Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Philip Morris International Inc. $PM

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) by 17.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 20,317 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,946 shares during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings in Philip Morris International were worth $3,295,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of PM. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in Philip Morris International by 31.1% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 8,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,027,000 after buying an additional 2,023 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 53.7% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,636 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,027,000 after acquiring an additional 1,970 shares in the last quarter. Uhlmann Price Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Philip Morris International during the second quarter worth about $222,000. Finally, Evermay Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Philip Morris International by 19.7% during the second quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,174 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. 78.63% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Citigroup boosted their target price on Philip Morris International from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $181.50 price target on shares of Philip Morris International in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Jefferies Financial Group cut Philip Morris International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $220.00 to $180.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Philip Morris International from $190.00 to $185.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their price target on shares of Philip Morris International from $190.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $194.06.

Philip Morris International Price Performance

Shares of Philip Morris International stock opened at $184.20 on Wednesday. Philip Morris International Inc. has a 1 year low of $142.11 and a 1 year high of $190.98. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $168.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $162.66. The company has a market capitalization of $286.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34, a P/E/G ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.39.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.70. Philip Morris International had a negative return on equity of 130.95% and a net margin of 12.09%.The company had revenue of $10.36 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.40 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.55 earnings per share. Philip Morris International’s revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, research analysts expect that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 7.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Philip Morris International Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 26th were issued a $1.47 dividend. This represents a $5.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 26th. Philip Morris International’s dividend payout ratio is 80.88%.

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.