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Altria Group

Altria comprises Philip Morris USA, us Smokeless Tobacco, John Middleton, Horizon Innovations, and Helix Innovations. Through its tobacco subsidiaries, Altria maintains the leading position in cigarettes and smokeless tobacco in the United States and the number-two spot in machine-made cigars. The company's Marlboro brand is the leading cigarette brand in the us with 42% annual share in 2023. Beyond its core business, it holds an 8% interest in the world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev, a 42% stake in cannabis manufacturer Cronos, acquired Njoy Holdings in 2023, and operates a joint venture with Japan Tobacco in the heated tobacco category. It also recently disposed of its investment in Juul Labs.

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Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Altria Group (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MO#NYSE">MO</a>).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with MO, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did? 
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The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 33% bullish and 58%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $162,359, and 9 are calls, for a total amount of $461,579.
<h3>Projected Price Targets</h3>
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $20.0 to $61.0 for Altria Group over the last 3 months. 
<h3>Insights into Volume &amp; Open Interest</h3>
In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of Altria Group stands at 292.5, with a total volume reaching 920.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Altria Group, situated within the strike price corridor from $20.0 to $61.0, throughout the last 30 days.
<h3>Altria Group 30-Day Option Volume &amp; Interest Snapshot</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1739380533_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Noteworthy Options Activity:</h3>

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<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th align="right">Volume</th>
</tr>
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<tr>
<td>MO</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/20/26</td>
<td>$26.25</td>
<td>$25.9</td>
<td>$26.11</td>
<td>$27.50</td>
<td>$112.2K</td>
<td>14</td>
<td align="right">96</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MO</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$3.8</td>
<td>$3.7</td>
<td>$3.8</td>
<td>$55.00</td>
<td>$100.3K</td>
<td>2.5K</td>
<td align="right">347</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MO</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$31.25</td>
<td>$30.9</td>
<td>$31.08</td>
<td>$22.50</td>
<td>$96.3K</td>
<td>23</td>
<td align="right">62</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MO</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$33.85</td>
<td>$33.55</td>
<td>$33.8</td>
<td>$20.00</td>
<td>$60.8K</td>
<td>116</td>
<td align="right">40</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MO</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/18/26</td>
<td>$28.2</td>
<td>$25.9</td>
<td>$26.14</td>
<td>$27.50</td>
<td>$41.8K</td>
<td>10</td>
<td align="right">35</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Altria Group</h3>
Altria comprises Philip Morris USA, us Smokeless Tobacco, John Middleton, Horizon Innovations, and Helix Innovations. Through its tobacco subsidiaries, Altria maintains the leading position in cigarettes and smokeless tobacco in the United States and the number-two spot in machine-made cigars. The company's Marlboro brand is the leading cigarette brand in the us with 42% annual share in 2023. Beyond its core business, it holds an 8% interest in the world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev, a 42% stake in cannabis manufacturer Cronos, acquired Njoy Holdings in 2023, and operates a joint venture with Japan Tobacco in the heated tobacco category. It also recently disposed of its investment in Juul Labs.
<h3>Present Market Standing of Altria Group</h3>
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<li>With a trading volume of 1,533,327, the price of MO is down by -0.74%, reaching $53.45.</li>
<li>Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be approaching overbought.</li>
<li>Next earnings report is scheduled for 76 days from now.</li>
</ul>
<h3>What Analysts Are Saying About Altria Group</h3>
In the last month, 2 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $53.5.
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&#x2A; An analyst from Morgan Stanley downgraded its action to Equal-Weight with a price target of $54. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Altria Group, which currently sits at a price target of $53. 
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Morgan Stanley analyst Eric Serotta maintains Altria Group (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MO#NYSE">MO</a>) with a Equal-Weight and lowers the price target from $54 to $53.

Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on Altria Group, Lowers Price Target to $53

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MO#NYSE">MO</a>) shares are trading lower <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/01/b43331839/altria-reports-2024-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-results-provides-2025-full-year-earnings-guidance">Thursday</a> despite quarterly sales of $5.974 billion beating the analyst consensus estimate of $5.046 billion.
"2024 was another pivotal year for Altria, headlined by meaningful progress toward our Vision, strong financial results and significant cash returns to shareholders," said Billy Gifford, Altria's Chief Executive Officer.
The company authorized a new $1 billion share repurchase program, which is expected to complete by December 31, 2025.
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NJOY consumables shipments grew 15.3% to 12.8 million units, while NJOY devices rose 22.2% to 1.1 million units. NJOY Retail share of consumables in the U.S. increased by 2.8 share points to 6.4%.
The company exited the quarter with cash and equivalents worth $3.127 billion, and inventories worth $1.08 billion. Altria's long-term debt as of quarter-end totaled $23.399 billion.
Outlook: The company expects to deliver 2025 full-year adjusted diluted EPS in a range of $5.22 to $5.37 versus $5.35 estimate, representing a growth rate of 2% to 5% from a base of $5.12 in 2024.&nbsp;
"We expect our 2025 full-year adjusted effective tax rate to be in a range of 23% to 24%, our 2025 capital expenditures to be between $175 million and $225 million and our 2025 depreciation and amortization expenses to be approximately $290 million," the company said.
Price Action: Altria is down over 3.2% at last check, trading at roughly $50.96 per share. 
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