Altria Group (NYSE:MO) reported quarterly earnings of $1.22 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.26 by 3.17 percent. This is a 2.52 percent increase over earnings of $1.19 per share from the same
Companies Reporting Before The Bell
• LendingTree (NASDAQ:TREE) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.57 per share on revenue of $292.63 million.
Altria Group Inc (NYSE: MO) and Philip Morris International Inc (NYSE: PM) are trading lower Thursday after the US International Trade Commission ruled the companies must halt sales and imports of the IQOS heated tobacco device
Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date.
What Happened: On this day in 1985, Philip Morris announced a $5.75-billion buyout of General Foods.
By Josh Kincaid
Summary
Protecting your portfolio during economic uncertainty with sin stocks
Sin clauses, SRI and ESG may come at a financial cost
Sin stock’s benefits in addition to being recession-proof, generating strong and consistent earnings, and having limited competition