Altria Group (MO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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 May 15th, traders have sold 15,660,000 shares of MO short. 0.88% of Altria Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Altria Group's current short interest.

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 2.0. Learn More on Altria Group's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Altria Group: Mint Tower Capital Management B.V., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Bluefin Capital Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Lido Advisors LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Lavaca Capital LLC, HBK Investments L P, HAP Trading LLC, Group One Trading L.P., Clear Street Markets LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, UBS Group AG, Citigroup Inc., Garda Capital Partners LP, Capula Management Ltd, Mint Tower Capital Management B.V., Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Mint Tower Capital Management B.V., Barclays PLC, XR Securities LLC, Cutler Group LLC CA, Simplex Trading LLC, and SpiderRock Advisors LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 0.88% of Altria Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Altria Group saw a decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 15,660,000 shares, a decline of 5.3% from the previous total of 16,530,000 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.

Altria Group currently has issued a total of 1,785,040,000 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 1,780,000,000 shares.

0.88% 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. (0.45%), British American Tobacco p.l.c. (0.16%), The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (1.42%), Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (0.37%), Diageo plc (0.30%), Colgate-Palmolive (1.69%), Mondelez International, Inc. (1.12%), Monster Beverage Co. (1.09%), The Hershey Company (1.69%), General Mills, Inc. (2.02%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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 $0.69 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.

A short squeeze for Altria Group occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases 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.

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 May, 15 2023.