Philip Morris International Inc. PM Stock Analysis

Philip Morris International Inc. stock trades under the ticker PM & has shown recent bullishness that traders & investors should research further into.

PM stock closed at $95.93/share on 7/22/2022.

Philip Morris International Inc. PM Stock’s Technical Performance Broken Down

Philip Morris International Inc. PM Stock's Technical Performance Over The Last Year

PM Stock Price: $95.93

10 Day Moving Average: $91.78

50 Day Moving Average: $99.31

200 Day Moving Average: $95.89

RSI: 51.46

MACD: -2.059

On Friday, PM stock completed a bullish MACD crossover, breaking out & settling above its 200 day moving average.

With a neutral RSI & recent trading volumes being about average for the last year, there may be more room to continue climbing in the near-term.

They will need to break above the $98.40 resistance level in order to continue climbing.

Philip Morris International Inc. PM Stock As A Long-Term Investment

Long-term oriented investors will like PM stock’s 16.2 P/E (ttm), but may want to look into why they do not have a positive P/B (mrq).

They recently reported 3.1% Quarterly Revenue Growth Y-o-Y, with 2.8% Quarterly Earnings Growth Y-o-Y.

Their balance sheet will require a closer examination, with $5.04B of Total Cash (mrq) & $28.1B of Total Debt (mrq).

PM stock pays a 5.34% dividend, which may not be sustainable in the long-run, as their payout ratio is 85.6%.

76.3% of PM stock’s outstanding share float is owned by institutional investors.

Philip Morris International Inc. PM Stock As A Short-Term Trade Using Options

Short-term focused traders can use options to hedge against volatility, while also profiting from price movements for PM stock in any direction.

I am looking at the contracts with the 8/19 expiration date.

The $95, $92.50 & $94 call options are all in-the-money, listed from most to least open interest.

The $97.50, $99 & $97 puts are also in-the-money, in order of most to least liquid strike price.

Tying It All Together

PM stock has many interesting characteristics that traders & investors will find appealing.

Investors will like their recent positive growth & their dividend, but may want to look deeper into their balance sheet before investing.

Traders will like their weekly options expirations, as well as their recent momentum.

All-in-all, PM stock is worth taking a closer look into to see how it fits into your portfolio strategy.

*** I DO NOT OWN SHARES OF PM STOCK AT THE TIME OF PUBLISHING THIS ARTICLE ***