MO BUE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Altria Group, Inc. · Consumer Defensive · Tobacco

Latest close 27,000 ARS
-7.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 64.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -7.0%, after a -7.8% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 49/100.

Setup score 62 out of 100
Latest Close 27,000 ARS 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -7.0% latest completed week
4W Return -7.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return 6.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 74-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 3 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • The latest week was a sharp negative move.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the weaker part of its sector group.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 64.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -7.0%, after a -7.8% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 2.1x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.9612-week average 0.90

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.96Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers33 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 3 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -7.8% over four weeks, 6.5% over 12 weeks, and 27.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 74 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-7.0%
4W-7.8%
12W6.5%
26W16.7%
52W27.8%
Active trend streak74 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.03Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change16.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-10.80Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-1542.9%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.

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No published fundamental snapshot is available for this company.

05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment49/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 29 relevant articles.

7 positive · 16 neutral · 6 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-12.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.9%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.0%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-7.0%Week of 31 Jul.
Latest week-7.0%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses6
Recent vol4.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split32/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.3% / -3.8%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

IndustryAR Tobacco
4-week rank2 / 2
Group average-2.1%
Trend breadth100.0%
Trend100.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS0.0%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202627,000 ARS-7.0%25,645 ARS17,590 ARS1.03-10.8047.8KOn
24 Jul 202629,020 ARS-0.5%25,483 ARS17,459 ARS1.31-4.1211.5KOn
17 Jul 202629,160 ARS3.8%25,249 ARS17,313 ARS1.28-1.1227.9KOn
10 Jul 202628,100 ARS-4.1%25,031 ARS17,165 ARS0.88-7.036.2KOn
3 Jul 202629,300 ARS3.0%24,836 ARS17,024 ARS0.88-0.6625.3KOn
26 Jun 202628,440 ARS9.0%24,591 ARS16,874 ARS0.62-1.295.1KOn
19 Jun 202626,100 ARS-1.4%24,402 ARS16,729 ARS0.39-13.95755On
12 Jun 202626,460 ARS-1.6%24,262 ARS16,598 ARS0.69-14.4364.2KOn
5 Jun 202626,879 ARS4.0%24,098 ARS16,464 ARS0.68-5.5916.5KOn
29 May 202625,840 ARS-6.0%23,913 ARS16,328 ARS0.56-11.5021.4KOn
22 May 202627,480 ARS1.4%23,758 ARS16,199 ARS0.704.7423.9KOn
15 May 202627,100 ARS6.9%23,687 ARS16,058 ARS0.409.0825.2KOn
8 May 202625,360 ARS-6.5%23,620 ARS15,920 ARS0.090.3620.1KOn
1 May 202627,120 ARS8.6%23,581 ARS15,792 ARS0.295.1426.6KOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.