MO — Altria Group, Inc.
Consumer Defensive · ETF XLP · as of 2026-07-20
Altria Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells smokeable and oral tobacco products in the United States. The company offers cigarettes primarily under the Marlboro brand; large cigars and pipe tobacco under the Black & Mild brand; moist smokeless tobacco and oral tobacco products under the Copenhagen, Skoal, Red Seal, and Husky brands; oral nicotine pouches under the on! brand; and e-vapor products under the NJOY ACE brand. It sells its products to distributors, as well as ...
Fundamentals & valuation - reference, not entry inputs
MarketSmith metrics - our compute
What do these abbreviations mean?
- RS Rating
- - IBD-style relative strength vs SPY (weighted 3/6/9/12-mo). 70+ = leaders pool, 80+ = strong.
- ADR%
- - average daily range over 20 days. 4%+ = the fast movers the playbook prefers (selection order, not a gate).
- RMV (tight)
- - Relative Measured Volatility, 15 bars, scaled 0-100. <15 = tight coiled base (green), <35 moderate, high = loose/expanding - not a base right now.
- Ext (ATR>20EMA)
- - how many ATRs price sits above its 20-EMA. ≤1 = in value (green), >2 = extended/chasing (red) - prefer a pullback.
- Rel Vol
- - latest volume vs the 50-day average. 100% = normal; 140%+ = breakout confirmation.
- U/D Ratio
- - up-day vs down-day volume, 50 days. 1.1+ = net accumulation.
- LoD dist
- - close distance above the day low in % of ATR (100 = one full ATR off the low). High = strong close.
- Off/Above 52w
- - trend-template legs: within 25% of the 52-week high, at least 25% above the 52-week low.
- Trend 8/8
- - all 8 Minervini Trend Template criteria pass. Discovery floor, NOT an entry signal - entries come from the VCP/momentum pivots.
- Base len (VCP)
- - weeks since the VCP base started on the latest scan. 10wk+ bases carry the edge; short stacked bases test below random.
Company data - context read, not entry inputs
Quarterly EPS - earnings acceleration
| Quarter | EPS ($) | %Chg YoY | Sales ($M) | %Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb-24 | 1.18 | +0% | 5,975.0 | -2% |
| Apr-24 | 1.15 | -3% | 5,576.0 | -3% |
| Jul-24 | 1.31 | +0% | 6,209.0 | -5% |
| Oct-24 | 1.38 | +8% | 6,259.0 | +0% |
| Jan-25 | 1.29 | +9% | 5,974.0 | +0% |
| Apr-25 | 1.23 | +7% | 5,259.0 | -6% |
| Jul-25 | 1.44 | +10% | 6,102.0 | -2% |
| Oct-25 | 1.45 | +5% | 6,072.0 | -3% |
Price & today
| Stock today | +0.61% |
| Sector ETF today | -0.39% |
| Residual (stock-specific) | +0.99% |
Sector correlation
| 20-day correlation with XLP | 0.76 |
| 60-day correlation with XLP | 0.66 |
| Status | normal |
Decoupling fires when 60d corr − 20d corr > 0.20: stock used to track its sector but the relationship has weakened recently.
Technicals
| 10 EMA | $72.67 |
| 20 EMA | $72.23 |
| 50 EMA | $71.22 |
| EMA stack | BULLISH |
| RSI(14) | 60.8 |
| 52-week high distance | — |
| 52-week low distance | — |
Signals
| Market F&G | 57.3 |
| Bull% | 31.0% |
| OVTLYR status | SELL (81d) |
| Sector rank | #110 |
| Next earnings | 2026-07-30 (BMO, 9d) |