On Friday, Altria Group Inc (NYSE: MO) opened lower -1.20% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $51.49. Price fluctuations for MO have ranged from $39.25 to $58.03 over the past 52 weeks.
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Annual sales at Consumer Defensive sector company grew by 0.92% over the past five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 3.65% at the time writing. With a float of $1.69 billion, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $1.70 billion.
Let’s look at the performance matrix of the company that is accounted for 6400 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 69.84%, operating margin of 61.18%, and the pretax margin is 66.87%.
Altria Group Inc (MO) Insider Updates
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Tobacco industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Altria Group Inc is 0.14%, while institutional ownership is 60.63%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on May 02 ’24, was worth 988,360. In this transaction Sr. VP, Chief HR Off. & CCO of this company sold 22,487 shares at a rate of $43.95, taking the stock ownership to the 173,485 shares.
Altria Group Inc (MO) Performance Highlights and Predictions
Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.21 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 3.65% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 4.35% during the next five years compared to 4.39% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Altria Group Inc (NYSE: MO) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Altria Group Inc (MO). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.30. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 4.23. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 10.15.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 5.92, a number that is poised to hit 1.29 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 5.36 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Altria Group Inc (MO)
Altria Group Inc (NYSE: MO) saw its 5-day average volume 7.14 million, a positive change from its year-to-date volume of 6.86 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 20.20%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.85.
During the past 100 days, Altria Group Inc’s (MO) raw stochastic average was set at 21.91%, which indicates a significant increase from 9.61% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 15.42% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 18.99% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $54.44, while its 200-day Moving Average is $49.41. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $51.55 in the near term. At $52.24, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $52.74. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $50.37, it is likely to go to the next support level at $49.87. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $49.18.
Altria Group Inc (NYSE: MO) Key Stats
There are currently 1,694,813K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 86.22 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 24,483 M according to its annual income of 8,130 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 6,259 M and its income totaled 2,293 M.
