MO vs. PM, UVV, BTI, RLX, ISPR, XXII, HPCO, PG, KO, and PEP
Should you be buying Altria Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Altria Group include Philip Morris International (PM), Universal (UVV), British American Tobacco (BTI), RLX Technology (RLX), Ispire Technology (ISPR), 22nd Century Group (XXII), Hempacco (HPCO), Procter & Gamble (PG), Coca-Cola (KO), and PepsiCo (PEP).
Altria Group vs.
Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) and Altria Group (NYSE:MO) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.
Philip Morris International currently has a consensus price target of $175.30, suggesting a potential downside of 2.94%. Altria Group has a consensus price target of $56.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.16%. Given Philip Morris International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Philip Morris International is more favorable than Altria Group.
In the previous week, Philip Morris International had 31 more articles in the media than Altria Group. MarketBeat recorded 63 mentions for Philip Morris International and 32 mentions for Altria Group. Philip Morris International's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Altria Group's score of 1.23 indicating that Philip Morris International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Philip Morris International pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Altria Group pays an annual dividend of $4.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Philip Morris International pays out 111.3% 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 pays out 68.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Philip Morris International has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years and Altria Group has increased its dividend for 56 consecutive years. Altria Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
78.6% of Philip Morris International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of Altria Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Philip Morris International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Altria Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Altria Group has a net margin of 46.90% compared to Philip Morris International's net margin of 7.89%. Philip Morris International's return on equity of -120.08% beat Altria Group's return on equity.
Altria Group received 36 more outperform votes than Philip Morris International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.29% of users gave Altria Group an outperform vote while only 58.03% of users gave Philip Morris International an outperform vote.
Philip Morris International has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altria Group has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Altria Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Philip Morris International beats Altria Group on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MO) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
