The tobacco giant pays an unusually high dividend.Altria (MO 0.27%) pays one of the most generous dividends on the stock market today. The tobacco giant has sent $32 billion to shareholders through these payments over the past five years, in fact, even as it spent aggressively on stock repurchases.The dividend yield on the stock is extremely high, partly because the company commits to sending a large portion of annual earnings back to investors each year. But how much of an investment would it take to secur ...

Guido MiethWe previously covered Altria (NYSE:MO) in February 2024, discussing why we had maintained our Buy rating then, with the stock consistently supported at the $40s. At the same time, investors only needed to be patient as the NJOY acquisition was likely to bear results by H2'24. Combined with the robust profitability and the management's sustained share repurchases, we believed that the tobacco company's dividends remained safe throughout the slow but sure transition. Since then, MO has already ...

For those looking to find strong Consumer Staples stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Is Altria (MO) one of those stocks right now? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Consumer Staples peers, we might be able to answer that question.Altria is one of 191 companies in the Consumer Staples group. The Consumer Staples group currently sits at #16 within the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank gauges the stre ...

tomazl/E+ via Getty Images A few months ago, we penned an article titled "British American Tobacco: 15%-24% Annualized Potential Upside From Now Until 2028". The main idea behind the article was that global regulatory concerns around tobacco products were overblown, and that British American Tobacco's stock (BTI) was significantly undervalued. With dividends, earnings growth, and multiple expansion, we thought the stock could see 15-24% annualized total returns for the coming years, well into the latter ...

Altria Group Inc. (MO) delivered first-quarter 2024 results, with the bottom line missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate and declining year over year. The top line also declined from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure. Though MO benefited from pricing power, soft cigarette shipment volumes continued to hurt. The company saw early momentum from NJOY.Quarter in DetailAdjusted earnings came in at $1.15 per share, which declined 2.5% year over year and came a penny below of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1. ...

PM ImagesAltria Group (NYSE:MO) has been a battleground stock for years. The bears have been winning as shares have declined by -15.76% over the past five years. This has caused the dividend yield to gradually increase as MO has increased the dividend payment on an annual basis while its share price deteriorated. One of the main bear cases is the decline in cigarette consumption, while investors such as myself look at the underlying fundamentals and significant value under the hood of MO. Thursday morni ...

Altria’s First-Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call April 25, 2024 ...

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call April 25, 2024 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Mac Livingston - Vice President, Investor Relations Billy Gifford - Chief Executive Officer Sal Mancuso - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Pamela Kaufman - Morgan Stanley Bonnie Herzog - Goldman Sachs Faham Baig - UBS Matt Smith - Stifel Gaurav Jain - Barclays Callum Elliott - Bernstein Jennifer Maloney - Wall Street Journal Operator Good day and welco ...

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Altria (MO) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.15 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.16 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.18 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -0.86%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this owner of Philip Morris USA, the nation's largest cigarette maker would post earnings of $1.17 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.18, delivering a surprise of 0. ...