Here's How Much $10,000 in Altria Stock Pays You Each Year

Key takeaways

• Altria Group (MO), parent company of Marlboro maker Philip Morris USA, has one of the highest forward yields among stocks in the S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.31%).
• With Altria trading for around $78 per share, a $10,000 investment in the stock equates to around a 128-share position.
• Altria recently raised its full-year earnings growth guidance to between 4.5% and 6%, bolstering confidence that the company can both maintain its dividend and keep raising it at a modest pace…