Altria Group (MO) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

Altria Group (NYSE: MO) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 11/2/2026 – Altria Group had its price target raised by Barclays from $58.00 to $60.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2026 – Altria Group had its price target raised by UBS Group from $79.00 to $83.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2026 – Altria Group had its price target raised by Citigroup from $70.00 to $72.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2026 – Altria Group had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $71.00 to $77.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – Altria Group had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 9/16/2026 – Altria Group was upgraded by Freedom Broker to “hold”.

Altria Group Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of NYSE MO traded up $1.08 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $78.02. 8,874,533 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,112,309. Altria Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $54.70 and a 1 year high of $79.81. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $71.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $68.99. The stock has a market cap of $129.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.12, a PEG ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.43.

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 29th. The company reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.51 by $0.01. Altria Group had a negative return on equity of 330.66% and a net margin of 34.51%. The firm had revenue of $5.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.31 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.45 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that Altria Group, Inc. will post 5.70 earnings per share for the current year.

Altria Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a $1.11 dividend. This is a positive change from Altria Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.06. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $4.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.7%. Altria Group’s payout ratio is 91.74%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Kathryn McQuade acquired 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 9th. The shares were bought 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. This represents a 1.32% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Altria Group, Inc is a U.S.-based consumer products company focused primarily on tobacco, nicotine and related products. Through its operating companies, Altria sells cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, oral tobacco and nicotine products, and electronic vapor products.

Altria’s principal cigarette business is Philip Morris USA, whose portfolio includes Marlboro, Parliament and Virginia Slims. Its other major brands include Copenhagen and Skoal moist smokeless tobacco, Black & Mild cigars, on! nicotine pouches and NJOY electronic cigarettes.