Why Altria Is Poised to Outperform
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, tobacco giant Altria has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Altria and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Altria facts
Headquarters (founded) | Richmond, Va. (1919) |
Market Cap | $69.5 billion |
Industry | Tobacco |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $17.5 billion |
Management | Chairman/CEO Martin Barrington President/COO David Beran |
Return on Capital (average, past 3 years) | 25.2% |
Cash/Debt | $2.9 billion/$13.9 billion |
Dividend Yield | 5.1% |
Competitors | Lorillard Reynolds American |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 8,967 members who have rated Altria believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this year, one of those Fools, brenoboyle, succinctly summed up the Altria bull case for our community:
Excellent dividend yield, pricing power has led to consistent shareholder returns over time. Most attractively priced relative to peers and 27% voting interest in SABMiller that the market does not seem to be giving credit for.
Altria has been the best-performing stock of the past 50 years, but as the number of smokers in the U.S. continues to steadily decline, is Altria still a buy today? To find out whether everyone's love-to-hate dividend stock is a savvy investment choice or a hazard to your portfolio, simply click here now for access to The Motley Fool's new premium research report on the company.
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