Altria MO
$76.12 −$1.46 (-1.88%)
Pre-market · Nov 9, 4:50 am ET · After hours $76.60 +0.63%
Open$75.16
Prev close$77.58
Day range$74.80 – $77.01
Volume7.18M
Market cap$126.62B
P/E (TTM)15.7
Dividend yield5.64%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership65.1%+0.17 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,783-8 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)29 buys / 18 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.38% of floatDays to cover 5.1 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share18.0%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$24.52M (8 inflow days, 12 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 27.1% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 3.04% to 2.38% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deka Investment GmbH | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +717,064 | 0.1% |
| Capital Research | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +33,037,400 | 4.6% |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +4,868,988 | 3.5% |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +4,860,917 | 0.3% |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,511,430 | 0.2% |
| Marshall Wace LLP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,517,876 | 0.3% |
| UBS Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,415,975 | 0.9% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,325,175 | 7.6% |
| GQG Partners, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,274,783 | 1.5% |
| Federated Hermes, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,156,407 | 0.2% |
| Capitolis Advisors LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +900,000 | 0.1% |
| Raymond James Financial, Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +750,018 | 0.4% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +699,212 | 2.9% |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +642,279 | 0.0% |
| AQR Capital Management | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +635,259 | 0.4% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | Katie Patterson | Vice President | Sale to Issuer | -1,268 | $71.56 | 10,339 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | Kathryn A. McQuade | Independent Chairperson | Other Acquisition | +1,500 | $67.62 | 110,345 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Steven Presley | Independent Director | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 1,081 |
| 25 May 2026 | Debra Kelly-Ennis | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -5,790 | $72.25 | – |
| 25 May 2026 | Debra Kelly-Ennis | Independent Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -5,790 | $72.40 | – |
| 25 May 2026 | Ellen Strahlman | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -2,000 | $72.56 | – |
| 13 May 2026 | Kathryn A. McQuade | Independent Chairperson | Other Acquisition | +4,656 | – | 108,732 |
| 13 May 2026 | Debra Kelly-Ennis | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +2,571 | – | 5,790 |
| 13 May 2026 | Mario Yzaguirre | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +2,571 | – | 19,936 |
| 13 May 2026 | Richard Stoddart | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +2,571 | – | 6,010 |
| 13 May 2026 | Virginia Shanks | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +2,571 | – | 19,936 |
| 13 May 2026 | Marjorie Connelly | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +2,571 | – | 19,936 |
| 13 May 2026 | Ellen Strahlman | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +2,571 | – | 25,102 |
| 13 May 2026 | Ian L. Clarke | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +2,571 | – | 15,319 |
| 13 May 2026 | R. Davis | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +2,571 | – | 18,241 |
| 12 May 2026 | Salvatore Mancuso | Chief Executive Officer | Other Acquisition | +40,634 | – | 123,819 |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Charles Whitaker | Senior VP, Chief Human Resources Officer & Chief Compliance Officer | Open Market Disposition | -27,908 | $67.57 | 120,317 |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Charles Whitaker | Senior VP, Chief Human Resources Officer & Chief Compliance Officer | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -27,908 | $67.57 | – |
| 25 Feb 2026 | William Gifford | Consultant | Sale to Issuer | -61,849 | $69.70 | 508,791 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | William Gifford | Consultant | Other Acquisition | +70,364 | – | 508,791 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 39,819,256 | 2.4% | 5.1 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 37,631,259 | 2.3% | 4.7 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 39,038,757 | 2.3% | 4.9 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 41,579,040 | 2.5% | 4.5 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 40,563,757 | 2.4% | 4.2 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 50,769,586 | 3.0% | 5.6 |
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