Altria Group Inc [MO] is 33.67% higher this YTD. Is it still time to buy?

Altria Group Inc [NYSE: MO] price surged by 23289820 percent to reach at $10099940.51.

A sum of 23289820 shares traded at recent session while its average daily volume was at 10.10M shares. Altria Group Inc shares reached a high of $59.75 and dropped to a low of $59.19 until finishing in the latest session at $10100000.0.

The one-year MO stock forecast points to a potential downside of -17214830.97. The average equity rating for MO stock is currently 2.87, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.

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 $58.67 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 2.87. 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.

Price to Free Cash Flow for MO in the course of the last twelve months was 11.91 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.47.

MO Stock Performance Analysis:

Altria Group Inc [MO] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -0.28. With this latest performance, MO shares dropped by -0.25% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 9.23% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 14.27% 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 3.51%.

Altria Group Inc [MO] Institutonal Ownership Details

There are presently around $63.30%, or 63.37%% 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%.

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