DJ Altria Group Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Altria Group Inc. $(MO)$ rose 1.56% to $65.16 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.53% to 49,501.30 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.51% to 6,882.72.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
Altria Group Inc. closed 5.01% short of its 52-week high of $68.60, which the company reached on August 22nd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) rose 1.92% to $180.39, Universal Corp. $(UVV)$ rose 0.86% to $58.77, and Mativ Holdings Inc. $(MATV)$ rose 6.82% to $13.79.
Trading volume (12.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 10.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 4, 2026.
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February 04, 2026 16:39 ET (21:39 GMT)
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