NYSE:MO - Altria Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

Altria Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MO."

Altria Group declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, December 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.84 per share on Friday, January 10th. This represents a $3.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 24th. View Altria Group's Dividend History.

Altria Group announced that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Tuesday, July 30th 2019, which allows the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 1.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 31st. The company reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.15 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $5.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.34 billion. Altria Group had a net margin of 7.00% and a return on equity of 56.17%. The business's revenue was up 2.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.08 earnings per share. View Altria Group's Earnings History.

Altria Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 30th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Altria Group.

Altria Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, January 30th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Altria Group updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, October, 31st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.19-4.27 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $4.19.

11 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Altria Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $48.00 to $68.00. On average, they expect Altria Group's share price to reach $54.86 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Altria Group.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Altria Group in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Altria Group.

Media coverage about MO stock has been trending positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Altria Group earned a news impact score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Altria Group.

Some companies that are related to Altria Group include Philip Morris International (PM), British American Tobacco (BTI), Vector Group (VGR), mCig (MCIG) and White Fox Ventures (AWAW).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Altria Group investors own include AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Philip Morris International (PM), AbbVie (ABBV), Bank of America (BAC), General Electric (GE), Ford Motor (F), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Alibaba Group (BABA).

Altria Group's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI (0.07%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.04%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.04%), United Services Automobile Association (0.03%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.03%) and Calamos Advisors LLC (0.02%). Company insiders that own Altria Group stock include Brian W Quigley, Craig A Johnson, Dinyar S Devitre, Ivan S Feldman, James E Dillard III, Jody L Begley, Mark Newman, Nabil Y Sakkab, W Hildebrandt Surgner Jr and W Hildebrandt Surgner, Jr. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Altria Group.

MO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, 6 Meridian, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Raymond James Trust N.A., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Huntington National Bank and IFP Advisors Inc. Company insiders that have sold Altria Group company stock in the last year include Ivan S Feldman, Jody L Begley and W Hildebrandt Surgner, Jr. View Insider Buying and Selling for Altria Group.

MO stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Alpine Global Management LLC, Merit Financial Group LLC, Sciencast Management LP, Inlet Private Wealth LLC, Fluent Financial LLC, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC and Verity & Verity LLC. Company insiders that have bought Altria Group stock in the last two years include Mark Newman and Nabil Y Sakkab. View Insider Buying and Selling for Altria Group.

Shares of MO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $51.02.

Altria Group has a market capitalization of $95.31 billion and generates $25.36 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $6.96 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.99 on an earnings per share basis. Altria Group employs 8,300 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Altria Group.

The official website for Altria Group is http://www.altria.com/.

Altria Group's mailing address is 6601 WEST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VA, 23230. The company can be reached via phone at 804-274-2200.