Analyzing Altria Group”s Short Interest

Monday, 8 August 2022, 15:20:09
Altria Group”s (NYSE: MO ) short percent of float has risen 10.0% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 19.95 million shares sold short , which is 1.1% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 1.6 days to cover their short positions on average. Why Short Interest Matters Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. Short selling is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price … Full story available on Benzinga.com
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Altria: Ultra-High-Yielder, Pay Raise May Be Around The Corner

Friday, 5 August 2022, 20:05:08
Altria Group”s adjusted diluted EPS payout ratio is set to improve from an already safe 75.5% in 2021 to 74.9% in 2022. See what makes MO stock a strong buy.
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Altria Group – Consensus Indicates Potential 12.0% Upside

Friday, 5 August 2022, 14:03:23
Altria Group found using ticker (MO) have now 16 analysts in total covering the stock. The consensus rating is ”Hold”. The target price ranges between 68 and 36 with the average target price sitting at 49.54. With the stocks previous close at 44.23 this would imply there is a potential upside of 12.0%. The day 50 moving average is 45.75 and the 200 day moving average is 48.82. The market cap for the company is $80,086m. Visit the company website at: https://www.altria.com [stock_market_widget type=”chart” template=”basic” color=”green” assets=”MO” range=”6mo” interval=”1d” axes=”true” cursor=”true” api=”yf”] The potential market cap would be $89,701m based on the market concensus. Altria Group, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells smokeable and oral tobacco products in the United States. The company provides cigarettes primarily under the Marlboro brand; cigars and pipe tobacco principally under the Black & Mild brand; and moist smokeless tobacco products under the Copenhagen, Skoal, Red Seal, and Husky brands, as well as provides on! oral nicotine pouches.
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Altria or Philip Morris International: Which Stock Should You Buy Now?

Friday, 5 August 2022, 11:25:00
Investors love both stocks, but only one can be best-in-show.
— The Motley Fool

Altria”s JUULess Future

Friday, 5 August 2022, 06:12:28
With JUUL valuation completely removed from Altria”s stock price, my thesis is that such removal actually reduced investment risks. See why MO stock is a Buy.
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