Investors aiming for above-average returns often turn to the practice of stock picking. Skillful choices in individual stocks can be a catalyst for substantial wealth growth.
In the latest session, Altria Group Inc (NYSE: MO) closed at $59.07 down -0.29% from its previous closing price of $59.24. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.35 million shares were traded. MO stock price reached its highest trading level at $59.335 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $58.905.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Altria Group Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 21.05 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.77. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.47 and its Current Ratio is at 0.57.
On January 16, 2025, Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock assigning a Equal-Weight rating and target price of $54.
BofA Securities Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on December 06, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $55 to $65.
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 99786948608 and an Enterprise Value of 120883568640. As of this moment, Altria’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.89, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.68. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.67. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.91. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.971 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.762.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MO is 0.64, which has changed by 0.27306032 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MO has reached a high of $61.26, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $43.83. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.85%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.78%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MO has traded an average of 10.03M shares per day and 6914370 over the past ten days. A total of 1.69B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.68B. Insiders hold about 0.16% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 62.99% stake in the company. Shares short for MO as of 1747267200 were 40667010 with a Short Ratio of 4.06, compared to 1744675200 on 37616596. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 40667010 and a Short% of Float of 2.42.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for MO is 4.04, from 4.04 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.06820292The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 7.93. The current Payout Ratio is 61.16% for MO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-25 with an ex-dividend date of 1750032000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1997-04-11 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.
