Altria May Sell Anheuser-Busch Stake After Juul Deal

A recent deal by Altria Group involving its stake in Juul Labs could pave the way for the sale of the cigarette maker’s $11 billion interest in Anheuser-Busch Inbev Altria (ticker: MO) last week swapp...

Altria to Buy Vaping Company NJOY for $2.75 Billion

Altria agreed to buy e-cigarette maker NJOY for $2.75 billion in cash as the Marlboro maker looks to strengthen its portfolio of smoke-free products. The deal for privately held NJOY, one of the few e...

Altria deepens push into vape biz with two deals

Altria Group Inc. said Monday it would buy e-vapor company NJOY Holdings Inc. for $2.75 billion in cash, its second deal in recent days in the smokeless-tobacco space. Altria MO, +0.59% said the trans...

Altria Unveils $1 Billion Stock Buyback as Earnings Top Estimates

Marlboro maker Altria Group beat earnings and revenue estimates in the fourth quarter and announced a new $1 billion share buyback plan. The cigarettes company reported adjusted earnings per share (EP...

Altria tops earnings estimates for Q4, board approves $1 billion share buyback program

Altria Group Inc. MO, +4.95% said Wednesday it had net income of $2.690 billion, or $1.50 a share, in the fourth quarter, up from $1.624 billion, or 88 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. Exclu...

Buy Philip Morris International Stock. It’s a Smart Investment—Maybe Even for the ESG Crowd.

Philip Morris International main cigarette business is slowly dying, but the tobacco giant isn’t going gently into the night. The company just announced two deals that will keep it healthy in the year...

Philip Morris International Stock Is a Smart Investment—Maybe Even for the ESG Crowd

Philip Morris International main cigarette business is slowly dying, but the tobacco giant isn’t going gently into the night. The company just announced two deals that will keep it healthy in the year...

Altria to claim $483 mln capital loss on cannabis company ownership stake

Altria Group Inc. MO, -0.56% said Monday it will continue to evaluate prospects of cannabis company Cronos Group Inc. CRON, -3.86% on whether it will acquire additional common shares of Cronos or disp...

Philip Morris Declares Victory in Bid for Swedish Match

Philip Morris International is pushing ahead with its takeover of smaller tobacco rival Swedish Match despite falling short of winning over shareholders with around 90% of the target’s stock. On Monda...

Bernstein launches coverage of Canada’s Tilray, Cronos and Canopy Growth but stops short of any buy ratings

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. analyst Nadine Sarwat initiated coverage of three Canadian cannabis stocks on Wednesday but stopped short of any buy recommendations at current levels. “Is the buzz gone...

20 dividend stocks that may be safest if the Federal Reserve causes a recession

Investors cheered when a report last week showed the economy expanded in the third quarter after back-to-back contractions. But it’s too early to get excited, because the Federal Reserve hasn’t given ...

Altria and Juul end noncompete deal: Here’s what that means for e-cigarette sales and marketing

Altria Group Inc. said Friday it has taken a step that extricates it from its noncompete arrangement with vaping company Juul Labs Inc., freeing both companies to pursue their own strategies. In a reg...

Altria to Invest in Rival Vaping Products. Ends Noncompete Agreement With Juul.

Altria on Friday said it’s looking to end its noncompete agreement with Juul, the e-cigarette maker in which it owns a stake. This will give the maker of Marlboro cigarettes a chance to start up its o...

2 Companies That Boosted Their Stock Dividends This Week

Text size Altria Group said it plans to boost its quarterly disbursement to 94 cents a share. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images Altria Group and Lam Research declared dividend increases this week ...

AT&T’s Dividend Yield Jumps as the Stock Falls After Earnings

Text size AT&T Justin Sullivan/Getty Images AT&T stock is shedding value on Thursday, after a big miss on second-quarter free cash flow and lowered guidance for the remainder of the year. That...

When the Market Is a Royal Pain, Go With These Dividend Kings

Inflation continues to rear its ugly head and interest rates are likely to continue rising, which makes for a broad headwind for the stock market. In times like this investors looking for safe income ...

These 3 Dividend Stocks Offer Surprisingly High Yields

Investors around the world are feeling some pain. But periods of turmoil like this also generate significant opportunity to put capital to work. Valuations across most sectors have fallen, which incre...

Altria’s Dividend Yield Signals Doubts About the Payout. Why It’s Safe.

The FDA’s bid to ban Juul products—like these at a shop in El Segundo, Calif., on a recent day—has weighed on Altria stock. Analysts think Altria, which has a big stake in Juul, will be able to ...

Altria Shakes Off a Sell Rating and Gets an Upgrade

Text size Rising macroeconomic uncertainty contributed to a downgrade of Altria’s stock in early June. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images Altria Group stock was rising Friday after the tobacc...

Juul Ban Will Send Altria’s Strategy, and $13 Billion, Up in Smoke

Altria Group disastrous investment in Juul Labs is taking another turn for the worse. On Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Food and Drug Administration is preparing to remove Juul e...

Altria stock dives to lead the S&P 500 decliners after Morgan Stanley turns bearish

Shares of Altria Group Inc. MO, -8.37% dove 7.1% in afternoon trading Wednesday, enough to pace the S&P 500’s SPX, -1.08% decliners, after Morgan Stanley analyst Pamela Kaufman turned bearis...

Altria Stock Gets Downgraded by Morgan Stanley. Gas Prices Are Partly to Blame.

Text size Analyst Pamela Kaufman lowered her price target to $50 from $54. Illustration by Joel Arbaje Altria Group stock fell Wednesday after Morgan Stanley warned of increasing headwinds to the ciga...

Altria Group Shares Cross 7% Yield Mark

In trading on Wednesday, shares of Altria Group were yielding above the 7% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $3.6), with the stock changing hands as low as $50.00 on the day. Dividen...

Altria’s Cigarette Addiction Is Becoming Unhealthier

For years tobacco companies have been fighting regulators more than each other. That might be about to change, and Altria MO -0.61% in particular needs a game plan. If Philip Morris International’s PM...

If There’s a Recession Coming, Not Even the Fed Could Stop It Now

The word recession is on the tip of everyone’s tongue. Influential investor and philanthropist George Soros is talking about it in Davos. The Federal Reserve, on the day minutes are published, is cons...

Here’s Why Philip Morris’ Potential Offer for Swedish Match Is Bad for Altria Stock

Text size Philip Morris is in ongoing talks to acquire Swedish Match, the maker of smoke-free tobacco products. Fabrice Coffini/AFP via Getty Images Philip Morris‘ potential acquisition of Swedish Mat...

Inflation Is Here to Stay. How to Adjust Your Portfolio.

Inflation is rampant and ubiquitous today, from the gas pump to the grocery store. The U.S. consumer price index has quadrupled in the past year, from a 1.7% annual rate in February 2021 to 7.9% this ...

Walmart Is Removing Cigarettes in Some Stores. Philip Morris and Altria Stock Fall.

Text size Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Shares of cigarette makers fell Monday as Walmart plans to end cigarette sales in some U.S. stores, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with t...

Why Altria’s Stock Could Be a Buy and Philip Morris Isn’t

Text size Analyst Bonnie Herzog raised her rating on Altria to Buy from Neutral and her price target to $57 from $48 Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images Altria Group has been the standout in Big Tob...

Altria Stock Is a Buy and Philip Morris Isn’t, Says Goldman Sachs

Text size Analyst Bonnie Herzog raised her rating on Altria to Buy from Neutral and her price target to $57 from $48 Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images Altria Group has been the standout in Big Tob...

Here Are the 10 Highest-Yielding S&P 500 Stocks

High dividend yields are a nice offset to inflation, now running at more than 7%, the highest rate in four decades. Barron’s screened the S&P 500 for the 10 highest-yielding stocks based on data f...

Inflation Is Everywhere, Including Places You Might Not Expect

Inflation is seeping through American business, hitting companies in unexpected ways beyond higher prices for materials, shipping or wages. It is adding to legal costs for the maker of Marlboro cigare...