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Best Tobacco Stocks to Buy Now (2025)

Top tobacco stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best tobacco stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the tobacco industry.

According to Due Diligence Score, the 3 best tobacco stocks to buy right now are:

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) is the top tobacco stock with a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 14 points higher than the tobacco industry average of 33. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Altria Group has seen its stock return 25.52% over the past year, overperforming other tobacco stocks by 74 percentage points.

Altria Group has an average 1 year price target of $53.43, an upside of 5.15% from Altria Group's current stock price of $50.81.

Altria Group stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Altria Group, 42.86% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 28.57% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 28.57% have issued a Strong Sell.

Turning Point Brands (NYSE:TPB) is the second best tobacco stock with a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 14 points higher than the tobacco industry average of 33. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Turning Point Brands has seen its stock return 127.6% over the past year, overperforming other tobacco stocks by 176 percentage points.

Turning Point Brands has an average 1 year price target of $68.75, an upside of 20.49% from Turning Point Brands's current stock price of $57.06.

Turning Point Brands stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Turning Point Brands, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Universal (NYSE:UVV) is the third best tobacco stock with a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 13 points higher than the tobacco industry average of 33. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Universal has seen its stock lose -15.45% over the past year, overperforming other tobacco stocks by 33 percentage points.

Out of 5 tobacco stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 tobacco stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

British American Tobacco (NYSE:BTI) has an annual dividend yield of 8.12%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the tobacco industry average of 5.1%. British American Tobacco's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. British American Tobacco's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

British American Tobacco's dividend payout ratio of -36.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) has an annual dividend yield of 7.87%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the tobacco industry average of 5.1%. Altria Group's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Altria Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Altria Group's dividend payout ratio of 66.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Universal (NYSE:UVV) has an annual dividend yield of 4.81%, which is the same as the tobacco industry average of 5.1%. Universal's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Universal's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Universal's dividend payout ratio of 65.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Tobacco stocks were down -1.45% in the last day, and up 0.82% over the last week. Ispire Technology was the among the top losers in the tobacco industry, dropping -0.67% yesterday.

Ispire Technology shares are trading higher after the company announced a $10 million stock repurchase program.

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued tobacco stocks right now are:

Greenlane Holdings (NASDAQ:GNLN) is the most undervalued tobacco stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Greenlane Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 20 points higher than the tobacco industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Greenlane Holdings's stock has dropped -71.48% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the tobacco industry by -23 percentage points.

Universal (NYSE:UVV) is the second most undervalued tobacco stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Universal has a valuation score of 43, which is 20 points higher than the tobacco industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Universal's stock has dropped -15.45% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tobacco industry by 33 percentage points.

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) is the third most undervalued tobacco stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Altria Group has a valuation score of 29, which is 6 points higher than the tobacco industry average of 23. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Altria Group's stock has gained 25.52% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tobacco industry by 74 percentage points.