Jim Cramer on Altria Group: “I Think You Should Ring the Register in Half the Position”

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO) was one of the stocks on Jim Cramer’s radar as he highlighted AI winners to buy for 2026. Answering a caller’s query about the stock during the lightning round, Cramer commented:

Altria is, you know, that’s Marlboro. I don’t recommend the tobacco stocks. I will tell you since you have it already, it has gone parabolic too, and I think you should ring the register in half the position.

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Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO) makes and sells tobacco and nicotine products, including cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, nicotine pouches, and e-vapor products. During the episode aired on November 4, 2025, a caller inquired about the stock, and Cramer responded:

Okay, I can, you know, I don’t recommend tobacco stocks, but I did as preparation, when I went, did my work for what stocks have been the best over the long term in How to Make Money in Any Market, I was shocked to indeed see that the best is Altria, Philip Morris. I can’t fight it. I can’t fight the returns. I won’t recommend it personally, but I can’t fight it.

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