MO Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Costco Wholesale has a net margin of 59.52% compared to Altria Group's net margin of 2.81%. Altria Group's return on equity of -- beat Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 32.8%.

Altria Group has a consensus price target of $56.92, signalling upside risk potential of 1.51%. On the other hand Costco Wholesale has an analysts' consensus of $1,063.16 which suggests that it could grow by 16.01%. Given that Costco Wholesale has higher upside potential than Altria Group, analysts believe Costco Wholesale is more attractive than Altria Group.

Altria Group has a beta of 0.546, which suggesting that the stock is 45.421% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.949, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 5.075%.

Altria Group has a quarterly dividend of $1.02 per share corresponding to a yield of 7.21%. Costco Wholesale offers a yield of 0.51% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.16 per share. Altria Group pays 60.77% of its earnings as a dividend. Costco Wholesale pays out 122.72% of its earnings as a dividend. Altria Group's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future, but Costco Wholesale's is not.

Altria Group quarterly revenues are $5.1B, which are smaller than Costco Wholesale quarterly revenues of $63.7B. Altria Group's net income of $3B is higher than Costco Wholesale's net income of $1.8B. Notably, Altria Group's price-to-earnings ratio is 8.56x while Costco Wholesale's PE ratio is 53.50x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Altria Group is 4.71x versus 1.54x for Costco Wholesale. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

PepsiCo has a net margin of 59.52% compared to Altria Group's net margin of 5.48%. Altria Group's return on equity of -- beat PepsiCo's return on equity of 50.31%.

Altria Group has a consensus price target of $56.92, signalling upside risk potential of 1.51%. On the other hand PepsiCo has an analysts' consensus of $162.96 which suggests that it could grow by 11.15%. Given that PepsiCo has higher upside potential than Altria Group, analysts believe PepsiCo is more attractive than Altria Group.

Altria Group has a beta of 0.546, which suggesting that the stock is 45.421% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison PepsiCo has a beta of 0.492, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 50.787%.

Altria Group has a quarterly dividend of $1.02 per share corresponding to a yield of 7.21%. PepsiCo offers a yield of 3.7% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.36 per share. Altria Group pays 60.77% of its earnings as a dividend. PepsiCo pays out 75.48% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Altria Group quarterly revenues are $5.1B, which are smaller than PepsiCo quarterly revenues of $27.8B. Altria Group's net income of $3B is higher than PepsiCo's net income of $1.5B. Notably, Altria Group's price-to-earnings ratio is 8.56x while PepsiCo's PE ratio is 21.10x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Altria Group is 4.71x versus 2.20x for PepsiCo. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Philip Morris International has a net margin of 59.52% compared to Altria Group's net margin of -5.97%. Altria Group's return on equity of -- beat Philip Morris International's return on equity of --.

Altria Group has a consensus price target of $56.92, signalling upside risk potential of 1.51%. On the other hand Philip Morris International has an analysts' consensus of $151.66 which suggests that it could grow by 0.69%. Given that Altria Group has higher upside potential than Philip Morris International, analysts believe Altria Group is more attractive than Philip Morris International.

Altria Group has a beta of 0.546, which suggesting that the stock is 45.421% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Philip Morris International has a beta of 0.465, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 53.48%.

Altria Group has a quarterly dividend of $1.02 per share corresponding to a yield of 7.21%. Philip Morris International offers a yield of 3.55% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.35 per share. Altria Group pays 60.77% of its earnings as a dividend. Philip Morris International pays out 116.15% of its earnings as a dividend. Altria Group's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future, but Philip Morris International's is not.

Altria Group quarterly revenues are $5.1B, which are smaller than Philip Morris International quarterly revenues of $9.7B. Altria Group's net income of $3B is higher than Philip Morris International's net income of -$579M. Notably, Altria Group's price-to-earnings ratio is 8.56x while Philip Morris International's PE ratio is 33.40x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Altria Group is 4.71x versus 6.19x for Philip Morris International. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Turning Point Brands has a net margin of 59.52% compared to Altria Group's net margin of 4.89%. Altria Group's return on equity of -- beat Turning Point Brands's return on equity of 23.03%.

Altria Group has a consensus price target of $56.92, signalling upside risk potential of 1.51%. On the other hand Turning Point Brands has an analysts' consensus of $77.50 which suggests that it could grow by 42.12%. Given that Turning Point Brands has higher upside potential than Altria Group, analysts believe Turning Point Brands is more attractive than Altria Group.

Altria Group has a beta of 0.546, which suggesting that the stock is 45.421% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Turning Point Brands has a beta of 0.699, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 30.141%.

Altria Group has a quarterly dividend of $1.02 per share corresponding to a yield of 7.21%. Turning Point Brands offers a yield of 0.52% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share. Altria Group pays 60.77% of its earnings as a dividend. Turning Point Brands pays out 12.32% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Altria Group quarterly revenues are $5.1B, which are larger than Turning Point Brands quarterly revenues of $49.5M. Altria Group's net income of $3B is higher than Turning Point Brands's net income of $2.4M. Notably, Altria Group's price-to-earnings ratio is 8.56x while Turning Point Brands's PE ratio is 25.72x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Altria Group is 4.71x versus 2.93x for Turning Point Brands. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.