Overview
Altria Group, Inc., based in the United States, operates primarily in the tobacco industry and holds a noteworthy position as a manufacturer and marketer of tobacco products and related items. Its portfolio includes a variety of well-known brands such as Marlboro, which is a leading name in cigarettes. Altria also has a strategic involvement in the alcohol industry through its ownership stakes in AB InBev, and in cannabis through an investment in Cronos Group. Recently, Altria has been actively engaging in projects focused on reduced-risk products, illustrating a clear shift towards alternatives like e-vapor and heated tobacco products. These initiatives align with broader industry trends, aiming to adapt to changing consumer health awareness and regulatory landscapes.
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Basic Stats
The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of Altria Group, Inc. from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.
For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.
| Market Cap | |
| EV | |
| Shares Out. | 1,680.95 MM |
| Earnings Date | |
| EPS (TTM) | 5.23 |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2025-09-15 |
| Borrow Rate | |
| Short Shares Avail. | |
| Short Interest | |
| Short Float | |
| Days to Cover | |
| Risk Free Rate | 4.17 % |
| Price Change (1 yr) | |
| Volatility (1 yr) | |
| Beta | |
| Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) | |
| Sortino Ratio (1 yr) |
| PE Ratio | |
| Price/Book | |
| Price/TBV | |
| Book/Market | |
| EBIT/EV | |
| EBIT(3yr avg)/EV | |
| ROA | 0.26 |
| ROE | |
| ROIC | 0.41 |
| CROIC | -0.02 |
| OCROIC | 0.41 |
| Implied Volatility | |
| Put/Call OI Ratio |
| Growth | 59.02 /100 |
| Profitability | 74.40 /100 |
| Quality Score | 80.46 /100 |
| Value Score | |
| Momentum Score | |
| Stability (Low Vol) Score | |
| Analyst Sentiment | |
| Fund Sentiment | 38.13 /100 |
| Insider Sentiment | |
| Officer Sentiment | |
| Dividend Score | |
| QVM Score | |
| Piotroski F-SCORE | 8.00 /9 |
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target
The average one-year price target for Altria Group, Inc. is $54.47. The forecasts range from a low of $42.05 to a high of $75.97. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.
Update Frequency: Monthly
| Record Date | Projection Date | High | Low | Median | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-03 | 2025-12-03 | 75.97 | 42.05 | 54.59 | 54.47 |
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades
This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for Altria Group, Inc.. An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.
The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
- Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
- Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
- Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.
When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.
The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.
| Date | Analyst | Prior | Latest Recommendation |
Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-31 | Citigroup | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2024-07-10 | B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-04-08 | UBS | Sell | Sell | Maintains |
| 2024-03-25 | Stifel | Buy | Buy | Reiterate |
| 2023-10-18 | Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-10-13 | Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-10-06 | UBS | Sell | Sell | Maintains |
| 2023-08-22 | Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-07-18 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Reiterate |
| 2023-06-02 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2023-04-17 | Citigroup | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2023-04-14 | Stifel | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2023-02-07 | Citigroup | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2023-01-23 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-11-10 | UBS | Neutral | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2022-07-25 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2022-07-08 | B of A Securities | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2022-07-01 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2022-06-29 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Underweight | Downgrade |
| 2022-06-27 | Cowen & Co. | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2022-06-24 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Equal-Weight | Upgrade |
| 2022-06-17 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Maintains | |
| 2022-06-08 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Underweight | Downgrade |
| 2022-05-10 | Bernstein | Outperform | Market Perform | Downgrade |
| 2022-05-02 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-03-28 | RBC Capital | Outperform | Sector Perform | Downgrade |
| 2022-03-22 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2022-01-26 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-01-05 | B of A Securities | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2021-10-29 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Equal-Weight | Downgrade |
| 2021-06-17 | Redburn Partners | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-05-10 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2021-05-05 | Argus Research | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2021-03-26 | Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2021-03-16 | Citigroup | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2021-01-22 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2021-01-20 | Bernstein | Outperform | Initiate | |
| 2020-07-30 | Citigroup | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2020-07-22 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2020-07-08 | Barclays | Overweight | Equal-Weight | Downgrade |
| 2020-05-01 | Stifel | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2020-04-30 | CFRA | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2020-04-17 | B of A Securities | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2020-04-07 | Citigroup | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2020-04-01 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2020-03-16 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2020-03-04 | B of A Securities | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2020-01-31 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2020-01-31 | Piper Sandler | Neutral | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2019-12-16 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2019-12-02 | Citi | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2019-11-01 | Citigroup | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2019-10-18 | Citigroup | Sell | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2019-09-10 | Piper Jaffray | Overweight | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2019-08-23 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Equal-Weight | Upgrade |
| 2019-08-07 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Maintains | |
| 2019-07-31 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Maintains | |
| 2019-07-12 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2019-04-15 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Underweight | Maintains |
| 2019-03-20 | Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Reiterate |
| 2019-01-22 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Underweight | Downgrade |
| 2019-01-07 | Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Market Perform | Downgrade |
| 2018-12-21 | Citigroup | Neutral | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2018-12-07 | Barclays | Overweight | Initiate | |
| 2018-10-29 | Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2018-10-16 | Bernstein | Market Perform | Initiate | |
| 2018-09-21 | Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2018-08-24 | Jefferies | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2018-07-27 | Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2018-06-26 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2018-04-30 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2018-04-27 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2018-04-18 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2018-04-18 | Citigroup | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2018-03-26 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2018-02-02 | PiperJaffray | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2018-01-19 | Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2017-12-19 | Berenberg | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2017-11-01 | Edward Jones | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2017-10-30 | Citigroup | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2017-10-27 | UBS | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2017-09-26 | Cowen & Co. | Market Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2017-07-31 | UBS | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2017-07-31 | RBC Capital | Underperform | Sector Perform | Upgrade |
| 2017-07-17 | Jefferies | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2017-05-25 | PiperJaffray | Overweight | Initiate | |
| 2017-02-03 | Berenberg | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2017-01-04 | Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2016-09-21 | Jefferies | Hold | Initiate | |
| 2016-09-15 | CLSA | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2016-09-12 | Citigroup | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2016-07-28 | UBS | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2016-06-14 | Berenberg | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2016-05-09 | Argus | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2016-03-24 | Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2016-02-26 | UBS | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2015-11-03 | RBC Capital | Outperform | Sector Perform | Downgrade |
| 2015-10-30 | Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Market Perform | Downgrade |
| 2015-07-30 | CLSA | Buy | Outperform | Downgrade |
| 2015-07-06 | CLSA | Underperform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2015-02-02 | Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-01-16 | Nomura | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2015-01-15 | Nomura | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2014-12-12 | Bank of America | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-09-26 | Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2014-09-08 | Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-07-11 | Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Initiate | |
| 2014-07-10 | Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Initiate | |
| 2014-05-19 | Wells Fargo | Outperform | Market Perform | Downgrade |
| 2014-04-30 | Nomura | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2014-04-09 | Nomura | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2013-12-02 | Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-11-25 | RBC Capital | Outperform | Initiate | |
| 2013-02-26 | Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2013-02-19 | Jefferies | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2013-02-01 | UBS | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-11-19 | UBS | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2012-10-26 | Jefferies | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2012-09-21 | Citigroup | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2012-08-08 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-07-26 | UBS | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2012-07-25 | Jefferies | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2012-07-24 | Citigroup | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2012-07-24 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2025-05-02 | Barclays | Underweight | Underweight | Maintains |
| 2024-08-14 | Barclays | Underweight | Underweight | Maintains |
| 2024-09-09 | UBS | Sell | Sell | Maintains |
| 2024-09-09 | Barclays | Underweight | Underweight | Maintains |
| 2024-11-06 | Barclays | Underweight | Underweight | Maintains |
| 2024-08-01 | Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-11-01 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-11-01 | Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-09-04 | B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2025-04-30 | UBS | Sell | Sell | Maintains |
| 2025-01-31 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-10-08 | Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2025-01-16 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Initiate | |
| 2024-12-06 | B of A Securities | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2024-10-15 | B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2025-04-01 | UBS | Sell | Sell | Maintains |
| 2025-05-22 | Needham | Hold | Initiate | |
| 2025-04-25 | Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2025-04-30 | Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-07-09 | Jefferies | Underperform | Initiate | |
| 2025-07-02 | UBS | Sell | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2025-08-06 | Barclays | Underweight | Underweight | Maintains |
| 2025-07-31 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2025-07-31 | Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-08-22 | B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
