When building your watch list, focus on stocks with an 80 or higher RS Rating. Philip Morris Intl just cleared that benchmark with an upgrade from 80 to 83.
This exclusive rating from Investor's Business Daily measures price performance with a 1 (worst) to 99 (best) score. The rating shows how a stock's price behavior over the last 52 weeks stacks up against all the other stocks in our database.
Decades of market research shows that the stocks that go on to make the biggest gains often have an RS Rating of above 80 in the early stages of their moves.
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Philip Morris Intl is working on a flat base with a 134.15 entry. See if it can clear the breakout price in heavy trade.
Earnings growth rose last quarter from -1% to 14%, but the top line fell from 8% to 7%.
Philip Morris Intl earns the No. 4 rank among its peers in the Tobacco industry group. Turning Point Brands is the No. 1-ranked stock within the group.
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