In today’s recent session, 2.82 million shares of the Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) have been traded, and its beta is 0.64. Most recently the company’s share price was $58.93, and it changed around -$0.88 or -1.47% from the last close, which brings the market valuation of the company to $99.26B. MO at last check was trading at a discount to its 52-week high of $61.26, offering almost -3.95% off that amount. The share price’s 52-week low was $43.83, which indicates that the recent value has risen by an impressive 25.62% since then.
Altria Group Inc stock received a consensus recommendation rating of Hold, based on a mean score of 2.87. If we narrow it down even further, the data shows that 1 out of 15 analysts rate the stock as a Sell; another 1 rate it as Overweight. Among the rest, 9 recommended MO as a Hold, whereas 3 deemed it a Buy, and 1 rated it as Underweight. Altria Group Inc is expected to report earnings per share of 1.39 for the current quarter.
Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) trade information
Instantly MO has been showing red trend so far today with a performance of -1.47% on intraday trading today. The performance over the last five days has remained in the red territory. The rise to weekly highs of 60.50 on recent trading dayincreased the stock’s daily price by 2.6%. The company’s shares are currently up 12.70% year-to-date, but still down -0.24% over the last five days. On the other hand, Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) is 1.50% up in the 30-day period.
The consensus price target as assigned by Wall Street analysts is $53, which translates to bulls needing to decrease their stock price by -11.19% from its current value. Analyst projections state that MO is forecast to be at a low of $46 and a high of $60.
Altria Group Inc (MO) estimates and forecasts
The year-over-year growth rate is expected to be -1.58%, down from the previous year.
Consensus estimates provided by 7 financial analysts predict the company will bring in an average of 5.21B in revenue for the current quarter. 7 analysts expect Altria Group Inc to make 5.28B in revenue for the current ending quarter. The company’s sales for the same quarters a year ago were 5.28B and 5.34B respectively. Analysts predict that the company’s current quarter sales will drop, forecast at -1.33%. Forecasts for the next quarter put sales growth at -1.21%.
Altria Group Inc earnings are expected to increase by 5.24% in 2025, but the outlook is positive 3.51% per year for the next five years.
MO Dividends
Altria Group Inc’s next quarterly earnings report is expected to be released in July. The annual dividend yield of the stock is 6.92 percent and its annual dividend per share was 4.08. It is important to note, however, that the 6.92% dividend yield ratio should be regarded as a guide only, as many other factors should be taken into consideration before making any investment decision.
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