Altria Group (NYSE: MO) reported quarterly earnings of $1.48 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.50 by 1.33 percent. This is a 2.78 percent increase over earnings of $1.44 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $6.111 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.346 billion by 14.31 percent. This is a 0.15 percent increase over sales of $6.102 billion the same period last year.