Altria (MO+3.0%) and Philip Morris International (PM+1.9%) stay on a hot streak as investors continue to show an increased interest in defensive stocks.
MO is 10.7% higher since November and PM is up 9.4% over that period. Both stocks still trail the S&P 500 Index over the last six months.
The stocks also have interest for income investors. MO trades with a dividend yield of 7.83% for new buyers and PM has a dividend yield of 5.39%.