The stock of Altria Group Inc (NYSE: MO) has decreased by -0.26 when compared to last closing price of 58.30.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 0.95% in its stock price over the last five trading days. 247wallst.com reported 2025-03-30 that Market volatility remains high in 2025, and only seems to be picking up.
Is It Worth Investing in Altria Group Inc (NYSE: MO) Right Now?
Altria Group Inc (NYSE: MO) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 8.88x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.61. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for MO is 1.69B, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.48% of that float. On March 31, 2025, the average trading volume of MO was 8.73M shares.
MO’s Market Performance
MO stock saw an increase of 0.95% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 5.57% and a quarterly increase of 8.75%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.30%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.84% for Altria Group Inc (MO).. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.59% for MO’s stock, with a 11.26% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MO stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for MO by listing it as a “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for MO in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $54 based on the research report published on January 16, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MO reach a price target of $65, previously predicting the price at $55. The rating they have provided for MO stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 06th, 2024.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Neutral” to MO, setting the target price at $48 in the report published on October 08th of the previous year.
MO Trading at 5.69% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -2.55% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.84%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.30%, as shares surge +4.12% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.93% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MO rose by +0.95%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +25.08% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $57.81. In addition, Altria Group Inc saw 11.21% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MO starting from Whitaker Charles N., who sale 22,487 shares at the price of $43.95 back on May 02 ’24. After this action, Whitaker Charles N. now owns 173,485 shares of Altria Group Inc, valued at $988,360 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.55 for the present operating margin
- 0.7 for the gross margin
The net margin for Altria Group Inc stands at 0.55. The total capital return value is set at 0.43.
Based on Altria Group Inc (MO), the company’s capital structure generated 1.1 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.35. The debt to equity ratio resting at -11.14. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 10.0.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 15.07 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.45. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.88. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.51.
Conclusion
To sum up, Altria Group Inc (MO) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
