Top 10 Dividend Companies To Watch In Right Now

Top 10 Dividend Companies To Watch In Right Now: Altria Group(MO)

Altria Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes, smokeless products, and wine in the United States and internationally. It offers cigarettes under the Marlboro, Virginia Slims, Parliament, Benson & Hedges, Basic, and L&M brands; smokeless tobacco products under the Copenhagen, Skoal, Red Seal, Husky brands, and Marlboro snus brands; and machine-made large cigars and pipe tobacco. The company also produces and sells blended table wines under the Chateau Ste Michelle and Columbia Crest names; and distributes Antinori and Villa Maria Estate wines and Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte in the United States. In addition, it maintains a portfolio of leveraged and direct finance leases in rail and surface transport, aircraft, electric power, real estate, and manufacturing. The company sells its tobacco products to wholesalers, including distributors; large retail organizations, such as chain stores; and the armed services. Altria Group, I nc. markets its wine products to restaurants, wholesale clubs, supermarkets, wine shops, and mass merchandisers. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Bob Ciura]

  Heading into 2014, Altria Group (NYSE: MO  ) was one of my largest holdings. The stock comprised 14% of my IRA portfolio. This allocation got even higher as the year unfolded, because Altria stock rallied considerably. This made me uncomfortable, because tobacco companies face some strong headwinds that may make future growth difficult.

• [By ovenerio]

  In this article, let´s see one of the most important financial ratios applying to stockholders, the best measure of performance for a firm's management: the Return on Equity (ROE), and we are going to analyze it in the case of! Altria Group Inc. (MO), a $93.34 billion market cap company, which is the largest U.S. cigarette producer with roughly 50% share.

• [By Anders Bylund]

  Let's take a look at three classic dividend growers: Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG  ) , Altria Group (NYSE: MO  ) , and McDonald's (NYSE: MCD  ) . These classic cash machines have increased their payouts without fail for at least 37 consecutive years, creating heaps of investor wealth in the process.

• [By Dan Caplinger]

  When it comes to consistently treating dividend investors well, Altria Group (NYSE: MO  ) scores in the upper echelon of dividend stocks in the market. With a solid dividend track record that reaches back for decades, Altria has managed to overcome numerous challenges that threatened its very existence and rewarded those who stuck with the tobacco giant. Yet looking forward, as you assess whether Altria would make a good addition to your dividend portfolio, there are a couple things you should keep in mind to help you make the best decision. Let's look more closely at two things every dividend investor should know about Altria Group.

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