We're taking a closer look at Altria today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 2.5% compared to -0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Altria Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells smokeable and oral tobacco products in the United States.
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Altria has moved 27.6% over the last year compared to 19.6% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 8.0%
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MO has an average analyst rating of hold and is 6.73% away from its mean target price of $61.62 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $5.17
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Altria has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.7 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $5.35 and its forward P/E ratio is 12.3
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Altria is part of the Consumer Defensive sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 25.91 and an average P/B of 3.03
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Altria has on average reported free cash flows of $8.29 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 1.8%
