Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM – Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 19th will be given a dividend of 1.47 per share on Monday, April 13th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 19th.
Philip Morris International has increased its dividend by an average of 0.0%annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 17 consecutive years. Philip Morris International has a dividend payout ratio of 71.0% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Philip Morris International to earn $7.90 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $5.88 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 74.4%.
Philip Morris International Stock Down 5.2%
NYSE PM traded down $9.24 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $169.80. The company had a trading volume of 8,443,404 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,429,397. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $174.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $164.05. The firm has a market cap of $264.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.38. Philip Morris International has a fifty-two week low of $142.11 and a fifty-two week high of $191.30.
Insider Activity at Philip Morris International
In other news, CEO Jacek Olczak sold 80,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.18, for a total transaction of $14,574,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 632,344 shares in the company, valued at approximately $115,200,429.92. This represents a 11.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Emmanuel Babeau sold 33,800 shares of Philip Morris International stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.61, for a total transaction of $6,138,418.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 164,463 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,868,125.43. This represents a 17.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.13% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in PM. Storen Legacy Partners LLC bought a new stake in Philip Morris International in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,249,000. Bayban bought a new stake in shares of Philip Morris International during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $266,000. AG Campbell Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Philip Morris International in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Pure Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Philip Morris International by 8.6% in the fourth quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 23,346 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,745,000 after purchasing an additional 1,845 shares during the period. Finally, SHP Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Philip Morris International in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,070,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.63% of the company’s stock.
About Philip Morris International
Philip Morris International Inc (NYSE: PM) is a global tobacco company that manufactures and sells cigarettes, other nicotine-containing products and a growing portfolio of smoke-free alternatives for adult smokers. The firm traces its corporate roots to the 19th century Philip Morris enterprise and was established as an independent, publicly traded company following a 2008 separation from what is now Altria. Since the spin-off, the company has focused on serving international markets outside the United States.
PMI’s product mix includes traditional combustible cigarettes as well as smoke-free offerings such as heated tobacco systems and other reduced-risk products.
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