It heats tobacco instead of burning it, which helps reduce the harmful chemicals produced by combustion. Despite this shift, the company’s traditional cigarettes, particularly the Marlboro brand ...

Indeed, its Marlboro cigarette brand has a nearly 42% share of the U.S. cigarette market. Add in a 7.3% yield backed by a growing dividend, and you can see why investors would be attracted to ...

Altria Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells smokeable and oral tobacco products in the United States. The company offers cigarettes primarily under the Marlboro brand ...

Cigarette consumers tend to be very brand loyal, so the huge market share Altria enjoys with Marlboro is a big benefit over the competition. That said, Altria only operates in North America.