Are Consumer Staples Stocks Lagging Altria Group (MO) This Year?

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? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.Altria is a member of the Consumer Staples sector. This group includes 178 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #14. The Zacks Sector Rank gauges the strength of our 16 individual sector groups by measuring the average Z ...