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Altria Group (MO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$59.87 +0.26 (+0.44%)
Closing price 05/5/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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Altria Group Short Interest Data

Altria Group (MO) has a short interest of 37.62 million shares, representing 2.24% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -2.69% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.7, indicating that it would take 3.7 days of the average trading volume of 8.74 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
37,620,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
38,660,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-2.69%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$2.17 billion
Short Interest Ratio
3.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
1,684,452,000 shares
Float Size
1,680,000,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.24%
Today's Trading Volume
6,654,300 shares
Average Trading Volume
8,742,102 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
76%
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Altria Group Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/15/202537,620,000 shares $2.17 billion -2.7%2.2%3.7 $57.57
3/31/202538,660,000 shares $2.32 billion -7.8%2.3%3.9 $60.11
3/15/202541,930,000 shares $2.47 billion +10.7%2.5%4.7 $58.97
2/28/202537,890,000 shares $2.12 billion +11.2%2.2%4.6 $55.83
2/15/202534,080,000 shares $1.82 billion +4.0%2.0%4.4 $53.37
1/31/202532,780,000 shares $1.71 billion +7.1%1.9%4.3 $52.20
1/15/202530,610,000 shares $1.56 billion +3.5%1.8%3.9 $51.04
12/31/202429,580,000 shares $1.55 billion +4.4%1.8%3.9 $52.29
12/15/202428,340,000 shares $1.56 billion -0.3%1.7%3.7 $54.92
11/30/202428,410,000 shares $1.64 billion -3.6%1.7%3.7 $57.74
11/15/202429,460,000 shares $1.65 billion +10.7%1.7%3.8 $55.94
10/31/202426,620,000 shares $1.45 billion +1.7%1.6%3.4 $54.46
10/15/202426,170,000 shares $1.31 billion +4.2%1.5%3.3 $49.91
9/30/202425,110,000 shares $1.28 billion -6.6%1.5%3 $51.04
9/15/202426,890,000 shares $1.42 billion +2.8%1.6%3.2 $52.96
8/31/202426,160,000 shares $1.41 billion +8.1%1.5%3.1 $53.77
8/15/202424,190,000 shares $1.23 billion -3.4%1.4%2.8 $50.74
7/31/202425,050,000 shares $1.23 billion -2.2%1.5%2.7 $49.01
7/15/202425,610,000 shares $1.22 billion -3.3%1.5%2.7 $47.72
6/30/202426,470,000 shares $1.21 billion -15.1%1.5%2.6 $45.55
6/15/202431,190,000 shares $1.38 billion +0.8%1.8%2.9 $44.32
5/31/202430,930,000 shares $1.43 billion -11.7%1.8%2.5 $46.25
5/15/202435,040,000 shares $1.61 billion -15.7%2.0%2.7 $45.85
4/30/202441,540,000 shares $1.82 billion -13.5%2.4%3.3 $43.81
4/15/202448,020,000 shares $1.97 billion -20.4%2.8%3.8 $40.95
3/31/202460,340,000 shares $2.63 billion +315.3%3.4%5.1 $43.62
3/15/202414,530,000 shares $637.43 million +5.1%0.8%1.3 $43.87
2/29/202413,830,000 shares $565.23 million -5.3%0.8%1.4 $40.87
2/15/202414,610,000 shares $586.96 million -11.2%0.8%1.6 $40.18
1/31/202416,450,000 shares $659.97 million +5.9%0.9%1.8 $40.12
1/15/202415,530,000 shares $642.01 million -5.7%0.9%1.7 $41.34
12/31/202316,460,000 shares $664.00 million +18.6%0.9%1.8 $40.34
12/15/202313,880,000 shares $579.63 million +0.2%0.8%1.6 $41.76
11/30/202313,850,000 shares $582.12 million -8.5%0.8%1.6 $42.03
11/15/202315,130,000 shares $616.77 million -13.8%0.9%1.8 $40.77
10/31/202317,560,000 shares $705.39 million +12.4%1.0%2.2 $40.17
10/15/202315,630,000 shares $666.78 million +4.8%0.9%2.1 $42.66
9/30/202314,910,000 shares $626.97 million +3.0%0.8%2 $42.05
9/15/202314,480,000 shares $630.02 million +6.2%0.8%1.9 $43.51
8/31/202313,640,000 shares $603.16 million +2.3%0.8%1.8 $44.22
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8/15/202313,330,000 shares $574.26 million -4.9%0.8%1.8 $43.08
7/31/202314,010,000 shares $636.33 million -10.7%0.8%1.9 $45.42
7/15/202315,680,000 shares $713.28 million +15.0%0.9%2.1 $45.49
6/30/202313,640,000 shares $617.89 million -15.5%0.8%1.8 $45.30
6/15/202316,150,000 shares $713.02 million +7.5%0.9%2.2 $44.15
5/31/202315,020,000 shares $667.19 million -4.1%0.8%1.8 $44.42
5/15/202315,660,000 shares $713.47 million -5.3%0.9%1.9 $45.56
4/30/202316,530,000 shares $785.34 million +8.8%0.9%2 $47.51
4/15/202315,200,000 shares $684.46 million -10.8%0.9%1.8 $45.03
3/31/202317,030,000 shares $759.88 million +7.2%1.0%2 $44.62
3/15/202315,890,000 shares $744.76 million -8.9%0.9%1.9 $46.87
2/28/202317,450,000 shares $810.20 million +10.4%1.0%2.3 $46.43
2/15/202315,800,000 shares $752.87 million +11.0%0.9%2.1 $47.65
1/31/202314,230,000 shares $640.92 million -14.2%0.8%1.8 $45.04
1/15/202316,580,000 shares $756.38 million -0.6%0.9%2.1 $45.62
12/30/202216,680,000 shares $762.44 million -1.0%0.9%2.1 $45.71
12/15/202216,840,000 shares $790.64 million +1.6%0.9%2 $46.95
11/30/202216,580,000 shares $772.30 million +11.3%0.9%1.8 $46.58
11/15/202214,900,000 shares $650.53 million -17.9%0.8%1.6 $43.66
10/31/202218,140,000 shares $839.34 million -6.6%1.0%2.1 $46.27
10/15/202219,430,000 shares $878.82 million +4.1%1.1%2.3 $45.23
9/30/202218,670,000 shares $753.89 million +0.4%1.0%2.2 $40.38
9/15/202218,600,000 shares $781.39 million +9.5%1.0%2.1 $42.01
8/31/202216,980,000 shares $766.14 million -0.9%0.9%1.7 $45.12
8/15/202217,140,000 shares $776.10 million +1.4%1.0%1.6 $45.28
7/31/202216,900,000 shares $741.23 million -15.3%0.9%1.4 $43.86
7/15/202219,950,000 shares $837.70 million +9.8%1.1%1.6 $41.99
6/30/202218,170,000 shares $758.96 million +3.7%1.0%1.5 $41.77
6/15/202217,530,000 shares $800.60 million -14.7%1.0%1.5 $45.67
5/31/202220,560,000 shares $1.11 billion +14.7%1.1%2 $54.09
5/15/202217,920,000 shares $950.48 million -7.3%1.0%1.8 $53.04
4/30/202219,320,000 shares $1.07 billion +17.3%1.1%2.1 $55.57
4/15/202216,470,000 shares $905.52 million +24.7%0.9%1.8 $54.98
3/31/202213,210,000 shares $690.22 million -29.7%0.7%1.4 $52.25
3/15/202218,790,000 shares $968.44 million -3.8%1.0%2 $51.54
2/28/202219,540,000 shares $1.00 billion +24.0%1.1%2.1 $51.29
2/15/202215,760,000 shares $793.04 million +3.1%0.9%1.8 $50.32
1/31/202215,280,000 shares $777.45 million +20.5%0.8%1.8 $50.88
1/15/202212,680,000 shares $644.27 million +4.8%0.7%1.4 $50.81
12/31/202112,100,000 shares $573.42 million +9.8%0.7%1.5 $47.39
12/15/202111,020,000 shares $506.48 million +5.3%0.6%1.4 $45.96
11/30/202110,470,000 shares $446.44 million -5.5%0.6%1.4 $42.64
11/15/202111,080,000 shares $500.82 million -11.4%0.6%1.5 $45.20
10/29/202112,510,000 shares $551.82 million -10.5%0.7%1.8 $44.11
10/15/202113,980,000 shares $680.83 million +1.0%0.8%2.2 $48.70
9/30/202113,840,000 shares $630.00 million +0.4%0.8%2.2 $45.52
9/15/202113,790,000 shares $678.88 million +20.8%0.8%2.2 $49.23
8/31/202111,420,000 shares $573.63 million +1.8%0.6%1.7 $50.23
8/13/202111,220,000 shares $545.29 million -15.4%0.6%1.7 $48.60
7/30/202113,260,000 shares $637.01 million -6.5%0.7%1.9 $48.04
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7/15/202114,180,000 shares $673.41 million +3.8%N/A1.9 $47.49
6/30/202113,660,000 shares $651.31 million -17.4%N/A1.6 $47.68
6/15/202116,540,000 shares $792.27 million +21.1%N/A1.8 $47.90
5/28/202113,660,000 shares $672.35 million -3.2%N/A1.4 $49.22
5/14/202114,110,000 shares $707.19 million +26.8%0.8%1.4 $50.12
4/30/202111,130,000 shares $518.66 million -5.3%0.6%1.1 $46.60
4/15/202111,750,000 shares $603.36 million -17.8%0.6%1.1 $51.35
3/31/202114,300,000 shares $733.02 million -9.9%0.8%1.6 $51.26
3/15/202115,870,000 shares $772.08 million -0.7%0.9%1.7 $48.65
2/26/202115,980,000 shares $713.19 million +13.7%0.9%1.7 $44.63
2/12/202114,050,000 shares $608.51 million +19.6%0.8%1.6 $43.31
1/29/202111,750,000 shares $501.14 million -7.7%0.6%1.3 $42.65
1/15/202112,730,000 shares $523.33 million -25.0%0.7%1.3 $41.11
12/31/202016,980,000 shares $691.77 million +17.1%0.9%1.8 $40.74
12/15/202014,500,000 shares $622.05 million +39.2%0.8%1.6 $42.90
11/30/202010,420,000 shares $420.66 million -7.4%0.6%1.2 $40.37
11/15/202011,250,000 shares $453.71 million -13.8%0.6%1.3 $40.33
10/30/202013,050,000 shares $481.15 million +9.2%0.7%1.5 $36.87
10/15/202011,950,000 shares $472.62 million -4.1%0.6%1.6 $39.55
9/30/202012,460,000 shares $481.45 million +16.8%0.7%1.6 $38.64
9/15/202010,670,000 shares $456.46 million +30.6%0.6%1.4 $42.78
8/31/20208,170,000 shares $357.36 million -18.1%0.4%1.1 $43.74
8/14/20209,980,000 shares $424.55 million -17.3%0.5%1.3 $42.54
7/31/202012,070,000 shares $496.68 million +5.6%0.7%1.4 $41.15
7/15/202011,430,000 shares $468.63 million -6.2%0.6%1.3 $41.00
6/30/202012,180,000 shares $478.07 million -2.4%0.7%1.3 $39.25
6/15/202012,480,000 shares $503.07 million -1.7%0.7%1.1 $40.31
5/29/202012,690,000 shares $495.54 million -21.9%0.7%1 $39.05
5/15/202016,250,000 shares $594.59 million +48.7%0.9%1.2 $36.59

MO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Altria Group's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Altria Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 37,620,000 shares of MO short. 2.24% of Altria Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Altria Group's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Altria Group?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. MO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Altria Group's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Altria Group?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Altria Group: Allianz Asset Management GmbH, CWA Asset Management Group LLC, FNY Investment Advisers LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Nomura Holdings Inc., Maven Securities LTD, Millennium Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, Group One Trading LLC, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Hsbc Holdings PLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD., Capital Fund Management S.A., Capula Management Ltd, Summit Securities Group LLC, and Garda Capital Partners LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Altria Group?

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.24% of Altria Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Altria Group's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Altria Group saw a decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 37,620,000 shares, a decline of 2.7% from the previous total of 38,660,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

What is Altria Group's float size?

Altria Group currently has issued a total of 1,684,452,000 shares. Some of Altria Group's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Altria Group currently has a public float of 1,680,000,000 shares.

How does Altria Group's short interest compare to its competitors?

2.24% of Altria Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Altria Group: Philip Morris International Inc. (0.66%), Universal Co. (2.14%), British American Tobacco p.l.c. (0.48%), RLX Technology Inc. (1.88%), Ispire Technology Inc. (3.17%), 22nd Century Group, Inc. (49.86%), The Procter & Gamble Company (0.74%), The Coca-Cola Company (0.89%), PepsiCo, Inc. (1.45%), Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. (0.64%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Altria Group stock?

Short selling MO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Altria Group as its price is falling. MO shares are trading up $0.26 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against Altria Group?

A short squeeze for Altria Group occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of MO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Altria Group's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including MO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.



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