DJ Altria Group Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Altria Group Inc. $(MO)$ rallied 3.56% to $73.03 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.51% to 7,533.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.20% to 52,552.97.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Altria Group Inc. closed 2.05% below its 52-week high of $74.56, which the company reached on May 1st.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) rose 4.95% to $189.84, Universal Corp. $(UVV)$ rose 4.62% to $53.02, and Mativ Holdings Inc. $(MATV)$ rose 5.80% to $8.21.
Trading volume (9.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 8.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 16, 2026.
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July 16, 2026 16:37 ET (20:37 GMT)
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