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After finishing at $58.34 in the prior trading day, Altria Group Inc (NYSE: MO) closed at $57.95, down -0.67%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.67 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.43 million shares were traded. MO stock price reached its highest trading level at $58.4 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $57.59.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MO by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 31.25 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.38. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.39 and its Current Ratio is at 0.51.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Morgan Stanley on January 16, 2025, initiated with a Equal-Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $54.
On December 06, 2024, BofA Securities Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $55 to $65.
Citigroup reiterated its Neutral rating for the stock on October 08, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $44.50 to $48.
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 May 02 ’24 when Whitaker Charles N. sold 22,487 shares for $43.95 per share. The transaction valued at 988,360 led to the insider holds 173,485 shares of the business.
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 98633220096 and an Enterprise Value of 119822843904. As of this moment, Altria’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.85, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.40. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.79. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.861 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.673.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MO is 0.60, which has changed by 0.2892102 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MO has reached a high of $59.67, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $40.65. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.08%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.71%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 8.41M shares per day over the past 3-months and 10159070 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 1.69B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.69B. Insiders hold about 0.15% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.00% stake in the company. Shares short for MO as of 1740700800 were 37890284 with a Short Ratio of 4.50, compared to 1738281600 on 32778625. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 37890284 and a Short% of Float of 2.2399999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MO’s forward annual dividend rate was 4.0, compared to 4.00 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.068563595The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 8.02. The current Payout Ratio is 61.16% for MO, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-26 with an ex-dividend date of 1742860800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1997-04-11 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.
