Share of Altria Group Inc. jumped 3.3% toward a 2-month high in afternoon trade Wednesday, and have recovered nearly everything they lost since announcing a $12.8 billion stake in e-vapor company Juul Labs Inc. Analyst Bonnie Herzog at Wells Fargo said she is "incrementally more confident" in Altria's strategy of maximizing returns on its core brands, including Marlboro, while pursuing new avenues of growth in e-vapor and cannabis, through its $1.8 billion investment in Cronos Group Inc. , following the company's presentation at the Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) conference. She reiterated her outperform rating and $65 stock price target. The stock closed at $51.40 on Dec. 19, just before Altria announced is Juul investment, then fell to a more than 5-year low of $43.33 on Jan. 24. Since then, the stock has soared 17%. in comparison, the SPDR Consumer Staple Select Sector ETF has advanced 5.2% since Jan. 24 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained 5.7%.