DJ Altria Group Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Altria Group Inc. $(MO)$ rose 2.25% to $72.19 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 2.64% to 7,383.74 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.35% to 50,866.78.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
Altria Group Inc. closed 3.18% short of its 52-week high of $74.56, which the company achieved on May 1st.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) rose 1.89% to $178.29, Universal Corp. $(UVV)$ rose 1.68% to $53.76, and Mativ Holdings Inc. $(MATV)$ fell 3.13% to $7.44.
Trading volume (8.0 M) remained 824,987 below its 50-day average volume of 8.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 5, 2026.
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June 05, 2026 16:37 ET (20:37 GMT)
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