A look at Philip Morris International Inc’s (PM) recent performance gives investors their first glimpse of hope.

On Tuesday, Philip Morris International Inc (NYSE: PM) opened lower -0.58% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $124.95. Price fluctuations for PM have ranged from $87.82 to $134.15 over the past 52 weeks.

During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Consumer Defensive Sector giant was 3.59%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 7.87% at the time writing. With a float of $1.55 billion, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $1.55 billion.

Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 82700 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 63.46%, operating margin of 34.89%, and the pretax margin is 32.58%.

Philip Morris International Inc (PM) Insider Activity

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Tobacco industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Philip Morris International Inc is 0.15%, while institutional ownership is 79.70%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Oct 31 ’24, was worth 1,324,800. In this transaction Pr.SmokeFree&ChiefCons.Officer of this company sold 10,000 shares at a rate of $132.48, taking the stock ownership to the 91,780 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Oct 31 ’24, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 10,000 for $132.48, making the entire transaction worth $1,324,800.

Philip Morris International Inc (PM) Earnings and Forecasts

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 7.87% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 10.67% during the next five years compared to -0.25% drop over the previous five years of trading.

Philip Morris International Inc (NYSE: PM) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Philip Morris International Inc (PM). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.49. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 5.22. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 19.24.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 6.30, a number that is poised to hit 1.50 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 7.14 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Philip Morris International Inc (PM)

Looking closely at Philip Morris International Inc (NYSE: PM), its last 5-days average volume was 7.21 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 5.39 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 14.93%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 2.66.

During the past 100 days, Philip Morris International Inc’s (PM) raw stochastic average was set at 71.04%, which indicates a significant increase from 6.28% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 28.34% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 23.84% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $124.21, while its 200-day Moving Average is $106.53. However, in the short run, Philip Morris International Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $125.46. Second resistance stands at $126.70. The third major resistance level sits at $127.51. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $123.41, it is likely to go to the next support level at $122.61. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $121.37.

Philip Morris International Inc (NYSE: PM) Key Stats

There are currently 1,554,833K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 193.14 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 35,174 M according to its annual income of 7,813 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 9,911 M and its income totaled 3,082 M.