Philip Morris International Inc. $PM Shares Purchased by WINTON GROUP Ltd

WINTON GROUP Ltd boosted its holdings in Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) by 60.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 23,544 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,856 shares during the quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in Philip Morris International were worth $3,819,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of Philip Morris International by 31.1% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 8,531 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,027,000 after purchasing an additional 2,023 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Philip Morris International by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,097 shares of the company’s stock valued at $252,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Philip Morris International by 53.7% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,636 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,027,000 after buying an additional 1,970 shares in the last quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. purchased a new stake in Philip Morris International during the second quarter worth about $466,000. Finally, Prospera Financial Services Inc grew its position in Philip Morris International by 37.4% during the second quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 25,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,697,000 after buying an additional 7,014 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.63% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Philip Morris International

In other news, CEO Jacek Olczak sold 80,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.18, for a total value of $14,574,400.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 632,344 shares in the company, valued at $115,200,429.92. This represents a 11.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Emmanuel Babeau sold 33,800 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.61, for a total value of $6,138,418.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 164,463 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,868,125.43. The trade was a 17.05% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 0.13% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on PM. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $205.00 target price on shares of Philip Morris International in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group cut Philip Morris International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $220.00 to $180.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Philip Morris International from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on Philip Morris International from $190.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $200.00 target price on Philip Morris International in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $196.83.

Philip Morris International Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of PM opened at $173.07 on Tuesday. Philip Morris International Inc. has a 12-month low of $142.11 and a 12-month high of $191.30. The stock has a market cap of $269.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.81, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a 50-day moving average of $175.37 and a two-hundred day moving average of $164.01.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The company reported $1.70 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.70. Philip Morris International had a net margin of 12.09% and a negative return on equity of 130.95%. The business had revenue of $10.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.40 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.55 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. Philip Morris International has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.800-1.850 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.380-8.530 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 7.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Philip Morris International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 19th will be issued a dividend of $1.47 per share. This represents a $5.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 19th. Philip Morris International’s dividend payout ratio is 80.88%.

Philip Morris International Profile

Philip Morris International Inc (NYSE: PM) is a global tobacco company that manufactures and sells cigarettes, other nicotine-containing products and a growing portfolio of smoke-free alternatives for adult smokers. The firm traces its corporate roots to the 19th century Philip Morris enterprise and was established as an independent, publicly traded company following a 2008 separation from what is now Altria. Since the spin-off, the company has focused on serving international markets outside the United States.

PMI’s product mix includes traditional combustible cigarettes as well as smoke-free offerings such as heated tobacco systems and other reduced-risk products.