Altria Group (MO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Altria Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells smokeable and oral tobacco products in the United States. The company offers cigarettes primarily under the Marlboro brand; large cigars and pipe tobacco under the Black & Mild brand; moist smokeless tobacco and snus products under the Copenhagen, Skoal, Red Seal, and Husky brands; oral nicotine pouches under the on! brand; and e-vapor products under the NJOY ACE brand. It sells its products to distributors, as well as large retail organizations, such as chain stores. The company was founded in 1822 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $58.60 to $59.83
• 50-Day Range: $57.64 to $60.59
• 52-Week Range: $47.57 to $61.26
• Volume: 7.42 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.54 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $98.93 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.84
• Dividend Yield: 6.95%
• Price Target: $56.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Altria Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Altria Group scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 33rd out of 154 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: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Altria Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Altria Group has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.14%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Altria Group are expected to grow by 4.14% in the coming year, from $5.32 to $5.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Altria Group is 9.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Altria Group is 9.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 19.88.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Altria Group has a PEG Ratio of 3.45. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.08% 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 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Altria Group has recently decreased by 8.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Altria Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.82%, 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 68.34%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Altria Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 73.65% next year. This indicates that Altria Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.02

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.08% 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 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Altria Group has recently decreased by 8.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.37

News Sentiment

Altria Group has a news sentiment score of 1.37. 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 0.99 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 37 news articles for Altria Group this week, compared to 33 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

120 people have searched for MO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

31 people have added Altria Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 15% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Altria Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.08% 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.

MO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MO shares performed this year?

Altria Group's stock was trading at $52.29 at the start of the year. Since then, MO stock has increased by 12.3% and is now trading at $58.73.

How were Altria Group's earnings last quarter?

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO) released its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 29th. The company reported $1.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.19 by $0.04. The business's revenue was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

How will Altria Group's stock buyback program work?

Altria Group's Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, February 1st 2024, which authorizes the company to buy back $1,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 1.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Who are Altria Group's major shareholders?

Altria Group's top institutional shareholders include Truist Financial Corp (0.14%), Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. (0.11%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.10%) and Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.08%). Insiders that own company stock include Charles N Whitaker and Robert Matthews Davis.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Altria Group?

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

What other stocks do shareholders of Altria Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Altria Group investors own include AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), AbbVie (ABBV), Meta Platforms (META), Chevron (CVX), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Pfizer (PFE).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/30 Dividend: 3/25/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/30 Dividend: 3/25/2025
• Last Earnings: 4/29/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/30/2025
• Record date for 7/10 Dividend: 6/16/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/10 Dividend: 6/16/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/10/2025
• Today: 7/28/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

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: 6,200
• Year Founded: 1985

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Altria Group: $56.75
• High Price Target: $65.00
• Low Price Target: $49.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -3.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.97
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.04
• P/E Growth: 3.45
• Net Income: $11.26 billion
• Net Margins: 43.09%
• Pretax Margin: 53.17%
• Return on Equity: -295.44%
• Return on Assets: 25.48%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.57
• Quick Ratio: 0.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $24.02 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.12
• Cash Flow: $5.27 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.14
• Book Value: ($1.29) per share
• Price / Book: -45.53

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,684,450,000
• Free Float: 1,683,104,000
• Market Cap: $98.93 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.59