DJ Altria Group Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Altria Group Inc. $(MO)$ rose 6.52% to $72.65 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.02% to 7,209.01 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.62% to 49,652.14.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Altria Group Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $70.51, which the company reached on February 27th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) rose 1.45% to $165.07, Universal Corp. $(UVV)$ rose 2.12% to $53.58, and Mativ Holdings Inc. $(MATV)$ fell 1.69% to $9.28.
Trading volume (24.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 9.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 30, 2026.
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