The company's fundamentals are relatively stable. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.
Philip Morris International Inc. is a international tobacco corporation, with products distributed in more than 180 countries. While Marlboro remains PMI’s most recognized brand, the Iqos product generated the highest revenue in the last quarter of 2023. Philip Morris International is commonly known as one of the firms that make up Big Tobacco. The company was ranked No. 121 in the 2025 Fortune 500 listing of the largest U.S. corporations by total revenue.
The company's roots trace back to 1847 in London, but Philip Morris International was formally established in 1987 as an operational subsidiary of Philip Morris Companies Inc. In 2003, Philip Morris Companies rebranded itself as Altria Group. PMI was spun off from Altria in March 2008, becoming a fully independent entity thereafter. Philip Morris USA, a subsidiary of its former parent, retains ownership of the Philip Morris brands for the U.S. market.
Based in Stamford, Connecticut, the legal seat of the company is complemented by operational headquarters located in Lausanne, Switzerland.
As tobacco is addictive and a major cause of preventable deaths worldwide, the company has faced legal challenges and regulatory actions from various governments and has drawn scrutiny from the World Health Organization. The company has historically perpetuated claims that smoking cigarettes is safe, despite extensive external and internal evidence highlighting the addictive and harmful nature of smoking. In response to this scrutiny, PMI has diversified in the 21st century, focusing on smoke-free alternatives such as the Iqos heated tobacco products, Zyn nicotine pouches, and Veev electronic cigarettes.
The company's current financial score is 7.83, which is higher than the Food & Tobacco industry's average of 7.11. Its financial status is weak, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 10.14B, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.10%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 26.34%.
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The company’s current valuation score is 5.67, which is lower than the Food & Tobacco industry's average of 7.38. Its current P/E ratio is 29.96, which is 26.76% below the recent high of 37.97 and 50.69% above the recent low of 14.77.
The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.00, which is higher than the Food & Tobacco industry's average of 7.41. The average price target for Philip Morris International Inc is 187.00, with a high of 220.00 and a low of 151.00.
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The company’s current price momentum score is 7.36, which is higher than the Food & Tobacco industry's average of 6.65. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 165.25 and the support level at 150.87, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.
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The company’s current institutional recognition score is 7.00, which is higher than the Food & Tobacco industry's average of 5.47. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 81.82%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 0.51%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 142.24M shares, representing 9.14% of shares outstanding, with 2.33% increase in holdings.
The company’s current risk assessment score is 9.04, which is higher than the Food & Tobacco industry's average of 5.49. The company's beta value is 0.47. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.
