Altria Group
MO

$53.69

1.07%

Market Cap: $91.6B

About: Altria comprises Philip Morris USA, us Smokeless Tobacco, John Middleton, Horizon Innovations, and Helix Innovations. Through its tobacco subsidiaries, Altria maintains the leading position in cigarettes and smokeless tobacco in the United States and the number-two spot in machine-made cigars. The company's Marlboro brand is the leading cigarette brand in the us with 42% annual share in 2023. Beyond its core business, it holds an 8% interest in the world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev, a 42% stake in cannabis manufacturer Cronos, acquired Njoy Holdings in 2023, and operates a joint venture with Japan Tobacco in the heated tobacco category. It also recently disposed of its investment in Juul Labs.

Employees: 6,400

Consumer Staples Cigarettes

0

Funds holding %

of 6,686 funds

0

Analysts bullish %

of 4 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

33% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $773M | Put options by funds: $581M

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 15 [Q1] → 17 (+2) [Q2]

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 751 | Existing positions reduced: 701

2% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 145 | Existing positions closed: 142

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,858 [Q1] → 1,861 (+3) [Q2]

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $47.9B [Q1] → $46.1B (-$1.83B) [Q2]

3.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 62.17% [Q1] → 58.79% (-3.38%) [Q2]

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Research analyst outlook

4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$43

20%

downside

Avg. target

$51

6%

downside

High target

$57

6%

upside

4 analyst ratings

1 positive

25%

2 neutral

50%

1 negative

25%

B of A Securities Lisa Lewandowski 75% 1-year accuracy 3 / 4 met price target	6%upside $57	Neutral Maintained	4 Sept 2024
Barclays Gaurav Jain 67% 1-year accuracy 2 / 3 met price target	20%downside $43	Underweight Maintained	14 Aug 2024
Stifel Matthew Smith 61% 1-year accuracy 20 / 33 met price target	1%upside $54	Buy Maintained	1 Aug 2024
B of A Securities Lisa Lewandowski 75% 1-year accuracy 3 / 4 met price target	11%downside $48	Neutral Maintained	10 Jul 2024

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 55 articles about MO published over the past 30 days

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