According to Zen Score, the 3 best tobacco stocks to buy right now are:
1. Altria Group (NYSE:MO)
Altria Group (NYSE:MO) is the top tobacco stock with a Zen Score of 52, which is 22 points higher than the tobacco industry average of 30. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Altria Group has seen its stock lose -2.26% over the past year, overperforming other tobacco stocks by 35 percentage points.
Altria Group has an average 1 year
price target of $43.25, a downside of -3.67% from Altria Group's current stock price of $44.90.
Altria Group stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Altria Group, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 50% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Universal (NYSE:UVV)
Universal (NYSE:UVV) is the second best tobacco stock with a Zen Score of 47, which is 17 points higher than the tobacco industry average of 30. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Universal has seen its stock return 0.75% over the past year, overperforming other tobacco stocks by 38 percentage points.
3. Rlx Technology (NYSE:RLX)
Rlx Technology (NYSE:RLX) is the third best tobacco stock with a Zen Score of 42, which is 12 points higher than the tobacco industry average of 30. It passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rlx Technology has seen its stock lose -16.88% over the past year, overperforming other tobacco stocks by 20 percentage points.
Rlx Technology has an average 1 year
price target of $2.76, an upside of 40.1% from Rlx Technology's current stock price of $1.97.
Rlx Technology stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Rlx Technology, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.