Altria Group (MO) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) is expected to be issuing its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, October 30th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.42 per share and revenue of $5.3077 billion for the quarter. Altria Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.450 EPS.Parties are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningoverview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM ET.

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $1.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $5.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.21 billion. Altria Group had a negative return on equity of 295.26% and a net margin of 37.24%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.31 EPS. On average, analysts expect Altria Group to post $5 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Altria Group Stock Performance

Shares of MO opened at $63.71 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $65.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $61.81. The company has a market capitalization of $107.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.32, a P/E/G ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 0.55. Altria Group has a fifty-two week low of $49.73 and a fifty-two week high of $68.60.

Altria Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were given a dividend of $1.06 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $4.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.7%. This is an increase from Altria Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.02. Altria Group’s payout ratio is 82.01%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Altria Group

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Howland Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Altria Group by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. Howland Capital Management LLC now owns 6,353 shares of the company’s stock valued at $379,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares in the last quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Altria Group by 1.2% during the second quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 22,254 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,428,000 after buying an additional 273 shares during the last quarter. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Altria Group by 7.8% during the second quarter. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $232,000 after buying an additional 286 shares during the last quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Altria Group during the second quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Diversify Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Altria Group by 9.8% in the second quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,192 shares of the company’s stock worth $304,000 after purchasing an additional 464 shares in the last quarter. 57.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on MO. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Altria Group from $57.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Barclays raised their target price on Altria Group from $49.00 to $57.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Altria Group in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Bank of America raised their target price on Altria Group from $64.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $72.00 target price on Altria Group in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $62.11.

About Altria Group

Altria Group, Inc, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells smokeable and oral tobacco products in the United States. The company offers cigarettes primarily under the Marlboro brand; large cigars and pipe tobacco under the Black & Mild brand; moist smokeless tobacco and snus 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.