Assessing Philip Morris International Inc – Beyond Technicals to Focus on Fundamentals

By Emilio Sanchez • Tuesday, October 28 10:12 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Defensive company Philip Morris International Inc has moved -0.8% so far today on a volume of 554,233, compared to its average of 6,422,093. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Philip Morris International Inc trades -19.56% away from its average analyst target price of $188.93 per share. The 15 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $158.0 to $220.0, and on average have given Philip Morris International Inc a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in PM, you'll want to know the following:

Philip Morris International Inc has moved 16.4% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 17.9%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 7.0, Philip Morris International Inc has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.7 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
PM has a forward P/E ratio of 21.1 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $7.2 per share
Philip Morris International Inc. operates as a tobacco company.
Based in Stamford, the company has 83,100 full time employees and a market cap of $236.56 Billion. Philip Morris International Inc currently returns an annual dividend yield of 3.6%.

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