Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 7.040-7.170 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 7.000. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Philip Morris International also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 1.580-1.630 EPS.

Philip Morris International Stock Down 0.6 %

NYSE PM traded down $0.92 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $144.40. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 7,207,465 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,552,923. Philip Morris International has a 1 year low of $87.82 and a 1 year high of $146.78. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $125.66 and its 200-day moving average price is $123.87. The company has a market capitalization of $224.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.02, a PEG ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.55.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.06. Philip Morris International had a net margin of 9.24% and a negative return on equity of 120.08%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Philip Morris International will post 7.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Philip Morris International Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 26th were paid a dividend of $1.35 per share. This represents a $5.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 26th. Philip Morris International’s payout ratio is 119.73%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on PM shares. Barclays decreased their price target on Philip Morris International from $155.00 to $145.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Philip Morris International from $125.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Morgan Stanley began coverage on Philip Morris International in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $140.00 target price for the company. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Philip Morris International from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on Philip Morris International from $105.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $134.35.

Philip Morris International Company Profile

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. The company's product portfolio primarily consists of cigarettes and smoke-free products, including heat-not-burn, vapor, and oral nicotine products primarily under the IQOS and ZYN brands; and consumer accessories, such as lighters and matches.