Argus lifts Philip Morris International Inc [PM] price estimate. Who else is bullish?

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Philip Morris International Inc [NYSE: PM] stock went on a downward path that fall over -1.20% on Tuesday, amounting to a one-week price increase of more than 1.14%.

Over the last 12 months, PM stock rose by 63.75%. The one-year Philip Morris International Inc stock forecast points to a potential downside of -1.54. The average equity rating for PM stock is currently 1.79, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.

The market cap for the stock reached $239.20 billion, with 1.55 billion shares outstanding and 1.55 billion shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 5.91M shares, PM stock reached a trading volume of 7746627 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Guru’s Opinion on Philip Morris International Inc [PM]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for PM shares is $151.50 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on PM stock is a recommendation set at 1.79. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Argus have made an estimate for Philip Morris International Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on March 14, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Morgan Stanley raised their target price to Overweight. The new note on the price target was released on January 16, 2025, representing the official price target for Philip Morris International Inc stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Philip Morris International Inc is set at 3.06, with the Price to Sales ratio for PM stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 6.35. Price to Free Cash Flow for PM in the course of the last twelve months was 22.20 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.47.

PM Stock Performance Analysis:

Philip Morris International Inc [PM] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.14. With this latest performance, PM shares gained by 2.25% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 22.46% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 63.75% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for PM stock in for the last two-week period is set at 59.66, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 56.71, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 61.54 for Philip Morris International Inc [PM]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 139.85, while it was recorded at 152.65 for the last single week of trading, and 123.85 for the last 200 days.

Insight into Philip Morris International Inc Fundamentals:

Philip Morris International Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.47 and a Current Ratio set at 0.88.

PM Stock EPS

The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for PM. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Philip Morris International Inc go to 8.96%.

Philip Morris International Inc [PM] Institutonal Ownership Details

There are presently around $81.02%, or 81.14%% of PM stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of PM stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 137.2 million shares, which is approximately 8.8345%. CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS, holding 115.57 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$11.71 billion in PM stocks shares; and CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS, currently with $$10.03 billion in PM stock with ownership which is approximately 6.3733%.