The company was the subject of a bullish research update on the back of a convincing quarterly earnings beat.On Halloween, Altria Group (MO 0.64%) released its latest set of quarterly figures. The results weren't scary at all -- in fact, a great many investors found them encouraging, and the cigarette maker's stock saw a decent pop in price.If one analyst's post-earnings take on the company is accurate, we're in for even more gains before too long.Firing up a strong quarterAltria published those quarterly n ...