MO vs. PM, BTI, CL, DEO, MNST, MDLZ, STZ, EL, KDP, and KMB
Should you be buying Altria Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Altria Group include Philip Morris International (PM), British American Tobacco (BTI), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Diageo (DEO), Monster Beverage (MNST), Mondelez International (MDLZ), Constellation Brands (STZ), Estée Lauder Companies (EL), Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), and Kimberly-Clark (KMB). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector.
Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) and Altria Group (NYSE:MO) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.
Philip Morris International pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Altria Group pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. Philip Morris International pays out 101.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Altria Group pays out 82.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Philip Morris International has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Altria Group has raised its dividend for 55 consecutive years. Altria Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, Altria Group had 12 more articles in the media than Philip Morris International. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Altria Group and 17 mentions for Philip Morris International. Altria Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Philip Morris International's score of 0.66 indicating that Philip Morris International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Altria Group received 59 more outperform votes than Philip Morris International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.26% of users gave Altria Group an outperform vote while only 57.37% of users gave Philip Morris International an outperform vote.
Philip Morris International presently has a consensus price target of $105.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.19%. Altria Group has a consensus price target of $46.90, indicating a potential upside of 6.96%. Given Altria Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Philip Morris International is more favorable than Altria Group.
78.6% of Philip Morris International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of Altria Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Philip Morris International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Altria Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Philip Morris International has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altria Group has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Altria Group has a net margin of 34.81% compared to Altria Group's net margin of 8.58%. Altria Group's return on equity of -113.26% beat Philip Morris International's return on equity.
Altria Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Philip Morris International. Altria Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Philip Morris International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Altria Group beats Philip Morris International on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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