Altria Group Shares Hold Near 67.00 After Weak Q4 Earnings, Dividend Focus in Play

The company disappointed investors after releasing a rather weak report for the fourth quarter of 2025, which showed a decline in earnings per share (EPS) to $1.30, below the forecast of $1.32, while revenue came in at $5.08 billion, slightly above expectations of $5.02 billion. The report highlighted several negative factors limiting growth: core cigarette shipment volumes fell by 7.0% quarter-on-quarter, compared with an industry average decline of 6.5%. However, leading analysts believe this metric should not be overstated, as the White House is actively cracking down on illegal e-cigarette distribution, which supports the traditional tobacco segment. Management expects share performance to improve from 2.5% to 5.5% by the second half of the year. Against this backdrop, analysts at Stifel Financial Corp. maintained a “Buy” rating on the stock with a target price of $72.00 per share, $5.00 above the current level.

The board of directors has not yet approved a new dividend date or amount for the reporting year. The dividend was due to be indexed in the penultimate quarter and is expected to total $1.06 per share, equivalent to a quarterly yield of 7.19%, significantly above the industry average of 3.83%.

Support and Resistance Levels

On the daily chart, the instrument is declining within a local corrective trend, remaining above the resistance line of a descending channel with boundaries at 65.00–53.00.

Technical indicators maintain a buy signal: the EMA range of the Alligator oscillator remains wide, while the AO histogram is forming corrective bars in positive territory.

Resistance levels: 70.00, 76.00.

Support levels: 64.00, 57.00.

Trading Scenarios and Altria Group Price Forecast

Long positions can be opened after price rises and consolidates above 70.00, with a target at 76.00 and a stop-loss at 67.00. Time horizon: 7 days or more.

Short positions can be opened after price falls and consolidates below 64.00, with a target at 57.00 and a stop-loss at 67.00.