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Altria Group stock has almost doubled investors' money over the past five years, yet the latest valuation checks and recent share price pullback leave the current price open to debate for anyone trying to judge whether the stock still offers value. Altria Group has delivered a 97.1% total return over five years, which puts fresh focus on whether the current share price already reflects much of that progress. 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Despite a year-to-date share price decline, the stock saw recent gains, with analysts valuing it at $130, suggesting it's undervalued. 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(PM) shares fell 1.88% to $186.00 on Monday, underperforming the broader market which also saw slight declines in the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average. Despite the daily loss, the stock maintained outperformance against competitors. 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These issues are challenging Altria's core revenue, its transition to a smoke-free portfolio, and its ability to maintain dividend attractiveness and pricing strategy amidst consumer spending concerns. 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(MO) fell 4.11% on Monday, underperforming the broader market, as both the S&P 500 Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average also saw declines. The stock closed 14.95% below its 52-week high reached in late July.", "date_published": "2026-08-10T16:40:00+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "MarketWatch"}], "tags": ["Market update", "MO"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "United States", "coverage": "Main company", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "MO", "name": "Altria Group", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/35d8550f-f77f-4d7f-b70e-aa1009590a4c/"}]}}, {"id": "source:7751fe87721e3c6942abf3d0318b310bdf651d70255f4277064e4ba40a2b5df3", "url": "https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/quote/MO/latest-news", "external_url": "https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/quote/MO/latest-news", "title": "Altria Group, Inc. (MO) Stock Price, News, Quote & History", "content_text": "This Yahoo Finance page provides a comprehensive overview of Altria Group, Inc. 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The company also faces reduced investor appeal due to higher interest rates and inflation affecting its dividend-focused stock, and market share erosion in the U.S. vapor market. 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While MO and PM slipped modestly on strong recent earnings, TPB surged 16% after Modern Oral pouch revenue jumped 149%. UVV's 56-year dividend streak yields 6%, anchoring the bull case as management expects tobacco shipments to rebound in H2 FY27. Act now: the analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks \u2014 and Universal didn't make the cut. Grab the names FREE today. Shares of Universal (NYSE:UVV) are trading at $47.75, down 6.08% in the current session and off 3.51% over the past week. The slide follows a badly missed fiscal Q1 earnings report and pushes the leaf-tobacco merchant below its 52-week low of $47.66, breaking a support level that had held for months.Summit Art Creations / Shutterstock.com Earnings Miss Sparks a Fresh Leg Lower Universal reported first-quarter fiscal 2027 results after the close on August 5, 2026, and the numbers were ugly. Adjusted EPS came in at -$0.20, missing the $0.25 consensus. Revenue of $523.78 million came in short of the $587.00 million estimate, a decline of 11.79% year over year. The damage was concentrated in the core Tobacco Operations segment, where revenue fell 13% year over year to $437.13 million and operating income collapsed 90% to $3.47 million. Tobacco volumes were down 9% and prices down 6%, reflecting oversupply in flue-cured and burley markets. The Ingredients segment fared no better, with revenue of $86.65 million and a segment operating loss driven by weak CPG demand and elevated fixed costs at the expanded Lancaster facility. Gross margin compressed 330 basis points to 15.9%, and operating income fell 93.23% to $2.30 million. CEO Preston Wigner acknowledged the environment, saying \"Purchasing activity was slower as we and our customers evaluated green tobacco price trends amid oversupply conditions in flue-cured and burley markets.\" This is the fourth consecutive quarterly disappointment, following a -142.59% EPS miss in Q4 FY26 that included a $41.06 million goodwill impairment. Act now: the analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks \u2014 and Universal didn't make the cut. Grab the names FREE today. The Drop Is a Universal-Specific Story Peer action confirms this is a Universal-specific problem. The table below shows today's move alongside the past week for the group. Ticker Company Today Past Week Market Cap / Yield UVV Universal -6.08% -3.51% $1.27B / 6.43% MO Altria -1.75% +0.03% $114B / 6.26% PM Philip Morris -0.69% -0.66% $295B / 3.13% TPB Turning Point Brands +2.74% +16.42% $1.68B / 0.36% Story Continues Altria and Philip Morris are trading only modestly lower, and both reported clean beats in their most recent quarters, with Philip Morris raising its FY26 EPS guide to $8.26 to $8.41 on IQOS and ZYN strength. Turning Point Brands is the outlier in the other direction, up 16.42% on the week after its Q2 2026 earnings report on August 4 showed Modern Oral pouch revenue up 149%. The S&P 500 rose 3.51% over the same week, underscoring that UVV's slide is a single-name story tied to leaf-tobacco oversupply and Universal's ingredients drag. What to Watch Next The bull case still rests on the dividend and shipment timing. Universal declared its next $0.83 quarterly payout with a November 2, 2026 payment date, extending the streak to 56 consecutive years and pushing the yield to 6.43%. Management expects tobacco shipments to weight to the second half of FY27. Act now: the analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks \u2014 and Universal didn't make the cut. Grab the names FREE today. Contact editorial@247wallst.com for any questions or corrections. 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Sign in", "date_published": "2026-08-10T15:16:07+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Analyst action", "BTI"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "United States", "coverage": "Provider-linked mention", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "BTI", "name": "British American Tobacco p.l.c.", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/e7d48461-34a6-4be3-8ac3-538734392e50/"}]}}, {"id": "source:2813363b315a335649dd26968bfa1d4a4661056dcd22c50f5d6e09cf8a0567b9", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/altrias-smoke-free-push-finally-143400289.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/altrias-smoke-free-push-finally-143400289.html", "title": "Can Altria's Smoke-Free Push Finally Drive Long-Term Growth?", "content_text": "Altria Group, Inc.'s MO smoke-free strategy is increasingly centered on nicotine pouches, with on! PLUS emerging as a key part of that effort. In the second quarter of 2026, Helix expanded on! PLUS to about 120,000 stores, covering roughly 90% of nicotine product volume. The rollout is being supported by a broader retail program and additional line extensions. The underlying category is also expanding. In the second quarter, the nicotine pouch category grew 8.1 share points and represented nearly 60% of the total oral tobacco category. For on!, reported shipment volume was 49.9 million cans, down 4.2% year over year, although first-half shipment volume rose 5.1%. The company attributed the second-quarter comparison partly to trade inventory movements and promotional activity in the prior-year period. Retail performance offered another measure of the rollout. On! retail share reached 8.6% in the second quarter, up 0.8 percentage points sequentially and 0.3 percentage points from a year earlier, with the gain driven by on! PLUS. The next phase involves expanding product choice. 12-milligram on! PLUS shipments resumed in three states during the quarter, with national expansion planned for the third quarter. Additional flavors across 6-milligram, 9-milligram and 12-milligram strengths, starting with Blueberry Mint and Mango Pineapple, are planned for the fourth quarter. Together, these developments show a smoke-free strategy built around wider distribution, a growing nicotine pouch category and a broader on! PLUS offering. MO's Nicotine Pouch Strategy Evolves Alongside PM and TPB Philip Morris International Inc. PM is also expanding its smoke-free portfolio through nicotine pouches, with ZYN now available in 60 markets. In the second quarter of 2026, Philip Morris reported ZYN shipments rose 1.8% to 2.9 billion pouches, while new 9mg and 11mg ZYN ULTRA variants began shipping. Philip Morris plans additional 1.5mg and 8mg dry variants in the third quarter. Turning Point Brands, Inc. TPB is also expanding its smoke-free portfolio through nicotine pouches, with Modern Oral net sales up 128% year over year to $68.4 million in the second quarter of 2026. While Modern Oral accounted for 48% of total revenues, up from 26% a year earlier, Turning Point Brands expanded retail distribution for FRE and ALP. Turning Point Brands expects chain-store count to increase 70% year over year by year-end. Altria's Price Performance, Valuation & Estimates Shares of Altria have fallen 0.4% in the past three months against the industry's growth of 5.1%. Story Continues Zacks Investment Research Image Source: Zacks Investment Research From a valuation standpoint, MO trades at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 11.81X, down from the industry's average of 15.55X.Zacks Investment Research Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The Zacks Consensus Estimate for MO's 2026 and 2027 earnings implies year-over-year growth of 4.8% and 3.2%, respectively.Zacks Investment Research Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Altria currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Altria Group, Inc. (MO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Turning Point Brands, Inc. (TPB) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com). 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Concurrently, the company announced a change in its marketing leadership, with CMO Luciano Comin departing in February 2027 and Pascale Meulemeester designated as his successor, effective January 2027. The notes, issued via B.A.T. 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Despite a 19.26% year-to-date share price return, the stock trades at a discount to one estimate of its intrinsic value. The article suggests investors evaluate the company's strong tobacco margins, growing oral products, and e-vapor initiatives against challenges like illicit e-vapor products and increased competition.", "date_published": "2026-08-10T02:38:29+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "Sahm"}], "tags": ["Earnings", "MO"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "United States", "coverage": "Main company", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "MO", "name": "Altria Group", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/35d8550f-f77f-4d7f-b70e-aa1009590a4c/"}]}}, {"id": "source:112d58348e79a5611bb88d1897a465a7ce6e819007d68b026ade4b5ca16904cb", "url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-turning-point-brands-defend-dr-pepper-size-share-after-fdas-nicotine-pouch-decision", "external_url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-turning-point-brands-defend-dr-pepper-size-share-after-fdas-nicotine-pouch-decision", "title": "Can Turning Point Brands Defend a "Dr. Pepper"\u2011Size Share After the FDA's Nicotine Pouch Decision?", "content_text": "Key Points Turning Point Brands now gets over 40% of its sales from fast-growing nicotine pouches. Upcoming earnings will show if TPB can defend a niche share as big tobacco crowds into pouches. 10 stocks we like better than Turning Point Brands \u203a Nicotine pouches are reshaping the tobacco alternative landscape, with Turning Point Brands (NYSE: TPB) leaning heavily on its Fre and ALP lines for growth. Watch the video below to see what upcoming earnings could reveal about its competitive future. *This video was published on Aug. 6, 2026. Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again.In 2009, a \"Double Down\" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same \"Total Conviction\" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue \u00bb Should you buy stock in Turning Point Brands right now? 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Jim Gillies has positions in Turning Point Brands. Lou Whiteman has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Nicholas Sciple has positions in Philip Morris International and Turning Point Brands. The Motley Fool recommends Philip Morris International and Turning Point Brands. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", "date_published": "2026-08-09T15:54:30+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "nasdaq.com"}], "tags": ["Market update", "TPB", "PM"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "United States", "coverage": "Main company", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "TPB", "name": "Turning Point Brands Inc", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/55ffd8da-07c8-4f9d-861c-41a738ea909d/"}, {"symbol": "PM", "name": "Philip Morris International Inc", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/7e093396-f333-46e5-9726-dc6ef7955f6f/"}]}}, {"id": "source:01c7e6bf56d5d3e7eb21fa8d5ac041f55644f86236784cf10bc033f821b7b324", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/universal-uvv-fairly-valued-following-121042543.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/universal-uvv-fairly-valued-following-121042543.html", "title": "Is Universal (UVV) Fairly Valued Following Its First Quarter Loss And Dividend Declaration?", "content_text": "Find winning stocks in any market cycle. Join 7 million investors using Simply Wall St's investing ideas for FREE. Universal (UVV) is back in focus after reporting first quarter results for the period ended June 30, 2026. The company also announced a fresh dividend declaration that investors will likely weigh against the latest loss figures. See our latest analysis for Universal. The first quarter loss and dividend affirmation have come alongside softer trading in Universal's stock. The share price is $50.84 after a 90 day share price return that declined 5.15%, while the 5 year total shareholder return is 40.44%, which points to longer term holders still being ahead. If this earnings update has you rethinking where you look for opportunities, it can help to broaden your search and check out 19 top founder-led companies Universal now sits at $50.84 after a weak quarter and a maintained dividend, which leaves a simple question: Does the current risk reward still lean in favor of buyers, or has the balance shifted? Most Popular Narrative: 34.8% Undervalued With Universal trading at $50.84 against a most followed narrative fair value of $78.00, the current setup casts that valuation gap in sharp focus. Universal's ability to offer traceable, sustainable supply chain solutions that align with evolving ESG requirements positions the company favorably as large manufacturers seek compliant partners, potentially resulting in new contracts and stronger long-term earnings. Read the complete narrative. Want to understand why this narrative sees so much upside in Universal? It leans on steady top line assumptions, fatter margins, and a richer earnings multiple. The full story is in how those pieces fit together over time, not in any single headline number. Result: Fair Value of $78.00 (UNDERVALUED) Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts. However, you also need to weigh risks such as potential oversupply in core tobacco crops and ongoing margin pressure in the Ingredients Operations segment, which could challenge this Universal narrative. Find out about the key risks to this Universal narrative. Another View On Universal's Valuation The narrative fair value for Universal leans on future earnings and a richer P/E multiple. However, on current numbers the picture is different. Universal trades on a P/E of 66.2x, which is higher than the peer average of 30.8x, the Global Tobacco industry at 12.3x, and even its own fair ratio of 51.7x. That gap points to meaningful valuation risk if expectations or sentiment cool. Story Continues Before leaning too heavily on any single metric, it is worth asking how comfortable you are with paying a premium P/E that already bakes in a lot of future success, while other investors may be using very different yardsticks for Universal. See what the numbers say about this price \u2014 find out in our valuation breakdown.NYSE:UVV P/E Ratio as at Aug 2026 Next Steps If this mix of optimism and concern around Universal has you on the fence, it makes sense to look at the details yourself and decide quickly. Start by weighing the 2 key rewards and 4 important warning signs. Looking for more Universal investment ideas beyond this stock If Universal has sparked fresh thinking about your portfolio, do not stop here. Use the Simply Wall St Screener to quickly surface new stock ideas that fit your goals. Target potential mispricings by scanning companies that combine quality fundamentals with attractive valuations through the 52 high quality undervalued stocks. Strengthen your income stream by reviewing a curated set of higher yielding opportunities using the 8 dividend fortresses. Dial down overall portfolio risk by focusing on companies that score well on resilience through the 83 resilient stocks with low risk scores. 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