Are Philip Morris International Inc (PM) stocks a prudent buy?

A share price of Philip Morris International Inc [PM] is currently trading at $153.55, up 0.27%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The PM shares have lost -0.31% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 17.76%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Philip Morris International Inc [NYSE: PM] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 16, 2025, when Morgan Stanley initiated its Overweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $140. Previously, Argus downgraded its rating to Hold on March 05, 2024. On February 13, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Hold. UBS downgraded its rating to a Sell and decreased its price target to $86.50 on January 23, 2024. Redburn Atlantic initiated its recommendation with a Neutral and recommended $95 as its price target on November 16, 2023. Citigroup upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on June 20, 2023, and upped its price target to $117.

Philip Morris International Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $87.82 and $159.51. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $143 within the next 12 months. Philip Morris International Inc [NYSE: PM] shares were valued at $153.55 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -6.87% based on the average PM price forecast.

Analyzing the PM fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Philip Morris International Inc [NYSE:PM] were 37.69B which represents 7.67% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.64% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.35%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.33%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.19%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.11, Equity is -0.68 and Total Capital is 0.34. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of-3.89.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 152.09 points at the first support level, and at 150.63 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 154.56, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 155.57.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Philip Morris International Inc [NYSE:PM] is 0.88. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.47, while the Cash Ratio is 0.18. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.33 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 33.96.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved LARS DAHLGREN, Officer, that happened on Mar 06 ’25 when 3679.0 shares were purchased. President, Europe Region, Andolina Massimo completed a deal on Feb 24 ’25 to sell 17500.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer MASSIMO ANDOLINA bought 17500.0 shares on Feb 24 ’25.

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