Altria Group (MO) Stock Forecast, Price & News

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Altria Group in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" MO shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in MO, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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9 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Altria Group's shares. Their MO share price forecasts range from $36.00 to $52.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $44.67 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.4%.
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Altria Group's stock was trading at $45.71 at the start of the year. Since then, MO stock has decreased by 1.9% and is now trading at $44.84.
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Altria Group saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 15,200,000 shares, a drop of 10.7% from the March 31st total of 17,030,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 8,310,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days. Approximately 0.9% of the company's stock are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 27th 2023.
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Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 27th. The company reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.19 by $0.01. The business earned $4.76 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.89 billion. Altria Group had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 245.43% and a net margin of 22.44%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.12 earnings per share.
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Altria Group declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, March 1st. Investors of record on Friday, March 24th will be given a dividend of $0.94 per share on Friday, April 28th. This represents a $3.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 23rd.
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Altria Group (NYSE:MO) pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 8.34%. MO has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 13 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 120.90%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, MO will have a dividend payout ratio of 70.81% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Altria Group issued an update on its FY23 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 27th. The company provided EPS guidance of $4.98-5.13 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.05.

15 employees have rated Altria Group Chief Executive Officer Billy Gifford on Glassdoor.com. Billy Gifford has an approval rating of 78% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Altria Group investors own include AT&T (T), Philip Morris International (PM), AbbVie (ABBV), Coca-Cola (KO), Verizon Communications (VZ), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Pfizer (PFE), Intel (INTC) and Bank of America (BAC).

Altria Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MO."

Altria Group's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.76%), State Street Corp (3.88%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (2.35%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.01%), FMR LLC (1.41%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.01%).
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Shares of MO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of MO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $44.84.

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) has a market capitalization of $80.04 billion and generates $25.10 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $5.76 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.11 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 6,300 workers across the globe.

Altria Group's mailing address is 6601 WEST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VA, 23230. The official website for the company is www.altria.com. The company can be reached via phone at (804) 274-2200 or via fax at 804-484-8231.