DJ Altria Group Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Altria Group Inc. $(MO)$ rallied 1.34% to $52.23 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.50% to 6,040.53 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.75% to 44,544.66.
Altria Group Inc. closed 10.00% short of its 52-week high of $58.04, which the company achieved on November 27th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) fell 0.09% to $130.20, Universal Corp. $(UVV)$ fell 0.75% to $53.12, and Mativ Holdings Inc. $(MATV)$ rose 0.63% to $9.55.
Trading volume (9.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 7.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 31, 2025.
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