Understanding Philip Morris International Stock Fundamentals Before Investing

By Chris Stiles • Saturday, June 22 16:29 • Permanent Link

Philip Morris International logged a 0.0% change during today's evening session, and is now trading at a price of $99.92 per share. The S&P 500 index moved -0.0%. PM's trading volume is 9,990,713 compared to the stock's average volume of 5,679,187.

Philip Morris International trades -9.12% away from its average analyst target price of $109.95 per share. The 14 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $90.0 to $134.0, and on average have given Philip Morris International a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying PM should be aware of the facts below:

Philip Morris International has moved 3.3% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 26.2%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 5.12, Philip Morris International has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.5 while the S&P 500 average is 27.65
PM has a forward P/E ratio of 14.4 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $6.92 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.68 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Philip Morris International is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
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.
Based in Stamford, the company has 82,700 full time employees and a market cap of $155.33 Billion. Philip Morris International currently returns an annual dividend yield of 5.2%.

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