PM — Philip Morris International Inc.

Report date: 2026-05-26  |  Sector: Consumer Defensive  |  Last price: $188.99  |  Horizon: 30d  |  Generated: 2026-05-26T07:18:46.462363Z

Forecast summary

Ensemble point -2.17%
80% CI [-9.46%, +5.79%]
95% CI [-12.99%, +10.27%]
Method dispersion 0.0218
Beats RW baseline YES
MC drift (annual) -35.39%
MC sigma (annual) 30.09%
MC paths 1000
Bull target (90th pct) +8.62% -> $205.28
Base target (50th) -4.58% -> $180.33
Bear target (10th pct) -16.53% -> $157.74
Macro regime risk_on_growth
10y yield 4.56%
3m yield 3.59%
Yield-curve slope +0.97%
VIX level 16.59
VIX z-score (252d) -0.48
Sector ETF XLP
Sector relative (90d) +7.75%

Forecast plot (interactive)

Realised volatility

Yang-Zhang annualized (60d) 30.09%
Close-to-close annualized (60d) 35.16%

Per-method comparison

MethodWeightPoint80% lo80% hi95% lo95% hi
linear 25.0% -4.13% -7.81% -0.47% -9.38% +1.54%
monte_carlo 25.0% -4.58% -16.53% +8.62% -22.45% +15.87%
ar1 25.0% +0.01% -2.17% +2.23% -3.30% +3.43%
random_walk 25.0% +0.00% -11.34% +12.79% -16.81% +20.21%

Factor contributions (interactive waterfall)

Factor contribution table

FactorLoadingTicker valueContribution
value_score +0.0495 -0.3054 -0.0151
quality_score +0.0192 +0.0000 +0.0000
momentum_score +0.0286 +0.0558 +0.0016
lowvol_score +0.0173 -0.2581 -0.0045
revisions_score +0.0236 -0.9650 -0.0228
news_activity_score +0.0402 +0.0000 +0.0000
(intercept) - - -0.0005

Factor decay over horizon

Factor IC over time

Per-factor IC backtest summary

FactorMean ICICIR% positiveCumulative attributionn periods
value_score +0.2563 +2.690 100.0% +0.5383 252
quality_score +0.1105 +1.096 86.5% +0.2401 252
momentum_score +0.1428 +1.354 92.5% +0.2460 252
lowvol_score +0.0878 +0.887 82.1% +0.1870 252
revisions_score +0.1375 +1.319 88.9% +0.2738 252
news_activity_score +0.3540 +3.832 100.0% +1.0893 252

Snapshot — fundamentals + technical

Market cap $294.55B
P/E (trailing) 26.6
P/B -29.4
Forward P/E 20.7
PEG 2.64
Dividend yield 311.00%
Beta 0.39
52w high / low $193.05 / $142.11
Distance from 52w high -2.10%
Cross-sectional rank 38 / 92 median
Panel source (trained model: 2026-05-26 (0d old), universe_size=92, lookback_days=252)
RSI(14) 68.0
SMA50 / SMA200 $168.70 / $163.34
ATR(14) $4.72
Avg volume (20d) 4.81M
Profit margin 26.74%
ROE -
Revenue growth (YoY) +9.10%
Earnings growth (YoY) -9.30%
Debt/Equity -
Current ratio 0.98
Short ratio 3.37

Forecast accuracy — walk-forward backtest (60d lookback)

Horizonn predictionsDirectional accuracyMAE (return)RMSE80% CI hit ratePearson(pred, real)
1d 691 52.2% 1.05% 1.54% 83.1% -0.048
30d 662 53.9% 7.70% 10.15% 68.9% -0.017
60d 632 54.6% 13.06% 16.13% 56.8% -0.021

Volume momentum (Granville / CGW / Quong-Soudack)

Composite z +0.446
Active signals 7 of 7
MFI(14) 71.54
CMF(20) +0.2189
OBV z (252d) +1.921
VPT z (252d) +0.211
VW-momentum z +1.595
Volume z (60d) -1.625
Relative volume (vs 20d ADV) 0.50x
CMF z (252d) +0.776

Sector rotation & AI-spillover (v6)

Sector ETF XLP
Rel-return 5d / 20d / 60d -0.52% / +12.19% / +5.80%
Sector mom-z 1m / 3m / 6m -0.41 / -1.10 / +0.59
Rotation phase cyclical
AI-factor beta (60d) -0.373
AI spillover score -0.0343
Risk-off corr regime (60d) 0.33 (>0.6 = risk-off; <0.35 = stock-picking)
Sector breadth (% > SMA50) -
Sector dispersion 20d -

Peer comparison (sector-relative valuation & momentum)

Peer signal
EXPENSIVE LEADER
score +0.11 (9 peers)
P/E percentile
78% (78% cheaper than this)
20d momentum percentile
89% (89% lag this)
Market-cap percentile
56%
Peer set (mcap band 0.2x-5x, same sector)
PG KO PEP COST BUD BTI UL MO WMT
9 peers in Consumer Defensive (mcap band 0.2x-5x); signal=expensive_leader; score=+0.11
Decision input: cheap_leader → nudge bias one bucket toward LONG; expensive_laggard → nudge toward SHORT; cheap_laggard = value-trap (neutralize); expensive_leader = crowding risk (neutralize). Folded into Claude critique and one-line PM summary.

Multi-timeframe technical analysis (1wk / 1d / 1h)

Per-timeframe verdict (TradingView-style aggregate of 17 indicators: RSI, MACD, BBands, ADX, Stoch, %R, OBV, MFI, CMF, ATR, SMA50/200, EMA9/21, Donchian, price-vs-SMA200). Counts = how many indicators fired BUY / SELL / NEUTRAL; net strength is the weight-sum delta. Crosses (golden/death, MACD signal cross, Donchian breakout) and the SMA200 trend filter carry 1.5x weight.
1wk verdict
NEUTRAL
4 buy / 6 sell / 7 neutral · net -2.5
1d verdict
NEUTRAL
4 buy / 4 sell / 9 neutral · net +0.5
1h verdict
NEUTRAL
3 buy / 1 sell / 13 neutral · net +3.5

1wk NEUTRAL 4/6/7

RSI(14) 63.7
MACD hist +1.6504
Bollinger %b 0.87
ADX(14) 18.8 RISING
ATR % 5.63%
MFI(14) / CMF(20) 51.6 / +0.256
Donchian pos / break 0.90
vs SMA200 ABOVE
n_bars521

1d NEUTRAL 4/4/9

RSI(14) 67.8
MACD hist +0.9844
Bollinger %b 0.74
ADX(14) 37.7 RISING
ATR % 2.50%
MFI(14) / CMF(20) 71.5 / +0.219
Donchian pos / break 0.87
vs SMA200 ABOVE
n_bars1253

1h NEUTRAL 3/1/13

RSI(14) 49.1
MACD hist +0.1092
Bollinger %b 0.61 SQUEEZE
ADX(14) 16.2
ATR % 0.74%
MFI(14) / CMF(20) 50.9 / +0.221
Donchian pos / break 0.69
vs SMA200 ABOVE
n_bars1728

Cross-timeframe confluence

Confluence LONG (0-1) 0.00
Confluence SHORT (0-1) 0.00
Patterns are intentionally selective (Elder triple-screen, daily/hourly divergence, BB-squeeze+breakout, SMA-alignment, MACD/OBV). Most tickers fire 0-2 patterns on any given day. Below: each pattern with its current state (✓ firing / ✗ not firing).
Long patterns
elder_triple
daily_oversold_hourly_bull
bb_squeeze_break_up
sma_align_long
macd_cross_obv
Short patterns
elder_triple
daily_overbought_hourly_div
bb_squeeze_break_dn
sma_align_short
macd_cross_obv

Intraday nowcast — 1h-bar short-horizon (v6)

Next 24h nowcast
+0.30%
over next 24h on 1h bars
80% band
[-4.20%, +5.00%]
n_bars = 1728 · sigma_1h = 0.0073
Direction vs 30d ensemble
AGREES
1h direction: LONG · 30d direction: SHORT
Source: intraday_forecaster_v10_trained_lgbm.
(trained model: 2026-05-26 (0d old), mean_directional_accuracy=0.523, n_features=17) Decision input only -- the 30d ensemble + factor regression remain the primary call. Conflicts surfaced into the Claude critique as horizon_conflict flag when |1h move| > 1%.

Meta-label gate — AFML Ch.3 secondary classifier (v6)

Verdict
meta-label: ABSTAIN
p_take = 0.36 · threshold 0.60
Bias adjustment
meta-label ABSTAIN with p_take=0.36 -- bias already neutral; no change.
Method: secondary LightGBM trained on (features + primary direction) -> P(primary is right). Source: meta_labeler_v10_trained_lgbm.
(trained model: 2026-05-26 (0d old), roc_auc=0.641, accuracy=0.608, n_train_rows=8,284) When ABSTAIN with p_take < 1-threshold AND bias non-neutral, the bias is demoted one bucket and a meta_abstain flag is added to the critique. See AFML Ch.3.6 (Lopez de Prado 2018).

Implied vol vs realized vol — options-trade gate (v8 W2)

Regime
NEUTRAL
no decisive vol mispricing — delta-1 setup over options
IV / RV ratio
0.98
z-score: n/a (insufficient history)
30d IV vs 30d RV
IV 27.7% (Polygon)
RV 28.2% (yang-zhang)
Provenance: source polygon_options:contracts_call; expiry 2026-06-26 (31d) · strike $190.00 · 1 strike(s) used.
Caveat: 15-min delayed end-of-day quotes; free-tier Polygon (no Greeks, no real-time). Regime is qualitative input only — NOT a numeric factor on the regression.

FMP fundamentals & analyst consensus (v7)

Quality / leverage

ROE -
ROIC -
FCF yield -
Debt / EBITDA -
Current ratio 0.98

Margins / valuation

Gross margin 67.3%
Operating margin 36.0%
Net margin 26.7%
P/E (TTM) 26.6
EV / EBITDA 18.4

Analyst consensus

Target mean -
Target high / low - / -
Upside vs last close -
Revisions score +0.000

Trade-bias signal — foundation for trade-guidance layer

Bias neutral
Composite z-score -1.019
Conviction 0.40779100063993345
Recommended playbook cash
Suggested position size 0% (no Kelly)
no Kelly: bias=neutral / not a conformal singleton (proxy off) / meta_p_take=0.36 <= 0.5; singleton-proxy: news_activity_z=+0.00 (nonzero=False), wf30d_dir_acc=0.5392749244712991 (>0.55=False)
Macro override risk_on_growth_downweights_bearish
Strategies on bias side
Cash / no position
Iron condor if IV rank > 50
Wait for next factor refresh
Why this bias
composite_z = -1.02 | bias = neutral | conviction = 0.41 | macro_regime = risk_on_growth | override = risk_on_growth_downweights_bearish | ensemble = -2.17%

Sensitivity (OFAT tornado ±1 sd) and stress scenarios

FactorLoading wiTicker z-value+1 sd impact-1 sd impact
value_score +0.0495 -0.305 +0.0495 -0.0495
news_activity_score +0.0402 +0.000 +0.0402 -0.0402
momentum_score +0.0286 +0.056 +0.0286 -0.0286
revisions_score +0.0236 -0.965 +0.0236 -0.0236
quality_score +0.0192 +0.000 +0.0192 -0.0192
lowvol_score +0.0173 -0.258 +0.0173 -0.0173

Stress scenarios (forecast shift from base point)

ScenarioDescriptionStressed pointDelta vs base
rates_+100bps Yield curve +100bps (lowvol -1sd, value -0.5sd) -8.33% -4.20%
recession_risk_off Recession (momentum -1.5sd, lowvol +1sd, news -1sd) -10.71% -6.58%
quality_flight Quality flight (quality +1sd, revisions +1sd, momentum -0.5sd) -1.27% +2.86%

Multi-source live sentiment (free real-time)

Composite z-score -0.436
Active signals 3 of 3
Sources stocktwits, apewisdom, iv_skew
StockTwits bull 6
StockTwits bear 0
StockTwits net +1.00
Message volume 30
ApeWisdom mentions 1
24h change +0
Reddit rank 206
25-delta IV skew +1.5195
IV-skew read bearish

Analyst critique

Agreement with model agree_with_caveats
Confidence 0.55
PM one-liner PM Consumer Defensive: quant -2.17%/30d, disp +0.0218, beats RW, macro neutral, 0 catalyst(s).
Sensitivity concern If value_score (the highest-loading factor) is mis-measured by +/-1 stdev, the bias likely flips.

What the model may have missed

Critique flags

Factor contribution methodology — where the numbers come from

Point return formula (linear factor model): r_hat = alpha + sum_i (w_i × f_i) where w_i is the cross-sectional loading for factor i (estimated from the cross-section of US large-cap names) and f_i is the z-scored factor value for this ticker (Grinold-Kahn winsorization at ±3).

Per-factor contribution shown in the waterfall above is exactly w_i × f_i (decimal-return units), so the bars sum (with intercept) to the linear forecast point. The ensemble point combines linear / Monte Carlo / AR(1) / random-walk per per-method-comparison table.

Bias mapping (composite z-score → LONG/NEUTRAL/SHORT): weighted sum of value (1.0), quality (0.7), momentum (1.0), low-vol (0.5), revisions (1.0), news-activity (0.6); thresholds ±1.0 with macro override (risk-off + LONG → reduce to NEUTRAL; risk-on-growth + SHORT → reduce to NEUTRAL). LONG → Playbook A (long-call / call-debit-spread / covered-call); SHORT → Playbook B (long-put / put-debit-spread / bear-call-spread); NEUTRAL → cash.

Sensitivity (one-factor-at-a-time tornado above): impact = w_i × 1sd per factor (MSCI / Two-Sigma Venn convention). Stress scenarios are canned multi-factor shocks (rates +100bps; recession risk-off; quality flight).

Factor decay uses exponential half-life per factor type: catalysts 7d, news 14d, revisions 30d, momentum 45d, value 90d, quality 90d (Tetlock 2007; Cohen-Malloy-Pomorski 2012). The heatmap above shows contribution × exp(-ln(2) × t / half_life) on a 5-day grid.

Factor IC backtest: Spearman rank correlation between each factor's cross-sectional ranking on day t and the realized h-day-forward return, aggregated across the panel (Grinold-Kahn 2000 ch.4 fundamental law of active management). Source for this report: synthetic_panel_252d_100tickers_seed42 (parallel runner).

Placebo audit (v6, GT-Score): GT-score = 0.52 SPURIOUS — setup likely lacks real signal . Computed from 3 seed(s) across placebo kinds: shuffled, gaussian_iid, garch. Method: real directional accuracy = 52.2%; max placebo accuracy = 54.6%; AMG = -0.023. Source: placebo_audit_v6_ar1_runner. Provenance: arXiv 2604.15531 "Spurious Predictability in Financial ML" (Paper #3). Risk-flag spurious_predictability_audit_failed added to narrative.

Catalysts in window (30d)

No catalysts within the forecast window.

Analyst narrative

Bull case

PM ensemble forecast is -2.17% with 80% band [-9.46%, +5.79%] over 30 days. Positive drivers: momentum_score. 0 catalyst(s) in the window provide event-driven upside potential.

Bear case

Inter-method dispersion (+0.0218) and beats random-walk argue caution. Negative drivers: revisions_score. Macro regime risk_on_growth historically caps single-name conviction.

Synthesis

Weight the ensemble's -2.17% center against +0.0218 method dispersion. Risk On Growth regime + 0 catalyst(s) define the setup. Treat the 80% band as the working trade-sizing envelope.

Risk flags