Altria Group Inc [NYSE: MO] stock went on a downward path that fall over -1.18% on Tuesday, amounting to a one-week price increase of more than 1.55%.
Over the last 12 months, MO stock rose by 13.86%. The one-year Altria Group Inc stock forecast points to a potential upside of 0.77. The average equity rating for MO stock is currently 2.73, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $100.29 billion, with 1.69 billion shares outstanding and 1.68 billion shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 8.63M shares, MO stock reached a trading volume of 7911285 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on 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 $60.00 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 2.73. 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.
UBS have made an estimate for Altria Group Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on July 02, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on April 01, 2025, representing the official price target for Altria Group Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $54, while Morgan Stanley analysts kept a Equal-Weight rating on MO stock. On December 06, 2024, analysts increased their price target for MO shares from 55 to 65.
Price to Free Cash Flow for MO in the course of the last twelve months was 11.87 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.47.
MO Stock Performance Analysis:
Altria Group Inc [MO] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.55. With this latest performance, MO shares gained by 0.25% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 13.39% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 13.86% in the past year of trading.
Insight into Altria Group Inc Fundamentals:
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Altria Group Inc [MO] shares currently have an operating margin of 57.96% and a Gross Margin at 70.81%. Altria Group Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 50.30%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 28.20%, with Return on Assets sitting at 28.20%.
MO Stock EPS
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 3.78%.
Altria Group Inc [MO] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $63.21%, or 63.28% 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 9.0873%. 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%.
