Altria Group (MO) Stock: What to Know Before the U.S. Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025
Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) heads into the Dec. 26, 2025 session with an unusually “headline-heavy” setup for a mature, high-dividend consumer staples stock: a fresh FDA authorization tied to its smoke-free strategy, a CEO succession plan now on a calendar, and—crucially for short-term price action—an ex-dividend date that falls on Dec. 26. Reuters With U.S. markets reopening after the Christmas Day closure, MO last traded at $58.98 (Dec. 24 close). That price level matters because it frames the stock’s income appeal, valuation math versus management’s latest earnings outlook, and the likely mechanical move that can happen when a stock