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.
14 members of Congress have disclosed 34 trades in Altria Group, Inc. (MO), a Consumer Defensive company. The buy/sell breakdown shows 13 purchases versus 21 sales, indicating net selling pressure from lawmakers. All data is sourced from STOCK Act periodic transaction reports filed with Congress.
| Date | Politician | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-11-08 | JOHN H. ADLER | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2008-11-08 | JOHN H. ADLER | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2008-11-04 | Lamar Smith | sell | — |
| 2008-10-12 | LEE TERRY | sell | Over $50,000,000 |
| 2008-10-04 | CAROLYN MCCARTHY | buy | $1,611 |
| 2008-10-04 | CAROLYN MCCARTHY | buy | 1,611 |
| 2008-07-04 | JOHN H. ADLER | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2008-04-11 | JANE HARMAN | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2008-04-11 | CAROLYN MCCARTHY | sell | $467C |
| 2008-04-11 | CAROLYN MCCARTHY | sell | — |
| 2008-04-11 | CAROLYN MCCARTHY | sell | $467 |
| 2008-03-10 | Lamar Smith | buy | $410.03 |
| 2008-03-10 | JANE HARMAN | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2008-01-08 | JOHN H. ADLER | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2008-01-02 | CAROLYN MCCARTHY | sell | $1,501 |
| 2008-01-02 | CAROLYN MCCARTHY | sell | $1,501 |
| 2007-09-11 | JANE HARMAN | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2007-09-11 | JANE HARMAN | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2007-09-10 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2007-03-04 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | (54,833.54) |
| 2007-03-04 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $54,833.54 |
| 2007-03-04 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $54,833.54 |
| 2007-02-12 | FRANK PALLONE | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2007-02-12 | FRANK PALLONE | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2006-06-08 | Nita M. Lowey | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2006-02-27 | Alan Grayson | sell | $250K – $500K |
| 2004-11-08 | Lamar Smith | sell | $94.33 |
| 2004-09-08 | Lamar Smith | buy | $2,956.96 |
| 2004-07-10 | Eric Cantor | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2004-06-10 | JAMES B. RENACCI | buy | $2,186.02 |
| 2002-05-09 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2002-05-09 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2001-12-12 | BRAD R. WENSTRUP | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2001-12-12 | Rubén Hinojosa | buy | $1K – $15K |