Altria Group
the maker of Marlboro cigarettes, posted a strong first-quarter earnings report and maintained its full- year guidance on Thursday.
Altria (ticker: MO) posted adjusted earnings per share of $1.18, matching the $1.18 analysts surveyed by FactSet had penciled in. The company posted net revenue of $5.72 billion, above the $4.9 billion analysts had expected.Â
