5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Altria
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, tobacco giant Altria (NYS: MO) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Altria's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Altria facts
Headquarters (founded) | Richmond, Va. (1919) |
Market Cap | $71.5 billion |
Industry | Tobacco |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $16.7 billion |
Management | President/COO David Beran |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 24.3% |
Cash/Debt | $4.2 billion / $13.7 billion |
Dividend Yield | 4.7% |
Competitors | Altadis |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 8,962 members who have rated Altria believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last month, one of those Fools, TMFCane, succinctly summed up the bull case for our community:
Love [Altria]. Solid, consistent performer; financials are all in order, and I wouldn't worry too much about the regulation questions -- there are plenty of markets not named the US and/or EU that Altria can target. Great stock.
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