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Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Altria Group (NYSE:MO).
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?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 14 uncommon options trades for Altria Group.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 57% bullish and 28%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $576,352, and 6 are calls, for a total amount of $356,008.
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $35.0 to $60.0 for Altria Group over the recent three months.
Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for Altria Group's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Altria Group's significant trades, within a strike price range of $35.0 to $60.0, over the past month.
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
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MO | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $4.45 | $4.4 | $4.4 | $47.50 | $198.4K | 604 | 7 |
MO | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/19/24 | $4.8 | $4.7 | $4.73 | $45.00 | $151.5K | 4.6K | 105 |
MO | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $5.7 | $5.55 | $5.7 | $50.00 | $71.2K | 349 | 452 |
MO | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/20/25 | $13.35 | $11.6 | $11.6 | $60.00 | $58.0K | 9 | 0 |
MO | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/20/24 | $2.76 | $2.7 | $2.7 | $50.00 | $56.9K | 296 | 647 |
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.
Over the past month, 1 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $48.0.
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