Altria Group (NYSE:MO) reported quarterly earnings of $1.44 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.39 by 3.9 percent. This is a 9.92 percent increase over earnings of $1.31 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $6.102 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.208 billion by 17.16 percent. This is a 1.72 percent decrease over sales of $6.209 billion the same period last year.