Altria Group

MO

Market cap $113B

67.21 USD

+0.79

1.19%

At close Updated Aug 29, 4:00 PM EDT

Pre-market

After hours

67.19

-0.02

0.03%

1 day

1.19%

5 days

-0.43%

1 month

13.22%

3 months

13%

6 months

20.34%

Year to date

27.99%

1 year

25.96%

5 years

53.66%

10 years

25.44%

About: Altria comprises Philip Morris USA, US Smokeless Tobacco, John Middleton, Horizon Innovations, and Helix Innovations. Through its tobacco subsidiaries, Altria maintains the leading position in cigarettes and smokeless tobacco in the United States and the number-two spot in machine-made cigars. The company's Marlboro brand is the leading cigarette brand in the US with 42% annual share in 2024. Beyond its core business, it holds an 8% interest in the world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev and a 41% stake in cannabis manufacturer Cronos. It also acquired vaping company Njoy Holdings in 2023 and operates a joint venture with Japan Tobacco in the heated tobacco category for the US.

Employees: 6,200

Consumer Staples Tobacco

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Funds holding %

of 7,446 funds

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Analysts bullish %

of 6 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

41% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 158 | Existing positions closed: 112

30% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 986 | Existing positions reduced: 756

24% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $702M | Put options by funds: $566M

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2,217 [Q1] → 2,213 (-4) [Q2]

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $63B [Q1] → $60B (-$3.03B) [Q2]

1.4% less ownership

Funds ownership: 62.04% [Q1] → 60.64% (-1.4%) [Q2]

36% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 28 [Q1] → 18 (-10) [Q2]

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Research analyst outlook

6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$50

-26% downside

Avg. target

$61

-9% downside

High target

$72

7% upside

6 analyst ratings

2 positive

33%

2 neutral

33%

2 negative

33%

B of A Securities Lisa Lewandowski	7% upside $72	Buy Maintained	22 Aug 2025
Barclays Gaurav Jain	15% downside $57	Underweight Maintained	6 Aug 2025
Stifel Matthew Smith	3% downside $65	Buy Maintained	31 Jul 2025
Morgan Stanley Eric Serotta	7% downside $62	Equal-Weight Maintained	31 Jul 2025
Jefferies Edward Mundy	25% downside $50	Underperform Initiated	9 Jul 2025
UBS Faham Baig	12% downside $59	Neutral Upgraded	2 Jul 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 63 articles about MO published over the past 30 days

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Altria: We Are Buyers Of The Stock For The Dividends

Altria remains a compelling buy due to undervaluation based on updated dividend discount models, with fair value estimates significantly above the current price. The company's strong dividend history, recent dividend increase, and robust dividend growth potential reinforce its appeal for income-focused investors. Growth in oral tobacco products, successful NJOY product adaptation, and positive FDA enforcement actions support Altria's future earnings outlook.

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MO's smokeable margins jumped 2.9 percentage points to 64.5% as pricing power and cost cuts offset sharp volume declines.

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Altria: Dividend As Secure As It Used To Be?

Altria's revenue growth has deteriorated in recent years, warranting investigation into dividend sustainability. Combustibles volume contraction in the US has been severe, and Altria has been losing share. Nevertheless, Altria remains a free cash flow machine and appears to have significant headroom to safeguard the dividend and its growth for many years to come.

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