An Evaluation Of Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) Prospects

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Stocks Info

MO belongs to the Consumer Defensive sector of the NYSE while operating in the Tobacco industry. The current market capitalization of Altria Group Inc. is $79.10B. A total of 5.46 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 10.64M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Whitaker Charles N. sold 22,487 shares of MO for 43.95 per share on May 02 ’24. After the transaction, the Sr. VP, Chief HR Off. & CCO now owns 173,485 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 06 ’23, Davis Robert Matthews bought 1,200 shares at 40.50 per share. MO shares that Director owns now total 8,473.

Among the insiders who bought shares, Clarke Ian L.T. acquired of 1,100 shares on Nov 06 ’23 at a per-share price of $40.57. This resulted in the Director holding 7,145 shares of MO after the transaction.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Altria Group Inc. pays an annual dividend of $3.92, resulting in a dividend yield of 8.51%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.64. MO’s most recent ex-dividend date was 6/14/2024 when it declared a $0.98 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 7/10/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 4/30/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3/22/2024. The MO stock dividend was $0.98 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MO has a high of $47.19 and a low of $39.06.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. MO’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $4.54B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $28.04B in debt and $8.58B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was -$2.98, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was -$1.61B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MO is Buy with a score of 3.36.

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