At the time of writing, Altria Group Inc. [MO] stock is trading at $49.94, up 0.28%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The MO shares have gain 0.40% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.16%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Altria Group Inc. [NYSE: MO] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 08, 2024, when Citigroup reiterated its Neutral rating and also boosted its price target to $48 from $44.50. UBS downgraded its rating to a Sell but stick to its price target of $38 on November 10, 2022. Barclays downgraded its rating to a Underweight and reduced its price target to $36 on June 29, 2022. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Equal-Weight for this stock on June 24, 2022, and downed its price target to $43. In a note dated June 08, 2022, Morgan Stanley downgraded an Underweight rating on this stock and revised its target price from $54 to $50.
For the past year, the stock price of Altria Group Inc. fluctuated between $39.06 and $54.95. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $49.91 within the next 12 months. Altria Group Inc. [NYSE: MO] shares were valued at $49.94 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -0.06% based on the average MO price forecast.
Analyzing the MO fundamentals
According to Altria Group Inc. [NYSE:MO], the company’s sales were 20.30B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -2.96% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.66% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.58%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.63%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.48%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.3, Equity is -2.69 and Total Capital is 0.47. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of-8.3.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 49.70 points at the first support level, and at 49.45 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 50.17, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 50.40.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Altria Group Inc. [NYSE:MO] has a current ratio of 0.45. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.30 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.23. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.20 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 8.61.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Whitaker Charles N., Sr. VP, Chief HR Off. & CCO, that happened on May 02 ’24 when 22487.0 shares were sold. Director, Davis Robert Matthews completed a deal on Nov 06 ’23 to buy 1200.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Clarke Ian L.T. bought 1100.0 shares on Nov 06 ’23.
