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Altria (MO) Increases Despite Market Slip: Here's What You Need to Know
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Altria (MO - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $73.21, moving +1.58% from the previous trading session. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.01%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 0.14%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 0.46%.
Heading into today, shares of the owner of Philip Morris USA, the nation's largest cigarette maker had lost 0.06% over the past month, outpacing the Consumer Staples sector's loss of 0.12% and the S&P 500's loss of 1.4%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Altria in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on July 30, 2026. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.48, up 2.78% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $5.35 billion, up 1.06% from the prior-year quarter.
In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of $5.68 per share and a revenue of $20.53 billion, indicating changes of +4.8% and +1.96%, respectively, from the former year.
It's also important for investors to be aware of any recent modifications to analyst estimates for Altria. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, running from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), holds an admirable track record of superior performance, independently audited, with #1 stocks contributing an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. Altria presently features a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
Investors should also note Altria's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 12.69. This indicates a discount in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 12.78.
Also, we should mention that MO has a PEG ratio of 2.7. The PEG ratio bears resemblance to the frequently used P/E ratio, but this parameter also includes the company's expected earnings growth trajectory. As the market closed yesterday, the Tobacco industry was having an average PEG ratio of 2.06.
The Tobacco industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 217, placing it within the bottom 12% of over 250 industries.
The strength of our individual industry groups is measured by the Zacks Industry Rank, which is calculated based on the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within these groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.
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Altria (MO) Increases Despite Market Slip: Here's What You Need to Know
Altria (MO - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $73.21, moving +1.58% from the previous trading session. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.01%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 0.14%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 0.46%.
Heading into today, shares of the owner of Philip Morris USA, the nation's largest cigarette maker had lost 0.06% over the past month, outpacing the Consumer Staples sector's loss of 0.12% and the S&P 500's loss of 1.4%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Altria in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on July 30, 2026. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.48, up 2.78% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $5.35 billion, up 1.06% from the prior-year quarter.
In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of $5.68 per share and a revenue of $20.53 billion, indicating changes of +4.8% and +1.96%, respectively, from the former year.
It's also important for investors to be aware of any recent modifications to analyst estimates for Altria. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, running from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), holds an admirable track record of superior performance, independently audited, with #1 stocks contributing an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. Altria presently features a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
Investors should also note Altria's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 12.69. This indicates a discount in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 12.78.
Also, we should mention that MO has a PEG ratio of 2.7. The PEG ratio bears resemblance to the frequently used P/E ratio, but this parameter also includes the company's expected earnings growth trajectory. As the market closed yesterday, the Tobacco industry was having an average PEG ratio of 2.06.
The Tobacco industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 217, placing it within the bottom 12% of over 250 industries.
The strength of our individual industry groups is measured by the Zacks Industry Rank, which is calculated based on the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within these groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.