5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Philip Morris International

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, global tobacco giant Philip Morris International (NYS: PM) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Philip Morris' business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
On CAPS, 98% of the 2,607 members who have rated Philip Morris believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include TMFBiggles and mwinvestor.
Just last month, TMFBiggles tapped Philip Morris as a smooth way to go global: "A long-term vice play in a number of markets where smoking isn't demonized the way it is in America."
Philip Morris even boasts a robust three-year average operating margin of 41.2%. That's higher than that of other tobacco stocks like British American (32.4%), Reynolds American (NYS: RAI) (29.8%), and even former parent Altria (NYS: MO) (37.3%).
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