Insider Buying: Altria Group (NYSE:MO) Director Buys $101,430.00 in Stock

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO) Director Kathryn Mcquade bought 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 9th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $67.62 per share, with a total value of $101,430.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 114,929 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,771,498.98. The trade was a 1.32% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Altria Group Stock Up 0.0%

NYSE:MO opened at $69.01 on Monday. Altria Group, Inc. has a 52 week low of $54.70 and a 52 week high of $77.06. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $69.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $69.11. The company has a market capitalization of $115.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.56, a P/E/G ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 0.45.

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.50 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $5.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.35 billion. Altria Group had a negative return on equity of 315.29% and a net margin of 33.99%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.44 earnings per share. Altria Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.610-5.720 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Altria Group, Inc. will post 5.67 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Altria Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 9th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $1.11 per share. This is a boost from Altria Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.06. This represents a $4.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.4%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Altria Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 89.45%.

Key Stories Impacting Altria Group

Here are the key news stories impacting Altria Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Director Kathryn B. McQuade purchased 1,500 shares of Altria at an average price of $67.62, increasing her direct holdings by 1.32%. The roughly $101,000 insider purchase may signal confidence that the stock’s valuation and dividend remain attractive. SEC insider transaction filing
• Positive Sentiment: Recent investment coverage continues to highlight MO as an income-oriented stock, citing its multidecade record of dividend increases, approximately 6%-plus yield, and relatively attractive valuation. Those features may support demand from retirement and dividend-focused investors. Dividend streak article
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry commentary says Altria and other tobacco companies are responding to declining cigarette volumes and rising costs by expanding smoke-free products and adapting to changing consumer preferences. The strategy offers long-term growth potential, but execution and category adoption remain important risks. Tobacco industry dynamics article
• Negative Sentiment: Seeking Alpha downgraded Altria to Hold, citing technical consolidation below its 50-day moving average and mixed second-quarter results. Smokeable products remained resilient, but oral tobacco revenue fell 5.2% year over year, raising concerns about growth momentum despite the stock’s low forward valuation and high yield. Altria rating downgrade article

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently commented on MO. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Altria Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, June 21st. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Altria Group from $50.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. BTIG Research initiated coverage on Altria Group in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. They set a “neutral” rating on the stock. Barclays lowered their price target on Altria Group from $64.00 to $58.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective on Altria Group from $76.00 to $79.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $70.11.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Altria Group

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Talon Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Altria Group in the second quarter worth $223,000. Bouchey Financial Group Ltd. grew its stake in Altria Group by 12.9% during the 2nd quarter. Bouchey Financial Group Ltd. now owns 9,411 shares of the company’s stock worth $682,000 after purchasing an additional 1,072 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in Altria Group by 29.7% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,379,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,237,000 after purchasing an additional 315,892 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Altria Group by 5.8% during the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 137,847 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,918,000 after purchasing an additional 7,550 shares during the period. Finally, Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC raised its position in Altria Group by 29.0% in the 2nd quarter. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC now owns 12,689 shares of the company’s stock valued at $913,000 after purchasing an additional 2,850 shares in the last quarter. 57.41% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Altria Group Company Profile

Altria Group, Inc (NYSE: MO) is a tobacco and nicotine company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Through its operating companies, Altria develops, manufactures and markets cigarettes, cigars, oral tobacco products, nicotine pouches and electronic vaping products, with its business focused primarily on the United States.

Altria’s smokeable products portfolio includes Marlboro cigarettes, which are manufactured and marketed in the U.S. by Philip Morris USA, as well as Black & Mild cigars through John Middleton.