Altria Group

MO

Market cap $99.1B

Eight of the top fifteen Barron's Better Bets (BBB) 'Safer' dividend stocks, including Conagra, Altria, and Verizon, are currently attractively priced for income investors. Analyst forecasts project net gains of 18.44% to 29.95% for the top ten BBB Dogs by November 2026, with an average estimated gain of 22.01%. Stocks are considered 'dogs' when their reliable dividends and lower prices result in higher yields; eight of the top ten are already at ideal pricing levels.

Altria Group trades at a low forward multiple and sports a high dividend, but this cheap stock could keep on getting cheaper. The cigarette maker continues to struggle to make the same "smokefree" pivot that some of its publicly-traded rivals are successfully executing.

Altria and Philip Morris advance their smoke-free strategies as each leverages pricing, innovation and cost discipline in a shifting tobacco market.

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MO narrows its 2025 EPS outlook as evolving margin trends across key segments point to more measured growth ahead.

In Q3, we initiated new positions in Accenture (ACN) and Constellation Brands (STZ). Like all technological innovations, AI should create both winners and losers. We exited Altria (MO), a tobacco company, and Atmos Energy (ATO), a natural gas distributor, choosing to recycle capital into more attractive opportunities as both stocks reaching our target selling ranges.

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On the surface, the tobacco giant looks too tempting to ignore. However, some tantalizing metrics may belie reasons for long-term concern.