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Quick Briefing on Philip Morris International

Shares of Consumer Defensive sector company Philip Morris International moved 0.4% today, and are now trading at a price of $93.26. The large-cap stock's daily volume was 1,160,175 compared to its average volume of 4,305,030. The S&P 500 index returned a -0.0% performance.

Philip Morris International Inc. operates as a tobacco company working to delivers a smoke-free future and evolving portfolio for the long-term to include products outside of the tobacco and nicotine sector. The company is based in Stamford and has 79,800 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $144,777,756,672. Philip Morris International currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 5.5% per year.

16 analysts are following Philip Morris International and have set target prices ranging from $85.5 to $130.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, PM is trading -14.81% away from its average analyst target price of $109.47 per share.

Over the last year, PM shares have gone down by -7.0%, which represents a difference of -24.0% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $105.62 per share and its 52 week low is $87.23. Although Philip Morris International's average free cash flow over the last 6 years has been $9.18 Billion, they have been decreasing at an average rate of -0.9%. For this reason, investors may continue to shun the stock.

Date Reported Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) Capital expenditures ($ k) Free Cash Flow ($ k) YoY Growth (%)
2023 8,995,000 1,357,000 7,638,000 -21.47
2022 10,803,000 1,077,000 9,726,000 -13.31
2021 11,967,000 748,000 11,219,000 21.81
2020 9,812,000 602,000 9,210,000 -0.3
2019 10,090,000 852,000 9,238,000 14.87
2018 9,478,000 1,436,000 8,042,000
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