Altria Group Inc [NYSE: MO] loss -0.73% or -0.41 points to close at $55.66 with a heavy trading volume of 16816158 shares.
The daily chart for MO points out that the company has recorded 11.36% gains over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 9.69M shares, MO reached to a volume of 16816158 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Altria Group Inc [MO]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for MO shares is $56.64 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on MO stock is a recommendation set at 2.80. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Deutsche Bank have made an estimate for Altria Group Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Hold, with their previous recommendation back on April 01, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Morgan Stanley raised their target price to Equal-Weight. The new note on the price target was released on January 16, 2025, representing the official price target for Altria Group Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $55 to $65, while BofA Securities kept a Buy rating on MO stock. On October 08, 2024, analysts increased their price target for MO shares from 44.50 to 48.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Altria Group Inc is set at 1.60, with the Price to Sales ratio for MO stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 4.60. Price to Free Cash Flow for MO in the course of the last twelve months was 10.93 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.39.
Trading performance analysis for MO stock
Altria Group Inc [MO] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -7.26. With this latest performance, MO shares dropped by -3.69% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 11.36% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 34.02% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for MO stock in for the last two-week period is set at 43.02, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 37.53, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 46.57 for Altria Group Inc [MO]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 55.76, while it was recorded at 57.11 for the last single week of trading, and 52.63 for the last 200 days.
Altria Group Inc [MO]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Altria Group Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.39 and a Current Ratio set at 0.51.
Altria Group Inc [MO]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for MO. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Altria Group Inc go to 3.51%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Altria Group Inc [MO]
There are presently around $61.38%, or 61.44%% of MO stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of MO stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 156.12 million shares, which is approximately 8.8805%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 125.5 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$5.72 billion in MO stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$3.24 billion in MO stock with ownership which is approximately 4.0495%.
