Philip Morris International, Inc. : After the accumulation, an upward acceleration ?
Entry price | Target | Stop-loss | Potential |
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$91.23 |
$96 |
$87 |
+5.23% |
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After several weeks of range-bound movement, shares in Philip Morris International, Inc. could enter into a new clear trend. The exit out of the current trading range could be the signal for a return of volatility.
Summary● The company has a good ESG score relative to its sector, according to Refinitiv.
Strengths● The company's EBITDA/Sales ratio is relatively high and results in high margins before depreciation, amortization and taxes.
● Margins returned by the company are among the highest on the stock exchange list. Its core activity clears big profits.
● This company will be of major interest to investors in search of a high dividend stock.
● Sales forecast by analysts have been recently revised upwards.
● There is high visibility into the group's activities for the coming years. Outlooks on future revenues from analysts covering the equity remain similar. Such hardly dispersed estimates support highly predictable sales for the current and upcoming fiscal years.
● Historically, the company has been releasing figures that are above expectations.
Weaknesses● The company is in a hindered financial situation with significant debt and rather low EBITDA levels.
● The company's enterprise value to sales, at 4.92 times its current sales, is high.
● The average consensus view of analysts covering the stock has deteriorated over the past four months.
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