Philip Morris International Inc. is an international tobacco company. Co.'s product portfolio primarily consists of cigarettes and smoke-free products, which include heat-not-burn, vapor, and oral nicotine products. Co.'s segments include Europe Region; South and Southeast Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, Middle East and Africa Region (SSEA, CIS & MEA); East Asia, Australia, and PMI Duty Free Region (EA, AU & PMI DF); Americas Region; Swedish Match, and Wellness and Healthcare (W&H), which includes the operating of Vectura Fertin Pharma business. Co.'s brands include Marlboro, HEETS, IQOS, IQOS ILUMA, TEREA, and ZYN.
When researching a stock like Philip Morris International, many investors are the most familiar with Fundamental Analysis — looking at a company's balance sheet, earnings, revenues, and what's happening in that company's underlying business. Investors who use Fundamental Analysis to identify good stocks to buy or sell can also benefit from PM Technical Analysis to help find a good entry or exit point. Technical Analysis is blind to the fundamentals and looks only at the trading data for PM stock — the real life supply and demand for the stock over time — and examines that data in different ways. One of those ways is to calculate a Simpe Moving Average ("SMA") by looking back a certain number of days. One of the most popular "longer look-backs" is the PM 200 day moving average ("PM 200 DMA"), while one of the most popular "shorter look-backs" is the PM 50 day moving average ("PM 50 DMA"). A chart showing both of these popular moving averages is shown on this page for Philip Morris International. Comparing two moving averages against each other can be a useful visualization tool: by calculating the difference between the PM 200 DMA and the PM 50 DMA, we get a moving average convergence divergence indicator ("PM MACD"). The PM MACD chart, in conjunction with the chart of the moving averages, basically helps in visualizing how the moving averages are showing convergence (moving closer together), or divergence (moving farther apart). |
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