Altria Group (MO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Altria Group Short Interest Data

Altria Group (MO) has a short interest of 33.27 million shares, representing 1.98% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -0.86% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.8, indicating that it would take 3.8 days of the average trading volume of 8.78 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 33,270,000 shares
Previous Short Interest: 33,560,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: -0.86%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $2.06 billion
Short Interest Ratio: 3.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: July 31, 2025

Outstanding Shares: 1,679,890,000 shares
Float Size: 1,680,000,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 1.98%
Today's Trading Volume: 5,674,336 shares
Average Trading Volume: 8,780,599 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 65%

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
7/31/2025	33,270,000 shares	$2.06 billion	-0.9%	2.0%	3.8	$61.87
7/15/2025	33,560,000 shares	$1.96 billion	-4.1%	2.0%	3.9	$58.50
6/30/2025	35,010,000 shares	$2.05 billion	-8.1%	2.1%	3.9	$58.63
6/15/2025	38,110,000 shares	$2.28 billion	+2.9%	2.3%	4	$59.74
5/31/2025	37,020,000 shares	$2.24 billion	-9.0%	2.2%	3.7	$60.39
5/15/2025	40,670,000 shares	$2.36 billion	+5.1%	2.4%	3.9	$57.99
4/30/2025	38,680,000 shares	$2.29 billion	+2.8%	2.3%	3.8	$59.11
4/15/2025	37,620,000 shares	$2.17 billion	-2.7%	2.2%	3.7	$57.57
3/31/2025	38,660,000 shares	$2.32 billion	-7.8%	2.3%	3.9	$60.11
3/15/2025	41,930,000 shares	$2.47 billion	+10.7%	2.5%	4.7	$58.97
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2/28/2025	37,890,000 shares	$2.12 billion	+11.2%	2.2%	4.6	$55.83
2/15/2025	34,080,000 shares	$1.82 billion	+4.0%	2.0%	4.4	$53.37
1/31/2025	32,780,000 shares	$1.71 billion	+7.1%	1.9%	4.3	$52.20
1/15/2025	30,610,000 shares	$1.56 billion	+3.5%	1.8%	3.9	$51.04
12/31/2024	29,580,000 shares	$1.55 billion	+4.4%	1.8%	3.9	$52.29
12/15/2024	28,340,000 shares	$1.56 billion	-0.3%	1.7%	3.7	$54.92
11/30/2024	28,410,000 shares	$1.64 billion	-3.6%	1.7%	3.7	$57.74
11/15/2024	29,460,000 shares	$1.65 billion	+10.7%	1.7%	3.8	$55.94
10/31/2024	26,620,000 shares	$1.45 billion	+1.7%	1.6%	3.4	$54.46
10/15/2024	26,170,000 shares	$1.31 billion	+4.2%	1.5%	3.3	$49.91
9/30/2024	25,110,000 shares	$1.28 billion	-6.6%	1.5%	3	$51.04
9/15/2024	26,890,000 shares	$1.42 billion	+2.8%	1.6%	3.2	$52.96
8/31/2024	26,160,000 shares	$1.41 billion	+8.1%	1.5%	3.1	$53.77
8/15/2024	24,190,000 shares	$1.23 billion	-3.4%	1.4%	2.8	$50.74
7/31/2024	25,050,000 shares	$1.23 billion	-2.2%	1.5%	2.7	$49.01
7/15/2024	25,610,000 shares	$1.22 billion	-3.3%	1.5%	2.7	$47.72
6/30/2024	26,470,000 shares	$1.21 billion	-15.1%	1.5%	2.6	$45.55
6/15/2024	31,190,000 shares	$1.38 billion	+0.8%	1.8%	2.9	$44.32
5/31/2024	30,930,000 shares	$1.43 billion	-11.7%	1.8%	2.5	$46.25
5/15/2024	35,040,000 shares	$1.61 billion	-15.7%	2.0%	2.7	$45.85
4/30/2024	41,540,000 shares	$1.82 billion	-13.5%	2.4%	3.3	$43.81
4/15/2024	48,020,000 shares	$1.97 billion	-20.4%	2.8%	3.8	$40.95
3/31/2024	60,340,000 shares	$2.63 billion	+315.3%	3.4%	5.1	$43.62
3/15/2024	14,530,000 shares	$637.43 million	+5.1%	0.8%	1.3	$43.87
2/29/2024	13,830,000 shares	$565.23 million	-5.3%	0.8%	1.4	$40.87
2/15/2024	14,610,000 shares	$586.96 million	-11.2%	0.8%	1.6	$40.18
1/31/2024	16,450,000 shares	$659.97 million	+5.9%	0.9%	1.8	$40.12
1/15/2024	15,530,000 shares	$642.01 million	-5.7%	0.9%	1.7	$41.34
12/31/2023	16,460,000 shares	$664.00 million	+18.6%	0.9%	1.8	$40.34
12/15/2023	13,880,000 shares	$579.63 million	+0.2%	0.8%	1.6	$41.76
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11/30/2023	13,850,000 shares	$582.12 million	-8.5%	0.8%	1.6	$42.03
11/15/2023	15,130,000 shares	$616.77 million	-13.8%	0.9%	1.8	$40.77
10/31/2023	17,560,000 shares	$705.39 million	+12.4%	1.0%	2.2	$40.17
10/15/2023	15,630,000 shares	$666.78 million	+4.8%	0.9%	2.1	$42.66
9/30/2023	14,910,000 shares	$626.97 million	+3.0%	0.8%	2	$42.05
9/15/2023	14,480,000 shares	$630.02 million	+6.2%	0.8%	1.9	$43.51
8/31/2023	13,640,000 shares	$603.16 million	+2.3%	0.8%	1.8	$44.22
8/15/2023	13,330,000 shares	$574.26 million	-4.9%	0.8%	1.8	$43.08
7/31/2023	14,010,000 shares	$636.33 million	-10.7%	0.8%	1.9	$45.42
7/15/2023	15,680,000 shares	$713.28 million	+15.0%	0.9%	2.1	$45.49
6/30/2023	13,640,000 shares	$617.89 million	-15.5%	0.8%	1.8	$45.30
6/15/2023	16,150,000 shares	$713.02 million	+7.5%	0.9%	2.2	$44.15
5/31/2023	15,020,000 shares	$667.19 million	-4.1%	0.8%	1.8	$44.42
5/15/2023	15,660,000 shares	$713.47 million	-5.3%	0.9%	1.9	$45.56
4/30/2023	16,530,000 shares	$785.34 million	+8.8%	0.9%	2	$47.51
4/15/2023	15,200,000 shares	$684.46 million	-10.8%	0.9%	1.8	$45.03
3/31/2023	17,030,000 shares	$759.88 million	+7.2%	1.0%	2	$44.62
3/15/2023	15,890,000 shares	$744.76 million	-8.9%	0.9%	1.9	$46.87
2/28/2023	17,450,000 shares	$810.20 million	+10.4%	1.0%	2.3	$46.43
2/15/2023	15,800,000 shares	$752.87 million	+11.0%	0.9%	2.1	$47.65
1/31/2023	14,230,000 shares	$640.92 million	-14.2%	0.8%	1.8	$45.04
1/15/2023	16,580,000 shares	$756.38 million	-0.6%	0.9%	2.1	$45.62
12/30/2022	16,680,000 shares	$762.44 million	-1.0%	0.9%	2.1	$45.71
12/15/2022	16,840,000 shares	$790.64 million	+1.6%	0.9%	2	$46.95
11/30/2022	16,580,000 shares	$772.30 million	+11.3%	0.9%	1.8	$46.58
11/15/2022	14,900,000 shares	$650.53 million	-17.9%	0.8%	1.6	$43.66
10/31/2022	18,140,000 shares	$839.34 million	-6.6%	1.0%	2.1	$46.27
10/15/2022	19,430,000 shares	$878.82 million	+4.1%	1.1%	2.3	$45.23
9/30/2022	18,670,000 shares	$753.89 million	+0.4%	1.0%	2.2	$40.38
9/15/2022	18,600,000 shares	$781.39 million	+9.5%	1.0%	2.1	$42.01
8/31/2022	16,980,000 shares	$766.14 million	-0.9%	0.9%	1.7	$45.12
8/15/2022	17,140,000 shares	$776.10 million	+1.4%	1.0%	1.6	$45.28
7/31/2022	16,900,000 shares	$741.23 million	-15.3%	0.9%	1.4	$43.86
7/15/2022	19,950,000 shares	$837.70 million	+9.8%	1.1%	1.6	$41.99
6/30/2022	18,170,000 shares	$758.96 million	+3.7%	1.0%	1.5	$41.77
6/15/2022	17,530,000 shares	$800.60 million	-14.7%	1.0%	1.5	$45.67
5/31/2022	20,560,000 shares	$1.11 billion	+14.7%	1.1%	2	$54.09
5/15/2022	17,920,000 shares	$950.48 million	-7.3%	1.0%	1.8	$53.04
4/30/2022	19,320,000 shares	$1.07 billion	+17.3%	1.1%	2.1	$55.57
4/15/2022	16,470,000 shares	$905.52 million	+24.7%	0.9%	1.8	$54.98
3/31/2022	13,210,000 shares	$690.22 million	-29.7%	0.7%	1.4	$52.25
3/15/2022	18,790,000 shares	$968.44 million	-3.8%	1.0%	2	$51.54
2/28/2022	19,540,000 shares	$1.00 billion	+24.0%	1.1%	2.1	$51.29
2/15/2022	15,760,000 shares	$793.04 million	+3.1%	0.9%	1.8	$50.32
1/31/2022	15,280,000 shares	$777.45 million	+20.5%	0.8%	1.8	$50.88
1/15/2022	12,680,000 shares	$644.27 million	+4.8%	0.7%	1.4	$50.81
12/31/2021	12,100,000 shares	$573.42 million	+9.8%	0.7%	1.5	$47.39
12/15/2021	11,020,000 shares	$506.48 million	+5.3%	0.6%	1.4	$45.96
11/30/2021	10,470,000 shares	$446.44 million	-5.5%	0.6%	1.4	$42.64
11/15/2021	11,080,000 shares	$500.82 million	-11.4%	0.6%	1.5	$45.20
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10/29/2021	12,510,000 shares	$551.82 million	-10.5%	0.7%	1.8	$44.11
10/15/2021	13,980,000 shares	$680.83 million	+1.0%	0.8%	2.2	$48.70
9/30/2021	13,840,000 shares	$630.00 million	+0.4%	0.8%	2.2	$45.52
9/15/2021	13,790,000 shares	$678.88 million	+20.8%	0.8%	2.2	$49.23
8/31/2021	11,420,000 shares	$573.63 million	+1.8%	0.6%	1.7	$50.23
8/13/2021	11,220,000 shares	$545.29 million	-15.4%	0.6%	1.7	$48.60
7/30/2021	13,260,000 shares	$637.01 million	-6.5%	0.7%	1.9	$48.04
7/15/2021	14,180,000 shares	$673.41 million	+3.8%	N/A	1.9	$47.49
6/30/2021	13,660,000 shares	$651.31 million	-17.4%	N/A	1.6	$47.68
6/15/2021	16,540,000 shares	$792.27 million	+21.1%	N/A	1.8	$47.90
5/28/2021	13,660,000 shares	$672.35 million	-3.2%	N/A	1.4	$49.22
5/14/2021	14,110,000 shares	$707.19 million	+26.8%	0.8%	1.4	$50.12
4/30/2021	11,130,000 shares	$518.66 million	-5.3%	0.6%	1.1	$46.60
4/15/2021	11,750,000 shares	$603.36 million	-17.8%	0.6%	1.1	$51.35
3/31/2021	14,300,000 shares	$733.02 million	-9.9%	0.8%	1.6	$51.26
3/15/2021	15,870,000 shares	$772.08 million	-0.7%	0.9%	1.7	$48.65
2/26/2021	15,980,000 shares	$713.19 million	+13.7%	0.9%	1.7	$44.63
2/12/2021	14,050,000 shares	$608.51 million	+19.6%	0.8%	1.6	$43.31
1/29/2021	11,750,000 shares	$501.14 million	-7.7%	0.6%	1.3	$42.65
1/15/2021	12,730,000 shares	$523.33 million	-25.0%	0.7%	1.3	$41.11
12/31/2020	16,980,000 shares	$691.77 million	+17.1%	0.9%	1.8	$40.74
12/15/2020	14,500,000 shares	$622.05 million	+39.2%	0.8%	1.6	$42.90
11/30/2020	10,420,000 shares	$420.66 million	-7.4%	0.6%	1.2	$40.37
11/15/2020	11,250,000 shares	$453.71 million	-13.8%	0.6%	1.3	$40.33
10/30/2020	13,050,000 shares	$481.15 million	+9.2%	0.7%	1.5	$36.87
10/15/2020	11,950,000 shares	$472.62 million	-4.1%	0.6%	1.6	$39.55
9/30/2020	12,460,000 shares	$481.45 million	+16.8%	0.7%	1.6	$38.64
9/15/2020	10,670,000 shares	$456.46 million	+30.6%	0.6%	1.4	$42.78
8/31/2020	8,170,000 shares	$357.36 million	-18.1%	0.4%	1.1	$43.74

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 covered or closed out. As of July 31st, traders have sold 33,270,000 shares of MO short. 1.98% 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: Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Wolverine Trading LLC, LMR Partners LLP, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Group One Trading LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Bluefin Capital Management LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Maven Securities LTD, Capula Management Ltd, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Delta Accumulation LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Eisler Capital Management Ltd., Citigroup Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, Garda Capital Partners LP, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Twin Tree Management LP, Johnson Investment Counsel Inc., CWA Asset Management Group LLC, and Quaker Wealth Management LLC. 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. 1.98% of Altria Group's floating shares are currently sold short.
Is Altria Group's short interest increasing or decreasing?: Altria Group saw a decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 33,270,000 shares, a decrease of 0.9% from the previous total of 33,560,000 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 1,679,890,000 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?: 1.98% of Altria Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Altria Group: Cronos Group Inc. (1.29%), Realty Income Corporation (3.78%), Philip Morris International Inc. (0.75%), Sysco Corporation (2.90%), AT&T Inc. (1.31%), Verizon Communications Inc. (1.94%), Universal Corporation (1.87%), British American Tobacco p.l.c. (0.37%), Turning Point Brands, Inc. (8.11%), Ispire Technology Inc. (3.49%),
Which stocks are the most shorted right now?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 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 down $0.07 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 July, 31 2025.

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This page (NYSE:MO) was last updated on 8/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Altria Group (MO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume