15 Best Long Term Low Volatility Stocks to Invest In

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9. Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 90

Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) is one of the best long term low volatility stocks to invest in. Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) announced that its experts presented scientific evidence to the FDA’s Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee on January 22 as part of the FDA’s process for a Modified Risk Tobacco Product designation for their ZYN nicotine pouch products. Management stated that the designation would allow Philip Morris International Inc.’s (NYSE:PM) U.S. family of businesses to communicate to U.S. legal-aged, 21+ adult cigarette smokers that they may reduce their risk of smoking-related diseases by switching completely to ZYN. The company is also looking forward to a decision by the FDA.

The same day, Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a Buy rating on Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) and set a price target of $180. In addition, Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) received a rating update from Jefferies on January 20, with the firm downgrading the stock to Hold from a Buy and bringing the price target down to $180 from $220. The firm told investors that it sees limited re-rating potential for the shares in 2026, adding that the company’s competitor, British American Tobacco, is driving category growth in U.S. pouches while Japan Tobacco is “competing more assertively” in heated tobacco. Jefferies thus sees potential downside risk to the consensus estimate for Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM), supporting the downgrade.

Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) is a holding company involved in delivering products to support a smoke-free future, including products outside of the nicotine and tobacco sector. The company’s operations are divided into the following geographical segments: Europe Region (Europe), South and Southeast Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, Middle East, and Africa Region (SSEA, CIS, and MEA), East Asia, Australia, and PMI Duty Free Region (EA, AU, and PMI DF), and Americas Region (Americas).

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