Livelsberger Financial Advisory Buys New Position in Philip Morris International Inc. $PM

Livelsberger Financial Advisory acquired a new stake in shares of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $106,000. Philip Morris International makes up about 2.1% of Livelsberger Financial Advisory’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Philip Morris International in the first quarter worth about $1,712,994,000. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 26.4% in the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 21,840,422 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,466,730,000 after buying an additional 4,563,632 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 19,986.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,486,928 shares of the company’s stock worth $712,210,000 after buying an additional 4,464,590 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 57.5% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 9,794,530 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,554,686,000 after buying an additional 3,575,158 shares during the period. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 22.2% in the first quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 9,018,628 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,431,527,000 after buying an additional 1,635,636 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 78.63% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. KGI Securities assumed coverage on shares of Philip Morris International in a report on Monday, August 4th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Philip Morris International from $182.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Philip Morris International in a report on Thursday, September 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Philip Morris International from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Philip Morris International from $177.00 to $166.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Philip Morris International currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $184.91.

Philip Morris International Price Performance

NYSE PM opened at $166.18 on Monday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $168.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $167.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $258.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 0.49. Philip Morris International Inc. has a 52-week low of $116.12 and a 52-week high of $186.69.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.86 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $10.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.33 billion. Philip Morris International had a net margin of 9.03% and a negative return on equity of 120.86%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.59 earnings per share. Philip Morris International has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.080-2.130 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 7.14 EPS for the current year.

Philip Morris International Profile

Philip Morris International Inc operates as a tobacco company working to delivers a smoke-free future and evolving portfolio for the long-term to include products outside of the tobacco and nicotine sector. The company's product portfolio primarily consists of cigarettes and smoke-free products, including heat-not-burn, vapor, and oral nicotine products primarily under the IQOS and ZYN brands; and consumer accessories, such as lighters and matches.