MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH Purchases New Stake in Philip Morris International Inc. $PM

MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH acquired a new position in Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 12,965 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,345,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Resurgent Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Philip Morris International by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Resurgent Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,523 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC grew its position in Philip Morris International by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC now owns 18,344 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,942,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Outlook Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Philip Morris International by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Outlook Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,320 shares of the company’s stock valued at $212,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Platt Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Philip Morris International by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Platt Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,833 shares of the company’s stock valued at $512,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the period. Finally, Aristotle Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Philip Morris International by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Aristotle Capital Management LLC now owns 1,384 shares of the company’s stock valued at $222,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the period. 78.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on PM shares. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Philip Morris International from $205.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Philip Morris International from $168.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Philip Morris International from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Philip Morris International in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, BTIG Research set a $221.00 target price on Philip Morris International and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $205.89.

Philip Morris International Stock Performance

PM opened at $190.52 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $186.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $178.69. Philip Morris International Inc. has a twelve month low of $142.11 and a twelve month high of $207.76. The firm has a market cap of $296.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.38.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The company reported $2.20 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.15. Philip Morris International had a negative return on equity of 163.41% and a net margin of 11.06%.The company had revenue of $11.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.60 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.89 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Philip Morris International has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.25 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 8.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Philip Morris International Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 25th were issued a dividend of $1.47 per share. This represents a $5.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 25th. Philip Morris International’s dividend payout ratio is currently 84.48%.

About Philip Morris International

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.