According to Zen Score, the 3 best tobacco stocks to buy right now are:
1. Universal (NYSE:UVV)
Universal (NYSE:UVV) is the top tobacco stock with a Zen Score of 50, which is 18 points higher than the tobacco industry average of 32. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Universal has seen its stock return 7.42% over the past year, overperforming other tobacco stocks by 21 percentage points.
2. Altria Group (NYSE:MO)
Altria Group (NYSE:MO) is the second best tobacco stock with a Zen Score of 49, which is 17 points higher than the tobacco industry average of 32. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Altria Group has seen its stock lose -9.79% over the past year, overperforming other tobacco stocks by 4 percentage points.
Altria Group has an average 1 year
price target of $46.30, an upside of 8.76% from Altria Group's current stock price of $42.57.
Altria Group stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Altria Group, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 25% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. British American Tobacco (NYSE:BTI)
British American Tobacco (NYSE:BTI) is the third best tobacco stock with a Zen Score of 47, which is 15 points higher than the tobacco industry average of 32. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. British American Tobacco has seen its stock lose -25.53% over the past year, underperforming other tobacco stocks by -11 percentage points.
British American Tobacco has an average 1 year
price target of $38.00, an upside of 20.48% from British American Tobacco's current stock price of $31.54.
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.