MO vs. PM, UVV, BTI, RLX, ISPR, XXII, HPCO, KO, PEP, and UL
Should you be buying Altria Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Altria Group include Philip Morris International (PM), Universal (UVV), British American Tobacco (BTI), RLX Technology (RLX), Ispire Technology (ISPR), 22nd Century Group (XXII), Hempacco (HPCO), Coca-Cola (KO), PepsiCo (PEP), and Unilever (UL).
Altria Group vs.
Altria Group (NYSE:MO) and Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
Altria Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Philip Morris International. Altria Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Philip Morris International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Altria Group pays an annual dividend of $4.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Philip Morris International pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Altria Group pays out 68.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Philip Morris International pays out 85.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Altria Group has increased its dividend for 56 consecutive years and Philip Morris International has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years. Altria Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Altria Group currently has a consensus price target of $53.43, suggesting a potential upside of 2.92%. Philip Morris International has a consensus price target of $131.35, suggesting a potential upside of 7.77%. Given Philip Morris International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Philip Morris International is more favorable than Altria Group.
In the previous week, Philip Morris International had 4 more articles in the media than Altria Group. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Philip Morris International and 44 mentions for Altria Group. Philip Morris International's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Altria Group's score of 0.92 indicating that Philip Morris International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Altria Group has a net margin of 42.82% compared to Philip Morris International's net margin of 10.35%. Philip Morris International's return on equity of -117.94% beat Altria Group's return on equity.
57.4% of Altria Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Philip Morris International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Altria Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Philip Morris International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Altria Group has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Philip Morris International has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Altria Group received 49 more outperform votes than Philip Morris International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.77% of users gave Altria Group an outperform vote while only 57.77% of users gave Philip Morris International an outperform vote.
Summary
Philip Morris International beats Altria Group on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MO) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
