Philip Morris price target raised to $102 from $90 at Citi

Citi analyst Adam Spielman raised his price target for Philip Morris to $102 from $90 citing the general increase in stock multiples. The analyst keeps a Buy rating on the shares. He did, however, reduce his earnings estimates for 2019 by 5% and for 2020 and beyond by 6% after Philip Morris’ Canadian unit went into the local equivalent of Chapter 11. So far Canadian litigation has had little visible impact on tobacco shares, even for British American Tobacco (BTI), where the damages are much greater, Spielman tells investors in a research note. He thinks earnings reductions will affect Philip Morris in the short-term. However, in the medium-term the company’s value will be determined by its success with reduced risk products, most notably iQos, says the analyst.

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