Is Philip Morris International Inc (PM) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

A share price of Philip Morris International Inc [PM] is currently trading at $173.17, up 1.60%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The PM shares have gain 5.06% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.10%, 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 April 25, 2025, when UBS upgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $170 for it. Previously, Argus upgraded its rating to Buy on March 14, 2025. On January 16, 2025, Morgan Stanley initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $140 on the stock. Argus downgraded its rating to a Hold. Societe Generale upgraded its rating to a Hold. UBS downgraded its rating to Sell for this stock on January 23, 2024, and downed its price target to $86.50. In a note dated November 16, 2023, Redburn Atlantic initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $95 on this stock.

Philip Morris International Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $98.93 and $176.49. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $127.57 within the next 12 months. Philip Morris International Inc [NYSE: PM] shares were valued at $173.17 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -26.33% based on the average PM price forecast.

Analyzing the PM fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Philip Morris International Inc [NYSE:PM] were 38.18B which represents 5.53% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.65% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.36%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.34%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.2%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.12, Equity is -0.72 and Total Capital is 0.38. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at -4.55.

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Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Philip Morris International Inc [NYSE:PM] is 0.79. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.43, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.16. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 7.06 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 35.59.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Dahlgren Lars, Pres. Smoke-Free Oral Products, that happened on Mar 06 ’25 when 3679.0 shares were sold. Officer, LARS DAHLGREN completed a deal on Mar 06 ’25 to buy 3679.0 shares. Meanwhile, President, Europe Region Andolina Massimo sold 17500.0 shares on Feb 24 ’25.

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