Altria Group (MO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) is a U.S.-based consumer goods company whose principal business is the manufacture and sale of tobacco products. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, the company’s operations are focused primarily on the U.S. market and include the production, marketing and distribution of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and cigars. Its flagship cigarette franchise in the United States is sold through its operating subsidiaries and is among the most recognizable cigarette brands in the country.

Altria’s principal operating businesses include Philip Morris USA (cigarettes), U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company (smokeless tobacco products) and John Middleton (large cigars), which together provide a diversified portfolio of combustible and non-combustible tobacco products and associated accessories. In addition to traditional tobacco categories, the company has pursued investments and product development in next-generation nicotine products and other adjacent businesses as it seeks to respond to shifting consumer preferences and regulatory pressures.

The corporate lineage of Altria traces back to the historic Philip Morris business, and the company adopted the Altria name in the early 2000s as part of a broader corporate restructuring. Altria operates in a highly regulated and litigious industry subject to extensive federal, state and local regulation, and regulatory developments play a central role in the company’s strategic planning and product initiatives. Its commercial activities are concentrated across the United States, where it maintains manufacturing, distribution and sales infrastructure to support nationwide distribution.

Governed by a board of directors and senior management based in Richmond, Altria emphasizes portfolio management, regulatory compliance and shareholder returns as core strategic priorities. The company communicates regularly about its efforts to diversify product offerings while navigating public health, legal and policy considerations that affect the tobacco sector.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $73.48 to $74.16
• 50-Day Range: $63.77 to $74.01
• 52-Week Range: $54.70 to $74.56
• Volume: 4.50 million shs
• Average Volume: 9.93 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $123.49 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.47
• Dividend Yield: 5.73%
• Price Target: $69.33
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Altria Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Altria Group scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 59th out of 151 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: 2.1 / 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.

Downside Risk

Altria Group has a consensus price target of $69.33, representing about 6.2% downside from its current price of $73.95.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Altria Group has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.35%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Altria Group are expected to grow by 3.35% in the coming year, from $5.68 to $5.87 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Altria Group is 15.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Altria Group is 15.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 25.72.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Altria Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.76. 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

3.00% 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 5.16.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Altria Group has recently increased by 8.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Altria Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.74%, 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 88.70%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Altria Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 72.23% next year. This indicates that Altria Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.14

News Sentiment

Altria Group has a news sentiment score of 1.14. 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 0.59 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 31 news articles for Altria Group this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

111 people have searched for MO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 37% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

64 people have added Altria Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 191% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Altria Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,885,744.00 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 4/30 Dividend: 3/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/30 Dividend: 3/25/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/30/2026
• Today: 5/24/2026
• Record date for 7/10 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/10 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2026
• 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: $69.33
• High Price Target: $77.00
• Low Price Target: $50.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -6.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.27
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.78
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.47
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.02
• P/E Growth: 2.76
• Net Income: $6.95 billion
• Net Margins: 34.34%
• Pretax Margin: 45.06%
• Return on Equity: -298.69%
• Return on Assets: 27.08%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.62
• Quick Ratio: 0.48

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $23.28 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.30
• Cash Flow: $6.30 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.73
• Book Value: ($1.89) per share
• Price / Book: -39.13

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,669,890,000
• Free Float: 1,668,221,000
• Market Cap: $123.49 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.48