Altria (MO) ended the recent trading session at $64.92, demonstrating a -2.43% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.56%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 1.29%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 2.21%.
Shares of the owner of Philip Morris USA, the nation's largest cigarette maker witnessed a loss of 0.17% over the previous month, beating the performance of the Consumer Staples sector with its loss of 2.88%, and underperforming the S&P 500's gain of 0.41%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Altria in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on October 30, 2025. In that report, analysts expect Altria to post earnings of $1.44 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 4.35%. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $5.31 billion, indicating a 0.68% downward movement from the same quarter last year.
For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of $5.43 per share and a revenue of $20.2 billion, signifying shifts of +6.05% and -1.18%, respectively, from the last year.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Altria. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which varies between #1 (Strong Buy) and #5 (Strong Sell), carries an impressive track record of exceeding expectations, confirmed by external audits, with stocks at #1 delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.07% higher. Altria currently has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
In the context of valuation, Altria is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 12.25. This valuation marks no noticeable deviation compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 12.25.
Meanwhile, MO's PEG ratio is currently 3.7. The PEG ratio bears resemblance to the frequently used P/E ratio, but this parameter also includes the company's expected earnings growth trajectory. The average PEG ratio for the Tobacco industry stood at 3.57 at the close of the market yesterday.
The Tobacco industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 167, putting it in the bottom 33% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank evaluates the power of our distinct industry groups by determining the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks forming the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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