Citigroup Gave Philip Morris International a ‘Neutral’ Rating
Philip Morris International (PM) has a market cap of $159.4 billion. It fell 1.7% to close at $98.93 per share on September 13, 2016.
Sept. 15 2016, Updated 8:04 a.m. ET
PM’s price movement
Philip Morris International (PM) has a market cap of $159.4 billion. It fell 1.7% to close at $98.93 per share on September 13, 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) price movements were -3.4%, -0.07%, and 14.9%, respectively, on the same day.
PM is trading 1.3% below its 20-day moving average, 1.5% below its 50-day moving average, and 4.3% above its 200-day moving average.
Related ETF and peers
The iShares Russell Top 200 Value (IWX) invests 0.99% of its holdings in Philip Morris. The ETF tracks an index of US large-cap value stocks. It selects from stocks ranked 1–200 by market cap based on two style factors. The YTD price movement of IWX was 5.1% on September 13, 2016.
The market caps of Philip Morris’s competitors are as follows:
Philip Morris’s rating
Citigroup has initiated coverage of Philip Morris International as “neutral.”
On September 13, 2016, Goldman Sachs upgraded Philip Morris International’s rating to “conviction buy” from “neutral.” It also raised the stock’s price target to $114 from $106 per share.
Philip Morris’s performance in 2Q16
Philip Morris (PM) reported 2Q16 net revenues of $19.0 billion, a rise of 1.1% compared to $18.8 billion in 2Q15. Net revenues, which exclude excise taxes from the European Union, rose 4.6%.
Net revenues from EEMA (Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa), Asia, and Latin America and Canada fell 9.9%, 0.6%, and 13.6%, respectively, in 2Q16 compared to 2Q15. PM’s cigarette shipment volume in the European Union, EEMA, Asia, and Latin America and Canada fell 0.8%, 4.0%, 7.9%, and 5.9%, respectively, in 2Q16 compared to 2Q15.
The company’s gross profit margin and operating income fell 5.8% and 4.8%, respectively, in 2Q16 compared to 2Q15. Its net income and EPS (earnings per share) fell to $1.8 billion and $1.15, respectively, in 2Q16 compared to $1.9 billion and $1.21, respectively, in 2Q15.
PM’s cash and cash equivalents rose 11.6% in 2Q16 compared to 4Q15. The company reported free cash flow excluding currency of $2.7 billion in 2Q16, a fall of 22.9% compared to 2Q15.
Philip Morris (PM) projects EPS of $4.45–$4.55, which doesn’t include any share repurchases in 2016. This projection also excludes the impact of any future acquisitions, future changes in currency exchange rates, unanticipated asset impairment and exit cost charges, and any unusual events.
Next, we’ll take a look at Altria Group (MO).
