Vantus Wealth LLC Acquires New Holdings in Philip Morris International Inc. $PM

Vantus Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund acquired 4,474 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $718,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its stake in Philip Morris International by 10.2% in the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 302,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,251,000 after acquiring an additional 27,979 shares in the last quarter. Trajan Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Philip Morris International by 31.2% in the 3rd quarter. Trajan Wealth LLC now owns 132,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,458,000 after acquiring an additional 31,490 shares in the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. lifted its stake in Philip Morris International by 23.6% in the 3rd quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 43,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,125,000 after acquiring an additional 8,392 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its stake in Philip Morris International by 22.2% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 630,583 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,146,000 after acquiring an additional 114,618 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its stake in Philip Morris International by 40.3% in the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 67,177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,775,000 after acquiring an additional 19,309 shares in the last quarter. 78.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Philip Morris International Price Performance

Shares of NYSE PM opened at $172.45 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $169.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $168.43. Philip Morris International Inc. has a one year low of $142.11 and a one year high of $193.05. The firm has a market cap of $268.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.25, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.37.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.96 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.13. Philip Morris International had a negative return on equity of 142.02% and a net margin of 11.61%.The firm had revenue of $10.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.95 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.69 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. Philip Morris International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.360-8.510 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.020-2.070 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Philip Morris International Inc. will post 8.45 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, April 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 19th were issued a $1.47 dividend. This represents a $5.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 19th. Philip Morris International’s dividend payout ratio is currently 82.70%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have commented on PM. Citigroup boosted their target price 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. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Philip Morris International in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Philip Morris International from $205.00 to $190.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 price objective on shares of Philip Morris International in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Bank of America reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Philip Morris International in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Philip Morris International presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $192.56.

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.