DJ Altria Group Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Altria Group Inc. $(MO)$ slipped 1.77% to $68.95 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.21% to 7,420.10 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.98% to 51,492.55.
Altria Group Inc. closed 7.52% short of its 52-week high of $74.56, which the company reached on May 1st.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) fell 2.51% to $179.44, Universal Corp. $(UVV)$ fell 1.53% to $52.81, and Mativ Holdings Inc. $(MATV)$ fell 4.06% to $7.80.
Trading volume (6.9 M) remained 1.8 million below its 50-day average volume of 8.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 17, 2026.
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June 17, 2026 16:37 ET (20:37 GMT)
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