An Evaluation Of Philip Morris International Inc (NYSE: PM) Prospects

After Hours

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.

Stocks Info

PM belongs to the Consumer Defensive sector of the NYSE while operating in the Tobacco industry. The current market capitalization of Philip Morris International Inc is $246.90B. A total of 5.46 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 5.59M shares.

Insider Activity

Investors also take into account insider trades in predicting how the stock will perform in the future. During the recent three months, PM has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 0 BUYs and 0 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 0 shares during that period but sold 0.

In the most recent transaction, Andolina Massimo sold 17,500 shares of PM for 156.05 per share on Feb 24 ’25. After the transaction, the President, Europe Region now owns 86,737 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 24 ’25, MASSIMO ANDOLINA bought 17,500 shares at 156.04 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Olczak Jacek disposed of 40,000 shares on Feb 20 ’25 at a per-share price of $148.87. This resulted in the Chief Executive Officer holding 547,426 shares of PM after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Babeau Emmanuel sold 30,000 shares at $148.85 per share on Feb 20 ’25. Company shares held by the Chief Financial Officer now total 139,105.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Philip Morris International Inc pays an annual dividend of $5.30, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.34%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 35.12. PM’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4.26% when it declared a $1.35 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/26/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/26/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 4.31%. The PM stock dividend was $1.35 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for PM in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $149.77 with high estimates of $175.00 and low estimates of $102.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PM has a high of $158.39 and a low of $87.82.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. PM’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $4.50B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $27.81B in debt and $19.25B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was -$7.56, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was -$8.21B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for PM is Buy with a score of 4.08.

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