Why Altria Is Poised to Outperform

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, tobacco giant Altria (NYSE: MO  ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Altria and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Altria facts

Headquarters (Founded)	Richmond, Va. (1919)
Market Cap	$67.3 billion
Industry	Tobacco
Trailing-12-Month Revenue	$17.4 billion
Management	Chairman/CEO Martin Barrington President/COO David Beran
Return on Capital (Average, Past 3 Years)	24.3%
Cash/Debt	$2.2 billion / $13.9 billion
Dividend Yield	5.3%
Competitors	Altadis Lorillard (NYSE: LO  ) Reynolds American (NYSE: RAI  )

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 96% of the 8,964 members who have rated Altria believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just last week, one of those Fools, brenoboyle, succinctly summed up the Altria bull case for our community: "Excellent dividend yield, pricing power has led to consistent shareholder returns over time. Most attractively priced relative to peers and 27% voting interest in SABMiller that the market does not seem to be giving credit for."

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