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Altria Group, Inc. (MO), was founded in 1822 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia

Altria comprises Philip Morris USA, US Smokeless Tobacco, John Middleton, Horizon Innovations, and Helix Innovations.

Through its tobacco subsidiaries, Altria maintains the leading position in cigarettes and smokeless tobacco in the United States and the number-two spot in machine-made cigars.

The company's Marlboro brand is the leading cigarette brand in the US with 42% annual share in 2024.

Three key data points gauge Altria or any dividend-paying entity, namely:

(1) Price

(2) Dividends

(3) Returns

Those keys also indicate if any company has made, is making, and will make money.

MO Price

Altria Group's share price rose 22.2% from $51.07 to $62.43 in the past year. The public market is more enthusiastic about the company’s future than analysts who expect the price to decline in the year ahead.

The five-year annual average price gain is $4.17.

MO Dividends

Altria has paid variable quarterly dividends since June 1989.

The current forward-looking annual dividend of $4.08 yields 6.54% per Tuesday’s $62.36 closing price.

MO Returns

Putting it all together, an $8.22 estimated gross gain per share shows up when adding Altria’s annual $4.08 dividend to an estimated $4.14 annual price gain.

A little over $1000 invested at the recent $62.36 share price would buy 16 shares which, multiply the $8.22 gross gain to an estimated $131.82 for the coming year.

Furthermore, about half of that $132.00 gain comes from the $65.40 in annual dividends generated from a $1,000 investment.

Besides, the $65.40 annual dividend from your $1k investment $3.04 more the recent $62.36 single-share price.

(A dividend dogcatcher rule is to only buy a stock that pays an annual dividend from $1000 invested that is greater than the cost of a single share.)

Therefore, you may choose to pounce on MO to get that current $65.40 annual dividend income that has been paid out over the past 36 years.

The exact track of Altria’s future share price and dividends will entirely be determined by market action and company finances.

Remember, the best way to track stock performance and dividend payments is through direct ownership.

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