NYSE:MOAltria Group Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Altria Group Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $37.73 +0.19 (+0.51 %) (As of 05/22/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$37.23Now: $37.73▼$37.7650-Day Range$35.10MA: $38.45▼$42.1252-Week Range$30.95Now: $37.73▼$53.11Volume6.94 million shsAverage Volume10.54 million shsMarket Capitalization$70.12 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield8.91%Beta0.45 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Altria Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cigarettes, smokeless products, and wine in the United States. It offers cigarettes primarily under the Marlboro brand; cigars principally under the Black & Mild brand; and moist smokeless tobacco products under the Copenhagen, Skoal, Red Seal, and Husky brands. The company also produces and sells varietal and blended table wines, and sparkling wines under the Chateau Ste. Michelle, Columbia Crest, and 14 Hands names; and imports and markets Antinori, Torres, and Villa Maria Estate wines, as well as Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte in the United States. In addition, it provides finance leasing services primarily in transportation, aircraft, power generation, real estate, and manufacturing industries. The company sells its tobacco products primarily to wholesalers, including distributors; large retail organizations, such as chain stores; and the armed services. Altria Group, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 4.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingAltria Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.69, and is based on 11 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $50.79, Altria Group has a potential upside of 34.6% from its current price of $37.73.Amount of Analyst CoverageAltria Group has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.7 Community Rank Outperform VotesAltria Group has received 786 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesAltria Group has received 649 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentAltria Group has received 54.77% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Altria Group and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe MO will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe MO will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 4.2 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipAltria Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.91%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthAltria Group has been increasing its dividend for 11 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Altria Group is 79.62 %. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Altria Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 74.34 % next year. This indicates that Altria Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Altria Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.09% of the stock of Altria Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions63.50% of the stock of Altria Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Altria Group are expected to grow by 6.10% in the coming year, from $4.26 to $4.52 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Altria Group is -77.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Altria Group is -77.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAltria Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.77. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAltria Group has a P/B Ratio of 10.57. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 4.3Community Rank: 2.7Dividend Strength: 4.2Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.57 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Cigarettes Sub-IndustryTobacco SectorConsumer Staples Current SymbolNYSE:MO Previous Symbol CUSIP02209S10 CIK764180 Webwww.altria.com Phone804-274-2200Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio4.06 Current Ratio0.71 Quick Ratio0.53Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E Ratio8.86 P/E Growth1.77 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$25.11 billion Price / Sales2.79 Cash Flow$4.35 per share Price / Cash Flow8.68 Book Value$3.57 per share Price / Book10.57Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.22 Net Income$-1,293,000,000.00 Net Margins-3.33% Return on Equity84.55% Return on Assets15.16%Miscellaneous Employees7,300 Outstanding Shares1,858,370,000Market Cap$70.12 billion Next Earnings Date8/4/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable MO Rates by TradingView Receive MO News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for MO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Altria Group (NYSE:MO) Frequently Asked Questions How has Altria Group's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Altria Group's stock was trading at $40.48 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MO stock has decreased by 6.8% and is now trading at $37.73. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Altria Group? 16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Altria Group in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Altria Group. When is Altria Group's next earnings date? Altria Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Altria Group. How were Altria Group's earnings last quarter? Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) released its earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The company reported $1.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.11. The firm earned $4.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.51 billion. Altria Group had a positive return on equity of 84.55% and a negative net margin of 3.33%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 16.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.90 EPS. View Altria Group's earnings history. How often does Altria Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Altria Group? Altria Group declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.84 per share on Friday, July 10th. This represents a $3.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.91%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 12th. View Altria Group's dividend history. How will Altria Group's stock buyback program work? Altria Group announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Tuesday, July 30th 2019, which authorizes the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 1.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued. What price target have analysts set for MO? 16 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Altria Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $34.00 to $68.00. On average, they expect Altria Group's share price to reach $50.79 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 34.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Altria Group. Has Altria Group been receiving favorable news coverage? Media stories about MO stock have trended extremely negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Altria Group earned a media sentiment score of -4.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutAltria Group. Are investors shorting Altria Group? Altria Group saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 10,930,000 shares, a drop of 9.4% from the April 30th total of 12,060,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 13,080,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.6% of the company's shares are sold short. View Altria Group's Current Options Chain. Who are some of Altria Group's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Altria Group include Philip Morris International (PM), British American Tobacco (BTI), SWEDISH MATCH A/ADR (SWMAY), Vector Group (VGR), mCig (MCIG) and White Fox Ventures (AWAW). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Altria Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Altria Group investors own include AT&T (T), Philip Morris International (PM), Coca-Cola (KO), AbbVie (ABBV), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Verizon Communications (VZ), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Bank of America (BAC), Pfizer (PFE) and General Electric (GE). Who are Altria Group's key executives? Altria Group's management team includes the following people: Mr. Howard A. Willard III, BA (Hons), MBA, Chairman & CEO (Age 56)Mr. William F. Gifford Jr., Vice Chairman & CFO (Age 49)Mr. Murray R. Garnick, Exec. VP & Gen. Counsel (Age 59)Mr. Charles N. Whitaker, Sr. VP of HR, Compliance & Information Services and Chief Compliance Officer (Age 52)Mr. William Stephen Marshall, VP of Investor Relations What is Altria Group's stock symbol? Altria Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MO." Who are Altria Group's major shareholders? Altria Group's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.88%), Capital World Investors (4.45%), State Street Corp (4.31%), Capital Research Global Investors (1.70%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.41%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.11%). Company insiders that own Altria Group stock include Dinyar S Devitre, Ivan S Feldman, Jody L Begley, Nabil Y Sakkab and W Hildebrandt Surgner, Jr. View institutional ownership trends for Altria Group. Which major investors are selling Altria Group stock? MO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Capital International Investors, Federated Hermes Inc., Capital Research Global Investors, State of Michigan Retirement System, Alliancebernstein L.P., Mackenzie Financial Corp, and Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI. View insider buying and selling activity for Altria Group. Which major investors are buying Altria Group stock? MO stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital World Investors, State Street Corp, BlackRock Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., AJO LP, Two Sigma Advisers LP, London Co. of Virginia, and Swiss National Bank. View insider buying and selling activity for Altria Group. How do I buy shares of 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. What is Altria Group's stock price today? One share of MO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $37.73. How big of a company is Altria Group? Altria Group has a market capitalization of $70.12 billion and generates $25.11 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $-1,293,000,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $4.22 on an earnings per share basis. Altria Group employs 7,300 workers across the globe. What is Altria Group's official website? The official website for Altria Group is www.altria.com. How can I contact Altria Group? Altria Group's mailing address is 6601 WEST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VA, 23230. The company can be reached via phone at 804-274-2200. This page was last updated on 5/24/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
