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Altria Group, Inc. (MO)

Consumer Defensive | Tobacco | Richmond, United States | NYSE
64.61 USD +0.44 (0.686%) ⇧ (April 20, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:58 a.m. EDT

Altria is currently trapped in a high-probability mean-reversion zone. The massive options positioning at 64.0–65.0 strikes, combined with inactivity at directional OTM strikes, indicates speculators are gambling on a sharp move regardless of direction, likely triggered by a macro or sector catalyst. While the dividend yield is attractive, the payout ratio exceeding 100% (100.2%) and negative earnings growth (-63%) signal that the stock is pricing in a dividend cut if performance does not reverse. Long-term accumulation is neutral-to-bearish given the stagflation profile, but short-term volatility is high due to unsettled options sentiment.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.039929
AutoARIMA0.042196
MSTL0.047465
AutoETS0.047606

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 79%
H-stat 0.53
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.272
Excess Kurtosis 0.73
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-24
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-24
Revenue per Share 11.966
Market Cap 108,021,334,016
Trailing P/E 15.68
Forward P/E 11.11
Beta 0.45
Profit Margins 34.49%
Website https://www.altria.com

As of April 19, 2026, 12:58 a.m. EDT: Speculators are executing a classic 'long straddle' strategy or strangle around the 64.0–65.0 strikes across nearly all expirations. Both call and put volumes are significantly elevated at-the-money relative to Off-The-Money (OTM) strikes, with a massive chart-style OI wall at 70.0 strikes for calls and 62.0/65.0 puts. This heavy central limit order book suggests the market expects a binary event or high volatility day rather than a sustained trend. Speculator positioning implies a breakout attempt through 70.0 calls against heavy defensive put booking near cash price.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.66% 7.05% 8.88% 9.58%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-25 1.060000 1.661963
2025-12-26 1.060000 1.871114
2025-09-15 1.060000 1.691302
2025-06-16 1.020000 1.825065
2025-03-25 1.020000 1.925158
2024-12-26 1.020000 2.112969
2024-09-16 1.020000 2.191558
2024-06-14 0.980000 2.504469
2024-03-22 0.980000 2.639083
2023-12-20 0.980000 2.877317
2023-09-14 0.980000 2.691536
2023-06-14 0.940000 2.648489
2023-03-23 0.940000 2.734522
2022-12-21 0.940000 2.662189
2022-09-14 0.940000 2.966394
2022-06-14 0.900000 2.619526
2022-03-24 0.900000 2.354609
2021-12-22 0.900000 2.682240
2021-09-14 0.900000 2.649533
2021-06-14 0.860000 2.593658
2021-03-24 0.860000 2.563043
2020-12-24 0.860000 3.094300
2020-09-14 0.860000 3.063650
2020-06-12 0.840000 3.354537
2020-03-24 0.840000 4.142392
2019-12-24 0.840000 2.741049
2019-09-13 0.840000 3.334989
2019-06-13 0.800000 2.655747
2019-03-22 0.800000 2.470369
2018-12-24 0.800000 2.946003
2018-09-13 0.800000 2.317492
2018-06-14 0.700000 2.226117
2018-03-14 0.700000 2.002168
2017-12-20 0.660000 1.677213
2017-09-14 0.660000 1.972751
2017-06-13 0.610000 1.531246
2017-03-13 0.610000 1.529450
2016-12-20 0.610000 1.732010
2016-09-13 0.610000 1.851976
2016-06-13 0.565000 1.697237
2016-03-11 0.565000 1.789988
2015-12-22 0.565000 1.938750
2015-09-11 0.565000 2.150869
2015-06-11 0.520000 2.177140
2015-03-12 0.520000 2.044696
2014-12-22 0.520000 2.139727
2014-09-11 0.520000 2.512862
2014-06-12 0.480000 2.456007
2014-03-12 0.480000 2.837291
2013-12-23 0.480000 2.724077
2013-09-12 0.480000 3.045905
2013-06-12 0.440000 2.746171
2013-03-13 0.440000 2.916827
2012-12-21 0.440000 3.147861
2012-09-12 0.440000 3.051907
2012-06-13 0.410000 2.883276
2012-03-13 0.410000 3.226501
2011-12-22 0.410000 3.301262
2011-09-13 0.410000 3.811822
2011-06-13 0.380000 3.488407
2011-03-11 0.380000 3.803725
2010-12-23 0.380000 3.892022
2010-09-13 0.380000 4.183806
2010-06-11 0.350000 4.577030
2010-03-11 0.350000 4.590944
2009-12-28 0.340000 4.624569
2009-09-11 0.340000 5.180115
2009-06-11 0.320000 5.346760
2009-03-12 0.320000 5.632766
2008-12-22 0.320000 6.357256
2008-09-11 0.320000 4.574147
2008-06-11 0.290000 4.248825
2008-03-31 51.060000 707.929642
2008-03-17 0.750000 10.697485
2007-12-21 0.750000 9.768904
2007-09-12 0.750000 11.315352
2007-06-13 0.690000 10.113159
2007-04-02 21.909000 334.002818
2007-03-13 0.860000 14.180901
2006-12-22 0.860000 14.198018
2006-09-13 0.860000 14.695516
2006-06-13 0.800000 16.430551
2006-03-13 0.800000 15.726776
2005-12-23 0.800000 15.363856
2005-09-13 0.800000 16.627270
2005-06-13 0.730000 15.947656
2005-03-11 0.730000 16.904570
2004-12-22 0.730000 18.258343
2004-09-13 0.730000 23.076495
2004-06-14 0.680000 22.373601
2004-03-11 0.680000 19.186577
2003-12-18 0.680000 20.071769
2003-09-11 0.680000 26.992292
2003-06-11 0.640000 24.253991
2003-03-12 0.640000 30.098652
2002-12-19 0.640000 26.866186
2002-09-12 0.640000 23.949682
2002-06-26 0.580000 22.692747
2002-03-13 0.580000 19.756544
2001-12-20 0.580000 22.596509
2001-09-17 0.580000 21.650770
2001-06-13 0.530000 20.482098
2001-03-13 0.530000 19.998684
2000-12-13 0.530000 24.517670
2000-09-13 0.530000 36.069631
2000-06-16 0.480000 36.684507
2000-03-16 0.480000 47.014049
1999-12-13 0.480000 39.605923
1999-09-13 0.480000 26.068650
1999-06-11 0.440000 21.952722
1999-03-11 0.440000 23.383355
1998-12-11 0.440000 17.828842
1998-09-11 0.440000 22.109222
1998-06-11 0.400000 23.760669
1998-03-12 0.400000 20.285107
1997-12-11 0.400000 20.178920
1997-09-11 0.400000 21.326536
1997-06-12 0.400000 20.374875
1997-03-13 0.400000 21.789767
1996-12-12 0.400000 24.348094
1996-09-12 0.400000 30.830505
1996-06-12 0.333333 22.687800
1996-03-13 0.333333 24.340678
1995-12-13 0.333333 26.219505
1995-09-13 0.333333 32.262179
1995-06-13 0.275000 29.041075
1995-03-09 0.091667 10.880290
1994-12-09 0.275000 36.708904
1994-09-09 0.275000 35.067312
1994-06-09 0.230000 35.423902
1994-03-09 0.230000 32.591803
1993-12-09 0.216667 31.155822
1993-09-09 0.216667 36.377523
1993-06-09 0.216667 36.587698
1993-03-05 0.216667 27.680413
1992-12-09 0.216667 22.306311
1992-09-09 0.216667 21.649821
1992-06-09 0.175000 19.998108
1992-03-06 0.175000 19.968619
1991-12-10 0.175000 21.825742
1991-09-10 0.175000 20.894293
1991-06-11 0.143333 18.969745
1991-03-08 0.143333 18.738105
1990-12-11 0.143333 24.942441
1990-09-10 0.143333 28.448928
1990-06-11 0.114667 23.368172
1990-03-09 0.114667 27.897961
1989-12-11 0.114667 24.744982
1989-09-11 0.114583 26.183736
1989-06-09 0.093750 24.618800
1989-03-09 0.093750 31.065280
1988-12-09 0.093750 36.357109
1988-09-09 0.093750 37.944820
1988-06-09 0.075000 34.040607
1988-03-08 0.075000 31.325579
1987-12-09 0.075000 32.452570
1987-09-09 0.062500 22.538038
1987-06-09 0.062500 28.597579
1987-03-09 0.062500 29.860021
1986-12-09 0.062500 34.430569
1986-09-09 0.047917 27.983121
1986-06-10 0.047917 30.128714
1986-03-10 0.047917 38.534661
1985-12-10 0.041667 43.985530
1985-09-10 0.041667 44.958541
1985-06-10 0.041667 41.198507
1985-03-11 0.041667 40.465335
1984-12-10 0.035417 40.261713
1984-09-10 0.035417 41.901835
1984-06-11 0.035417 49.058816
1984-03-09 0.035417 50.744514
1983-12-09 0.030208 39.817941
1983-09-09 0.030208 44.726524
1983-06-09 0.030208 50.267802
1983-03-03 0.030208 46.640551
1982-12-09 0.025000 40.844191
1982-09-09 0.025000 44.702137
1982-06-09 0.025000 51.751925
1982-03-04 0.025000 54.224714
1981-12-09 0.020833 41.048334
1981-09-09 0.020833 47.891923
1981-06-09 0.020833 42.932409
1981-03-03 0.020833 46.198003
1980-12-09 0.016667 42.469251
1980-09-09 0.016667 41.514502
1980-06-10 0.016667 45.880046
1980-03-06 0.016667 58.352269
1979-12-10 0.013000 40.441733
1979-09-11 0.013000 39.826810
1979-06-11 0.013000 45.610413
1979-03-09 0.013021 45.952273
1978-12-11 0.010667 33.947114
1978-09-11 0.010667 32.721315
1978-06-12 0.010667 35.648952
1978-03-09 0.010667 44.392269
1977-12-09 0.008583 33.873284
1977-09-09 0.008583 33.824828
1977-06-10 0.008583 37.356254
1977-03-10 0.006771 29.824314
1976-12-09 0.006771 26.356018
1976-09-07 0.006771 28.724847
1976-06-08 0.005208 24.148350
1976-03-11 0.005208 24.966073
1975-12-09 0.005208 24.611104
1975-09-08 0.004688 26.314156
1975-06-09 0.004688 23.370408
1975-03-11 0.004688 25.769502
1974-12-09 0.004167 23.924516
1974-09-09 0.004167 25.396211
1974-06-11 0.004167 17.956685
1974-03-05 0.003646 17.389475
1973-12-10 0.003646 16.052004
1973-09-10 0.003646 17.162103
1973-06-11 0.003375 14.669672
1973-03-01 0.003375 14.104501
1972-12-11 0.003375 15.127002
1972-09-11 0.003313 16.521390
1972-06-12 0.003229 16.790601
1972-03-07 0.003229 21.950826
1971-12-13 0.003229 26.175918
1971-09-10 0.003125 24.112568
1971-06-11 0.003125 25.272212
1971-03-09 0.003125 28.522035
1970-12-11 0.003125 35.279471
1970-09-11 0.002604 36.690042
1970-06-10 0.002604 39.222051
1969-12-11 0.002604 41.345047
1969-09-11 0.002604 55.997881
1969-06-10 0.002604 48.321206
1969-03-10 0.002344 45.554270
1968-12-10 0.002344 42.858453
1968-09-12 0.002344 50.368668
1968-06-13 0.002344 48.955355
1968-03-08 0.001823 45.360161
1967-12-14 0.001823 50.420990
1967-09-13 0.001823 44.878657
1967-06-13 0.001823 48.231665
1967-03-10 0.001823 57.184222
1966-12-14 0.001823 68.715779
1966-09-13 0.001823 85.406658
1966-06-14 0.001823 75.034771
1966-03-10 0.001823 76.214955
1965-12-14 0.001563 67.992126
1965-09-14 0.001563 64.380703
1965-06-15 0.001563 72.252555
1965-03-12 0.001563 73.137120
1964-12-15 0.001563 83.239460
1964-09-15 0.001563 76.306034
1964-06-16 0.001563 79.065235
1964-03-12 0.001563 88.497710
1963-12-16 0.001563 91.493724
1963-09-16 0.001563 88.932668
1963-06-14 0.001563 85.659221
1963-03-14 0.001563 86.378617
1962-12-14 0.001563 91.784204
1962-09-14 0.001563 99.975476
1962-06-14 0.001563 99.123288
1962-03-14 0.001563 71.867184
Additional Data
dividendRate 4.24
dividendYield 6.56
exDividendDate 2026-03-25
trailingAnnualDividendRate 4.16
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0648278
lastDividendValue 1.06
lastDividendDate 2026-03-25
dividendDate 2026-04-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.09843588
Address1 6,601 West Broad Street
All Time High 90.5
All Time Low 0.10612
Ask 64.75
Ask Size 500
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 2.5 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 7,985,390
Average Daily Volume3 Month 9,739,068
Average Volume 9,739,068
Average Volume10Days 7,985,390
Beta 0.447
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 700
Board Risk 1
Book Value -2.092
City Richmond
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,451,520,000
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 64.61
Current Ratio 0.648
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 65.17
Day Low 64.21
Display Name Altria
Dividend Date 1,777,507,200
Dividend Rate 4.24
Dividend Yield 6.56
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,554,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,554,000
Earnings Growth -0.629
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.632
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,552,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,552,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,552,200
Ebitda 15,610,000,384
Ebitda Margins 0.77511
Enterprise To Ebitda 8.284
Enterprise To Revenue 6.421
Enterprise Value 129,306,337,280
Eps Current Year 5.62182
Eps Forward 5.81448
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.12
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,774,396,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 66.5406
Fifty Day Average Change -1.930603
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.02901391
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 9.843588
Fifty Two Week High 70.51
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.9000015
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.08367609
Fifty Two Week Low 54.7
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.91
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.18117002
Fifty Two Week Range 54.7 - 70.51
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds -252,322,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 7.67
Float Shares 1,668,487,415
Forward Eps 5.81448
Forward P E 11.111914
Free Cashflow 9,227,249,664
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 5,900
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.87343
Gross Profits 17,589,999,616
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0013600001
Held Percent Institutions 0.63701
Implied Shares Outstanding 1,671,898,088
Industry Tobacco
Industry Disp Tobacco
Industry Key tobacco
Ir Website http://investor.altria.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=80855&p=irol-irhome&src=top_nav
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,774,396,800
Last Dividend Value 1.06
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 860,716,800
Last Split Factor 3:1
Long Business Summary Altria Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells smokeable and oral tobacco products in the United States. It offers cigarettes primarily under the Marlboro brand; large cigars and pipe tobacco under the Black & Mild brand; moist smokeless tobacco and oral tobacco products under the Copenhagen, Skoal, Red Seal, and Husky brands; oral nicotine pouches under the on! brand; and e-vapor products under the NJOY ACE brand. The company sells its products to distributors, as well as large retail organizations, such as chain stores. Altria Group, Inc. was founded in 1822 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
Long Name Altria Group, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 108,021,334,016
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_53839346
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 6,927,000,064
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 107,983,569,370
Number Of Analyst Opinions 12
Open 64.66
Operating Cashflow 9,290,000,384
Operating Margins 1.16696
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 1.0097001
Peg Ratio 1.64
Phone 804 274 2200
Pre Market Change 0.01499939
Pre Market Change Percent 0.02321707
Pre Market Price 64.62
Pre Market Time 1,776,758,892
Previous Close 64.17
Price Eps Current Year 11.49272
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -30.884321
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.3637886
Profit Margins 0.34495
Quick Ratio 0.517
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.5
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.440002
Regular Market Change Percent 0.685682
Regular Market Day High 65.17
Regular Market Day Low 64.21
Regular Market Day Range 64.21 - 65.17
Regular Market Open 64.66
Regular Market Previous Close 64.17
Regular Market Price 64.61
Regular Market Time 1,776,715,202
Regular Market Volume 4,947,627
Return On Assets 0.27324
Revenue Growth -0.005
Revenue Per Share 11.966
Sand P52 Week Change 0.34445214
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 1,671,313,564
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.026400002
Shares Short 44,155,513
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 51,438,625
Short Name Altria Group, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.026400002
Short Ratio 4.3
Source Interval 15
State VA
Symbol MO
Target High Price 74.0
Target Low Price 50.0
Target Mean Price 65.58333
Target Median Price 66.5
Total Cash 4,473,999,872
Total Cash Per Share 2.676
Total Debt 25,709,000,704
Total Revenue 20,138,999,808
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 4.16
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0648278
Trailing Eps 4.12
Trailing P E 15.682039
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.6482
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 62.914
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.6959991
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.02695742
Type Disp Equity
Volume 4,947,627
Website https://www.altria.com
Zip 23,230