DJ Altria Group Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Altria Group Inc. (MO) rallied 1.59% to $69.57 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.71% to 7,631.47 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.79% to 52,766.88.
Altria Group Inc. closed 9.72% below its 52-week high of $77.06, which the company reached on July 28th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) fell 0.08% to $187.15, Universal Corp. $(UVV)$ rose 1.38% to $46.13, and Mativ Holdings Inc. $(MATV)$ rose 1.35% to $12.05.
Trading volume (9.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 8.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 1, 2026.