Altria Group (MO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) is a tobacco and nicotine company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Through its operating companies, Altria develops, manufactures and markets cigarettes, cigars, oral tobacco products, nicotine pouches and electronic vaping products, with its business focused primarily on the United States.

Altria’s smokeable products portfolio includes Marlboro cigarettes, which are manufactured and marketed in the U.S. by Philip Morris USA, as well as Black & Mild cigars through John Middleton. Its oral tobacco products include Copenhagen and Skoal moist smokeless tobacco, along with on! nicotine pouches, which are marketed through Altria’s U.S. oral tobacco businesses. Altria also owns NJOY, an electronic cigarette and vaping company.

The company was formed as Philip Morris Companies Inc. and adopted the Altria name in 2003. Philip Morris International was separated from Altria in 2008, leaving Altria primarily focused on the domestic U.S. market. Its portfolio and corporate strategy have increasingly emphasized smoke-free nicotine products alongside its established combustible tobacco brands.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $69.40 to $70.71
• 50-Day Range: $64.03 to $75.03
• 52-Week Range: $54.70 to $77.06
• Volume: 8.01 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.81 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $117.20 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.81
• Dividend Yield: 6.33%
• Price Target: $70.11
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Altria Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Altria Group scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 81st out of 174 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Altria Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.27, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Altria Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Altria Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Altria Group are expected to grow by 3.00% in the coming year, from $5.67 to $5.84 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Altria Group is 14.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.86.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Altria Group is 14.81, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.02.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Altria Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.48. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.49% of the float of Altria Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Altria Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.53.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Altria Group has recently increased by 2.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Altria Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.36%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Altria Group has been increasing its dividend for 56 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Altria Group is 93.67%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Altria Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 76.03% in the coming year. This indicates that Altria Group may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.89

News Sentiment

Altria Group has a news sentiment score of 0.89. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 33 news articles for Altria Group this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 84 people have searched for MO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -30% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

63 people have added Altria Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Altria Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $101,430.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.10% of the stock of Altria Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

57.41% of the stock of Altria Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/10 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/10 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/10/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 10/9 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/9 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Today: 9/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/09/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Tobacco
• Sub-Industry: Tobacco
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MO
• CIK: 764180
• Web: www.altria.com
• Phone: (804) 274-2200
• Fax: 804-484-8231
• Employees: 5,900
• Year Founded: 1985

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Altria Group: $70.11
• High Price Target: $79.00
• Low Price Target: $58.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -0.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.27
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.74
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.81
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.38
• P/E Growth: 2.48
• Net Income: $6.95 billion
• Net Margins: 33.99%
• Pretax Margin: 44.23%
• Return on Equity: -315.29%
• Return on Assets: 27.02%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.52
• Quick Ratio: 0.38

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $23.28 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.03
• Cash Flow: $6.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.09
• Book Value: ($2.06) per share
• Price / Book: -34.07

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,669,740,000
• Free Float: 1,668,074,000
• Market Cap: $117.20 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.45