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.
13 members of Congress have disclosed 50 trades in Altria Group, Inc. (MO), a Consumer Defensive company. The buy/sell breakdown shows 32 purchases versus 18 sales, indicating net buying interest from lawmakers. All data is sourced from STOCK Act periodic transaction reports filed with Congress.
| Date | Politician | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-31 | Sheldon Whitehouse | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-09-04 | Vern Buchanan | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-05-03 | PAUL RYAN | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-03-12 | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | buy | A |
| 2012-01-06 | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | sell | A |
| 2011-07-09 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2011-06-08 | Lamar Smith | sell | $18.88 |
| 2011-06-08 | Lamar Smith | sell | $5,351.46 |
| 2011-06-08 | Lamar Smith | sell | $3,229.19 |
| 2011-04-04 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2011-01-08 | Virginia Foxx | sell | $50K – $100K |
| 2011-01-05 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-11-12 | Virginia Foxx | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-11-10 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-11-01 | Vern Buchanan | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-10-05 | JAMES B. RENACCI | buy | $350.85 |
| 2010-09-07 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-08-10 | JAMES B. RENACCI | buy | $1,784.10 |
| 2010-08-09 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-07-04 | Eric Cantor | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-06-12 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-06-04 | JAMES B. RENACCI | buy | $2,786.02 |
| 2010-06-04 | Eric Cantor | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-05-02 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-05-01 | Vern Buchanan | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-04-05 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-03-11 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-03-08 | Lamar Smith | buy | $504.06 |
| 2010-03-02 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-02-09 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2009-12-12 | JANE HARMAN | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2009-12-05 | David P. Roe | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2009-12-05 | David P. Roe | buy | -$85.35 |
| 2009-12-05 | David P. Roe | buy | $85.35 |
| 2009-11-03 | CAROLYN MCCARTHY | buy | $723.33 |
| 2009-11-03 | CAROLYN MCCARTHY | buy | $723.33 |
| 2009-10-12 | LEE TERRY | sell | $50,000,000+ |
| 2009-10-08 | David P. Roe | sell | $2,281.88 |
| 2009-10-08 | David P. Roe | sell | $3,510.59 |
| 2009-10-08 | David P. Roe | sell | $2,281.88 |
| 2009-10-03 | CAROLYN MCCARTHY | buy | $323.75 |
| 2009-10-03 | CAROLYN MCCARTHY | buy | $323.75 |
| 2009-04-03 | David P. Roe | buy | -$2,954.38 |
| 2009-04-03 | David P. Roe | buy | $1,846.49 |
| 2009-04-03 | David P. Roe | buy | — |
| 2009-04-03 | David P. Roe | buy | $1,846.49 |
| 2009-04-03 | David P. Roe | buy | -$2,954.38 |
| 2009-03-03 | JANE HARMAN | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2009-03-03 | JANE HARMAN | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2008-12-03 | CAROLYN MCCARTHY | sell | $2,440 |