MO vs. PM, BTI, CL, DEO, MDLZ, MNST, EL, STZ, KDP, and KMB
Should you be buying Altria Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Altria Group include Philip Morris International (PM), British American Tobacco (BTI), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Diageo (DEO), Mondelez International (MDLZ), Monster Beverage (MNST), Estée Lauder Companies (EL), Constellation Brands (STZ), Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), and Kimberly-Clark (KMB). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector.
Altria Group (NYSE:MO) and Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and earnings.
In the previous week, Altria Group had 12 more articles in the media than Philip Morris International. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Altria Group and 18 mentions for Philip Morris International. Philip Morris International's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Altria Group's score of 0.67 indicating that Philip Morris International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
57.4% of Altria Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Philip Morris International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Altria Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Philip Morris International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Altria Group has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Philip Morris International has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Altria Group pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Philip Morris International pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Altria Group pays out 82.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Philip Morris International pays out 101.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Altria Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Altria Group presently has a consensus target price of $46.90, indicating a potential upside of 1.78%. Philip Morris International has a consensus target price of $105.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.66%. Given Philip Morris International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Philip Morris International is more favorable than Altria Group.
Altria Group received 59 more outperform votes than Philip Morris International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.26% of users gave Altria Group an outperform vote while only 57.37% of users gave Philip Morris International an outperform vote.
Altria Group has a net margin of 34.81% compared to Philip Morris International's net margin of 8.58%. Philip Morris International's return on equity of -113.26% beat Altria Group's return on equity.
Altria Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Philip Morris International. Altria Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Philip Morris International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Altria Group and Philip Morris International tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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