PM MEX Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Philip Morris International Inc. · Consumer Defensive · Tobacco

Latest close 3,248 MXN
-2.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 4.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 68.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.3%, after a 2.9% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 53 out of 100
Latest Close 3,248 MXN 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -2.3% latest completed week
4W Return 2.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return -2.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 34.6% 18 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 13-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 38.60% based on similar historical setup states.
  • 4 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 4.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 68.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.3%, after a 2.9% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.6x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.6812-week average 0.48

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership6/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.68Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 2.9% over four weeks, -2.6% over 12 weeks, and 3.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 13 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-2.3%
4W2.9%
12W-2.6%
26W4.1%
52W3.5%
Active trend streak13 weeks
Active weeks in one year18
Trend breadth34.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.08Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change76.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership5.28Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change161.1%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.

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No published fundamental snapshot is available for this company.

05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 6 relevant articles.

2 positive · 2 neutral · 2 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-7.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher10 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+13.6%Week of 15 May.
Worst week-9.5%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week-2.3%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains7
Flat weeks2
Modest losses12
Sharp losses2
Recent vol4.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split20/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.6% / -2.5%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

IndustryMX Tobacco
4-week rank1 / 2
Group average-2.6%
Trend breadth100.0%
Trend100.0%active weekly trend signals
MD50.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 20263,248 MXN-2.3%3,097 MXN2,502 MXN1.085.2848On
31 Jul 20263,323 MXN0.9%3,082 MXN2,492 MXN1.107.4781On
24 Jul 20263,293 MXN-2.6%3,068 MXN2,481 MXN1.057.17670On
17 Jul 20263,381 MXN7.2%3,049 MXN2,471 MXN0.929.5086On
10 Jul 20263,155 MXN-0.3%3,027 MXN2,459 MXN0.612.0234On
3 Jul 20263,165 MXN1.3%3,013 MXN2,449 MXN0.431.010On
26 Jun 20263,123 MXN0.5%3,003 MXN2,440 MXN0.18-0.990On
19 Jun 20263,108 MXN-0.6%2,994 MXN2,430 MXN-0.01-2.700On
12 Jun 20263,128 MXN3.2%2,986 MXN2,420 MXN0.01-3.0614On
5 Jun 20263,032 MXN-1.4%2,976 MXN2,410 MXN0.07-4.020On
29 May 20263,076 MXN-5.0%2,968 MXN2,401 MXN-0.02-6.626On
22 May 20263,238 MXN-2.9%2,961 MXN2,391 MXN-0.16-1.8167On
15 May 20263,334 MXN13.6%2,949 MXN2,380 MXN-0.351.2546On
8 May 20262,936 MXN1.9%2,936 MXN2,369 MXN-0.62-13.5436Off
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.

Evidence context