Take This Into Account Before Investing in PM

By Kim Brooks • Wednesday, December 10 10:07 • Permanent Link

Philip Morris International Inc logged a -0.8% change during today's morning session, and is now trading at a price of $149.15 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 0.0%. PM's trading volume is 506,043 compared to the stock's average volume of 6,514,552.

Philip Morris International Inc trades -18.47% away from its average analyst target price of $182.94 per share. The 16 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.

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

Philip Morris International Inc has moved 18.6% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 12.4%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 7.01, Philip Morris International Inc has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.3 while the S&P 500 average is None
PM has a forward P/E ratio of 20.7 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 $232.16 Billion. Philip Morris International Inc currently returns an annual dividend yield of 3.7%.

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