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MO vs. CRON, KO, O, PM, and SYY

Should you buy Altria Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Altria Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Altria Group include Cronos Group (CRON), CocaCola (KO), Realty Income (O), Philip Morris International (PM), and Sysco (SYY).

How does Altria Group compare to Cronos Group?

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) and Cronos Group (NASDAQ:CRON) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Altria Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cronos Group. Altria Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cronos Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Altria Group$23.28B5.16$6.95B$4.7815.05
Cronos Group$146.59M7.00-$9.45M$0.01275.00

Altria Group currently has a consensus price target of $70.78, indicating a potential downside of 1.60%. Cronos Group has a consensus price target of $2.30, indicating a potential downside of 16.36%. Given Altria Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Altria Group is more favorable than Cronos Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Altria Group
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.27
Cronos Group
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

Altria Group has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cronos Group has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

Altria Group has a net margin of 34.34% compared to Cronos Group's net margin of -1.14%. Cronos Group's return on equity of -1.26% beat Altria Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Altria Group34.34% -298.69% 27.08%
Cronos Group -1.14%-1.26%-1.20%

57.4% of Altria Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Cronos Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Altria Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Cronos Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Altria Group had 29 more articles in the media than Cronos Group. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Altria Group and 1 mentions for Cronos Group. Altria Group's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Cronos Group's score of 0.96 indicating that Altria Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Altria Group Positive
Cronos Group Positive

Summary

Altria Group beats Cronos Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Altria Group compare to CocaCola?

CocaCola (NYSE:KO) and Altria Group (NYSE:MO) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and risk.

CocaCola has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Altria Group has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

CocaCola has higher revenue and earnings than Altria Group. Altria Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CocaCola, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CocaCola$47.94B7.56$13.11B$3.1826.49
Altria Group$23.28B5.16$6.95B$4.7815.05

Altria Group has a net margin of 34.34% compared to CocaCola's net margin of 27.80%. CocaCola's return on equity of 40.55% beat Altria Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CocaCola27.80% 40.55% 12.90%
Altria Group 34.34%-298.69%27.08%

70.3% of CocaCola shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of Altria Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of CocaCola shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Altria Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

CocaCola pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Altria Group pays an annual dividend of $4.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. CocaCola pays out 66.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Altria Group pays out 88.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CocaCola has raised its dividend for 64 consecutive years and Altria Group has raised its dividend for 56 consecutive years.

CocaCola presently has a consensus target price of $88.06, indicating a potential upside of 4.53%. Altria Group has a consensus target price of $70.78, indicating a potential downside of 1.60%. Given CocaCola's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe CocaCola is more favorable than Altria Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CocaCola
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.94
Altria Group
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.27

In the previous week, CocaCola had 47 more articles in the media than Altria Group. MarketBeat recorded 77 mentions for CocaCola and 30 mentions for Altria Group. Altria Group's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat CocaCola's score of 0.86 indicating that Altria Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
CocaCola
48 Very Positive mention(s)
10 Positive mention(s)
15 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Altria Group
21 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

CocaCola beats Altria Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Altria Group compare to Realty Income?

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) and Realty Income (NYSE:O) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Altria Group pays an annual dividend of $4.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Realty Income pays an annual dividend of $3.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Altria Group pays out 88.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Realty Income pays out 266.4% 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 has raised its dividend for 56 consecutive years and Realty Income has raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years. Altria Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Altria Group has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Realty Income has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

57.4% of Altria Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.8% of Realty Income shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Altria Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Realty Income shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Realty Income had 13 more articles in the media than Altria Group. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Realty Income and 30 mentions for Altria Group. Altria Group's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Realty Income's score of 1.03 indicating that Altria Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Altria Group
21 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Realty Income
28 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Altria Group has higher revenue and earnings than Realty Income. Altria Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Realty Income, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Altria Group$23.28B5.16$6.95B$4.7815.05
Realty Income$5.75B10.40$1.06B$1.2252.54

Altria Group presently has a consensus target price of $70.78, indicating a potential downside of 1.60%. Realty Income has a consensus target price of $66.65, indicating a potential upside of 3.97%. Given Realty Income's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Realty Income is more favorable than Altria Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Altria Group
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.27
Realty Income
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44

Altria Group has a net margin of 34.34% compared to Realty Income's net margin of 18.94%. Realty Income's return on equity of 2.80% beat Altria Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Altria Group34.34% -298.69% 27.08%
Realty Income 18.94%2.80%1.55%

Summary

Realty Income beats Altria Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Altria Group compare to Philip Morris International?

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) and Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and dividends.

Altria Group presently has a consensus target price of $70.78, indicating a potential downside of 1.60%. Philip Morris International has a consensus target price of $194.63, indicating a potential upside of 7.93%. Given Philip Morris International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Philip Morris International is more favorable than Altria Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Altria Group
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.27
Philip Morris International
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

Altria Group has a net margin of 34.34% compared to Philip Morris International's net margin of 11.61%. Philip Morris International's return on equity of -142.02% beat Altria Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Altria Group34.34% -298.69% 27.08%
Philip Morris International 11.61%-142.02%17.81%

Altria Group pays an annual dividend of $4.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Philip Morris International pays an annual dividend of $5.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Altria Group pays out 88.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Philip Morris International pays out 82.7% 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 has raised its dividend for 56 consecutive years and Philip Morris International has raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years. Altria Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Altria Group has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Philip Morris International has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

57.4% of Altria Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Philip Morris International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Altria Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Philip Morris International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Philip Morris International has higher revenue and earnings than Altria Group. 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Altria Group$23.28B5.16$6.95B$4.7815.05
Philip Morris International$93.86B2.99$11.35B$7.1125.36

In the previous week, Altria Group had 7 more articles in the media than Philip Morris International. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Altria Group and 23 mentions for Philip Morris International. Philip Morris International's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Altria Group's score of 1.12 indicating that Philip Morris International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Altria Group
21 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Philip Morris International
20 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Summary

Philip Morris International beats Altria Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Altria Group compare to Sysco?

Sysco (NYSE:SYY) and Altria Group (NYSE:MO) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Sysco has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Altria Group has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

Sysco pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Altria Group pays an annual dividend of $4.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Sysco pays out 60.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Altria Group pays out 88.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Sysco has increased its dividend for 57 consecutive years and Altria Group has increased its dividend for 56 consecutive years.

Altria Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sysco. Altria Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sysco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Sysco$81.37B0.49$1.83B$3.6123.12
Altria Group$23.28B5.16$6.95B$4.7815.05

In the previous week, Altria Group had 14 more articles in the media than Sysco. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Altria Group and 16 mentions for Sysco. Altria Group's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Sysco's score of 0.93 indicating that Altria Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Sysco
11 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Altria Group
21 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Sysco currently has a consensus target price of $88.15, suggesting a potential upside of 5.62%. Altria Group has a consensus target price of $70.78, suggesting a potential downside of 1.60%. Given Sysco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Sysco is more favorable than Altria Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Sysco
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47
Altria Group
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.27

83.4% of Sysco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of Altria Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Sysco 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Altria Group has a net margin of 34.34% compared to Sysco's net margin of 2.08%. Sysco's return on equity of 103.57% beat Altria Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sysco2.08% 103.57% 8.06%
Altria Group 34.34%-298.69%27.08%

Summary

Sysco beats Altria Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MO vs. The Competition

MetricAltria GroupTOBACCO IndustryStaples SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$119.88B$66.48B$16.39B$23.46B
Dividend Yield5.91%4.19%3.33%4.02%
P/E Ratio15.058.6126.3931.08
Price / Sales5.1639.2444.2019.77
Price / Cash11.4014.2513.3718.64
Price / Book-34.9224.395.984.77
Net Income$6.95B$2.09B$668.93M$1.06B
7 Day Performance-1.39%0.35%-1.50%-0.23%
1 Month Performance0.14%-3.87%-2.46%-0.11%
1 Year Performance23.78%1.32%-13.17%16.46%

Altria Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MO
Altria Group
3.9517 of 5 stars
$71.93
+0.2%
$70.78
-1.6%
+24.5%$119.88B$23.28B15.055,900
CRON
Cronos Group
1.6196 of 5 stars
$2.76
-3.5%
$2.30
-16.7%
+31.6%$1.03B$146.59M276.28450
KO
CocaCola
4.5691 of 5 stars
$82.94
-1.4%
$86.88
+4.7%
+20.5%$356.85B$47.94B26.0865,900
O
Realty Income
3.0613 of 5 stars
$63.16
-1.1%
$66.65
+5.5%
+12.2%$58.90B$5.75B51.77400
PM
Philip Morris International
4.5204 of 5 stars
$184.91
+1.4%
$194.63
+5.3%
+0.3%$288.19B$41.49B26.0184,900

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