Best Stock to Buy and Hold Forever: Altria Group vs. Philip Morris International

There hasn't been, and may never be, a more resilient industry than tobacco. Despite smoking rates in the United States peaking many decades ago, the top tobacco stocks are still megacap behemoths that pay and raise shareholder dividends each year. Among them are Altria Group (MO 0.12%) and Philip Morris International (PM +0.08%), former sister companies that sell Marlboro cigarettes in the United States and internationally.The companies have diverged significantly since separating in 2008. Today, emerging ...