Altria Group Inc. Stock Advances 3.6%, Outperforms Peers
Dow Jones2026/08/24 20:35This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of Altria Group Inc. advanced 3.6% to $68.47 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.3% to 53,417.16 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.3% to 7,652.86.
Altria Group Inc. closed 11.1% short of its 52-week high of $77.06, which the company achieved on July 28th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Philip Morris International Inc. rose 1.7% to $191.46, Universal Corp. rose 1.4% to $45.62, and Mativ Holdings Inc. fell 1.76% to $12.25.
Trading volume totaled 10.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 8.9 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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August 24, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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