One of the largest U.S. tobacco companies, the firm owns Philip Morris USA, which manufactures Marlboro and other cigarette brands, along with smokeless tobacco and oral nicotine products. Its earnings are heavily tied to cigarette volumes, pricing power, and regulatory developments affecting nicotine products. Investors closely monitor the company for its dividend yield, cash flow stability, and exposure to litigation and shifting consumer preferences toward reduced-risk products.
16 members of Congress have disclosed 50 trades in Altria Group, Inc. (MO), a Consumer Defensive company. The buy/sell breakdown shows 18 purchases versus 32 sales, indicating net selling pressure from lawmakers. All data is sourced from STOCK Act periodic transaction reports filed with Congress.
| Date | Politician | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-22 | Bill Flores | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-07-21 | Bill Flores | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-07-01 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-06-14 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-06-07 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-05-24 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-05-19 | Bill Flores | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-04-18 | Bill Flores | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-03-28 | Bill Flores | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-03-08 | E. Scott Rigell | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2016-02-17 | Bill Flores | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-01-25 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-01-20 | David A Perdue , Jr | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-01-12 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-12-30 | Bill Flores | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-12-29 | Bill Flores | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-12-18 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-12-17 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-12-15 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-12-15 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-12-08 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-12-04 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-10-26 | FRED UPTON | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-10-24 | KENNY MARCHANT | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-10-24 | KENNY MARCHANT | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-10-15 | KENNY MARCHANT | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-10-12 | JAMES B. RENACCI | sell | $50K – $100K |
| 2015-10-02 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-10-02 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-09-30 | Adam B. Schiff | sell | $50K – $100K |
| 2015-09-24 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-09-21 | Erik Paulsen | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-09-16 | JAMES B. RENACCI | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-09-15 | JAMES B. RENACCI | buy | $50K – $100K |
| 2015-09-02 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-09-01 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-08-31 | Kurt Schrader | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-08-19 | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-08-06 | FRED UPTON | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-06-10 | DIANE BLACK | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-06-09 | DIANE BLACK | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-05-29 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-04-30 | FRED UPTON | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-04-16 | DAN BENISHEK | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-04-02 | FRED UPTON | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-03-11 | Virginia Foxx | sell | $50K – $100K |
| 2015-02-27 | KATHERINE CLARK | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-02-05 | DAN BENISHEK | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-01-05 | JAMES B. RENACCI | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-01-05 | JAMES B. RENACCI | buy | $50K – $100K |