DJ Altria Group Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Altria Group Inc. $(MO)$ advanced 2.19% to $61.47 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.53% to 6,926.60 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.09% to 49,149.63.
This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of gains.
Altria Group Inc. closed 10.39% short of its 52-week high of $68.60, which the company achieved on August 22nd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) rose 3.15% to $171.08, Universal Corp. $(UVV)$ rose 0.44% to $55.32, and Mativ Holdings Inc. $(MATV)$ fell 0.38% to $13.21.
Trading volume (10.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 9.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 14, 2026.
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January 14, 2026 16:40 ET (21:40 GMT)
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