DJ Altria Group Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Altria Group Inc. $(MO)$ slid 1.12% to $68.12 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.78% to 6,869.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.49% to 48,739.41.
Altria Group Inc. closed 3.39% below its 52-week high of $70.51, which the company reached on February 27th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) rose 0.62% to $179.04, Universal Corp. $(UVV)$ rose 1.19% to $53.75, and Mativ Holdings Inc. $(MATV)$ fell 0.40% to $10.03.
Trading volume (10.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 10.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 4, 2026.
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March 04, 2026 16:41 ET (21:41 GMT)
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