris International had 9 more articles in the media than Universal. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Philip Morris International and 21 mentions for Universal. Universal's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Philip Morris International's score of 0.56 indicating that Universal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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 6.3%. 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 currently has a consensus price target of $194.63, indicating a potential upside of 6.63%. Given Philip Morris International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Philip Morris International is more favorable than Universal.

In the previous week, Philip Morris International had 22 more articles in the media than British American Tobacco. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Philip Morris International and 8 mentions for British American Tobacco. Philip Morris International's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat British American Tobacco's score of -0.24 indicating that Philip Morris International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Philip Morris International pays an annual dividend of $5.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. British American Tobacco pays an annual dividend of $3.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. 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.

Philip Morris International currently has a consensus price target of $194.63, suggesting a potential upside of 6.63%. British American Tobacco has a consensus price target of $51.00, suggesting a potential downside of 17.52%. Given Philip Morris International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Philip Morris International is more favorable than British American Tobacco.

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.

78.6% of Philip Morris International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.2% of British American Tobacco shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Philip Morris International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of British American Tobacco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

Turning Point Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Philip Morris International pays an annual dividend of $5.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Turning Point Brands pays out 10.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Philip Morris International has increased its dividend for 17 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 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.

Turning Point Brands presently has a consensus target price of $118.75, suggesting a potential upside of 38.33%. Philip Morris International has a consensus target price of $194.63, suggesting a potential upside of 6.63%. Given Turning Point Brands' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Turning Point Brands is more favorable than Philip Morris International.

In the previous week, Philip Morris International had 29 more articles in the media than Turning Point Brands. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Philip Morris International and 1 mentions for Turning Point Brands. Turning Point Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Philip Morris International's score of 0.56 indicating that Turning Point Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

96.1% of Turning Point Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Philip Morris International shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Turning Point Brands 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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.