Philip Morris International Inc (PM) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup
Consumer Defensive · Tobacco
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $184.21 — A.R:R is negative (-1.1) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.7% away).
Philip Morris International sells cigarettes and smoke-free products—including IQOS heat-not-burn, ZYN nicotine pouches, and VEEV e-vapor—in approximately 170 markets worldwide, holding a 29.2% total international market share in 2025. The company shipped 786.5 billion... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $184.21 — A.R:R is negative (-1.1) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.7% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 53, MACD bullish. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 36d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: conservative.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-17Recent Developments — Philip Morris International Inc
Latest news
- NEWS Philip Morris International Inc (PM) Stock Up 7.0% but GF Value Says Overvalued -- GF Score: 90/100 - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
- NEWS VOO is up 0.8% today, on PM stock price movement - Quiver Quantitative — Quiver Quantitative positive
- NEWS Philip Morris Had a Mixed Quarter. Why the Tobacco Stock Is Rising. - Barron's — Barron's positive
- NEWS Philip Morris (NYSE:PM) Exceeds Q1 CY2026 Expectations - StockStory — StockStory positive
- NEWS M&T Bank Corp Sells 81,431 Shares of Philip Morris International Inc. $PM - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
Generated 2026-06-17T10:31:48Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMProductMarlboro43%10-K Item 1: 'Marlboro, the world's best-selling international cigarette, which accounted for approximately 43% of our total 2025 cigarette shipment volume'
- LOWGeographicRussia6.0%10-K Item 1A: 'Russia accounted for around 9% of our total cigarette and heated tobacco unit shipment volume, and around 6% of our total net revenues'
- LOWCustomerdistributor in the Europe Region10-K Item 1: 'sales to a distributor in the Europe Region and a distributor in the EA, AU & PMI GTR Region each amounted to 10 percent or more of our consolidated net revenues'
- LOWCustomerdistributor in the EA, AU & PMI GTR Region10-K Item 1: 'sales to a distributor in the Europe Region and a distributor in the EA, AU & PMI GTR Region each amounted to 10 percent or more of our consolidated net revenues'
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $184.21 — A.R:R is negative (-1.1) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.7% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 53, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $174.08. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $189.19 (+2.8% upside). Prior stop was $174.08. Stop-loss: $174.08.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.7% away); Weak growth.
Philip Morris International Inc trades at a P/E of 26.0 (forward 19.9). TrendMatrix value score: 4.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
26 analysts cover PM with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $194.
What does Philip Morris International Inc do?Philip Morris International sells cigarettes and smoke-free products—including IQOS heat-not-burn, ZYN nicotine...
Philip Morris International sells cigarettes and smoke-free products—including IQOS heat-not-burn, ZYN nicotine pouches, and VEEV e-vapor—in approximately 170 markets worldwide, holding a 29.2% total international market share in 2025. The company shipped 786.5 billion equivalent units in fiscal 2025, with Marlboro accounting for approximately 43% of cigarette shipment volume; approximately 84,900 employees worldwide.