According to
Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best tobacco stocks to buy right now are:
1. Universal (NYSE:UVV)
Universal (NYSE:UVV) is the #1 top tobacco stock out of 10 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Universal (NYSE:UVV) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Universal (NYSE:UVV) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 10 points higher than the tobacco industry average of 30.
UVV passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Universal has seen its stock return 8.81% over the past year, overperforming other tobacco stocks by 99 percentage points.
2. British American Tobacco (NYSE:BTI)
The Component Grade breakdown for British American Tobacco (NYSE:BTI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.
British American Tobacco (NYSE:BTI) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 3 points higher than the tobacco industry average of 30.
BTI passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. British American Tobacco has seen its stock return 45.33% over the past year, overperforming other tobacco stocks by 136 percentage points.
British American Tobacco has an average 1 year
price target of $62.00, an upside of 9.56% from British American Tobacco's current stock price of $56.59.
British American Tobacco stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering British American Tobacco, 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.
3. Turning Point Brands (NYSE:TPB)
The Component Grade breakdown for Turning Point Brands (NYSE:TPB) is: Value: D, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Turning Point Brands (NYSE:TPB) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is -3 points lower than the tobacco industry average of 30.
TPB passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Turning Point Brands has seen its stock return 160.47% over the past year, overperforming other tobacco stocks by 251 percentage points.
Turning Point Brands has an average 1 year
price target of $98.00, a downside of -4.24% from Turning Point Brands's current stock price of $102.34.
Turning Point Brands stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Turning Point Brands, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.