Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) closed the day trading at $43.12 down -0.32% from the previous closing price of $43.26. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 10675520 shares were traded.
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Ratios:
For a better understanding of MO, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 20.60 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.36. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.39 and its Current Ratio is at 0.49.
UBS Downgraded its Neutral to Sell on November 10, 2022, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $38.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 06 ’23 when Davis Robert Matthews bought 1,200 shares for $40.50 per share. The transaction valued at 48,599 led to the insider holds 8,473 shares of the business.
Clarke Ian L.T. bought 1,100 shares of MO for $44,625 on Nov 06 ’23. The Director now owns 7,145 shares after completing the transaction at $40.57 per share.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MO now has a Market Capitalization of 76.04B and an Enterprise Value of 98.59B. As of this moment, Altria’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.44, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.18. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.37. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.71. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.81 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.98.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MO has reached a high of $48.04, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $39.06. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 41.36, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 42.49.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, MO traded about 11.68M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, MO traded about 22.23M shares per day. A total of 1.76B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.76B. Insiders hold about 0.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 58.04% stake in the company. Shares short for MO as of Feb 29, 2024 were 13.83M with a Short Ratio of 1.18, compared to 16.45M on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 0.78% and a Short% of Float of 0.78%.
Dividends & Splits
MO’s forward annual dividend rate is 3.88, up from 3.84 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 8.88%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 9.09%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 7.81. The current Payout Ratio is 84.11% for MO, which recently paid a dividend on Apr 30, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Mar 22, 2024. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Apr 11, 1997 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 10 analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $1.06 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $1.09 and a low estimate of $1.04, while EPS last year was $1.18. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.22, with high estimates of $1.24 and low estimates of $1.21.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.76 and $4.58 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.69. EPS for the following year is $4.88, with 12 analysts recommending between $5.06 and $4.74.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $4.38B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.44B to a low estimate of $4.22B. As of the current estimate, Altria Group Inc.’s year-ago sales were $4.9B, an estimated decrease of -10.80% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.98B, a decrease of -8.40% over than the figure of -$10.80% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $5.04B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.94B.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $19.27B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $18.72B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $19.01B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $18.97B, up 0.20% from the average estimate. Based on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $19.18B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $19.39B and the low estimate is $18.55B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 0.90% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
