Altria Group, Inc. (MO)

I own some options and I believe it will make me good money in the next year or two

This stock is smokin' Returns are lighting up especially in third world growth. Nice dividends add the the aroma.

Great Total Return stock. Bought for my personal account and will track in CAPS.

Undervalued and will continue to generate strong cashflows. High dividend yeild.

Just raised the dividend again in August - now it is yielding 7.5%. Stock has recovered, but not overvalued - a stable, large cap stock selling for under P/E of 12 is a pretty safe play. Don't forget - you can run all the anti-smoking ads you want in the U.S. - but the people of the world love to smoke.

recession proof ! Going to retire on this one!

People are soooo stupid to smoke. And then they can't stop. This company is run well and has a nice divvy. They pay out what they earn. I like that.

Go PM.

TOO MANY LEAGAL HURDLES ......WILL FOREVER BE FIGHTING IN THE COURTS.....EVER GROWING TAXATION ON THE PRODUCT....SMOKING POPULATION NOT GROWING ANYMORE.....CONSTANT EVOLVING LEGAL LIMITATIONS OF SMOKING BY CITY,COUNTY,STATE,FEDERAL GOVT'S. NOT TO MENTION EMPLOYER RESTRICTIONS. FUTURE QUARTERLY GROWTH IS HARD TO ACCOMPLISH IN THIS MINE FIELD

Long term safe dividend play

A great business with high margins that generates tons of cash. Combine that with a high dividend yeild that just got increased and this company is a sure-fire winner. Cigarette use may be waning, but as the population and immigration are increasing, this should give Altria a steady stream of new (soon to be repeat) customers. They've acquired chewing tobacco companies to increase sales. Finally, recent tobacco regulations should make it harder for competitors to steal Altria's market share protecting their economic moat.

Smoke 'em if you got 'em! Numbers are solid. Debt vs. Cash/sales looks solid. Div yield is consistent and good. What's not to like here? Price still depressed

It is too cheep

This stock will outperform due to industry domination and low ovewrhead. Also has a buyers dividend and generates enough cash to keep increasing it.

Steady stream of dividends and earnings. Will standup well in a downturn. Loyal customers due to addictive properties of tobacco.

MO has consistent earnings and offers a huge dividend. Its a great company that has a price tag driven super low by irrationality. There is very little risk involved here.

Dividend! My try to find stocks which might do well after this momentum market dissipates, whenever this will be.
Category: EPIB

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You could buy Treasuries that yield less than 3.5% or you could buy this stock that yields 7.5% and has a history of raising the dividend every year. Yes, there is probably some risk, but for that much difference in yield I think it's well-justified.

Some might justify not buying cigarette stocks because they are harmful to people's health. Based on that justification I'd say every time you buy a Treasury you're contributing to killing someone's Grandma.

As for me, I'll go ahead and take the 7.5% yield. But don't think that means I'm against Obamacare. If it passes I'll be happy to apply for a job on one of the death panels.

I enjoy my Republicanism. It's fun being mean.