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  • ALTRIA GROUP INC Profile

    The house the Marlboro Man built, Altria Group is the largest cigarette company in the US. Altria operates its cigarette business through subsidiary Philip Morris USA, which sells Marlboro -- the world's best-selling cigarette brand since 1972. Altria controls about half of the US tobacco market. It manufactures cigarettes under the Parliament, Virginia Slims, and Basic cigarette brands. The company owns about 29% of brewer SABMiller, as well. Altria spun off its Kraft Foods (Jell-O, Maxwell House) business to shareholders in March 2007. It also spun off its international tobacco arm, Philip Morris International, in March 2008. Altria bought US cigar maker John Middleton in 2007.
    Michael E. Szymanczyk
    CEO
    120 Park Ave.

    New York, NY 10017

    http://www.altria.com

    Phone: 917-663-4000

    Fax: 917-663-2167
    Sector: Consumer Goods Industry: Tobacco
  • 2007 Sales 2007 Sales Growth 2007 Net Income 2007 Employees
    $73,801,000,000 -27.2% $9,786,000,000 84,000
  • Key Executives: MO

    Name Title Officer Since
    Michael E. Szymanczyk CEO 3/28/08
    David Beran CEO -
    David I. Greenberg, J.D. Senior VP -
    Amy J. Engel Vice President -
    G. Penn Holsenbeck, J.D. Vice President -
    Linda M. Warren Vice President -
    André Calantzopoulos -
    Thomas F. Farrell, II Director 3/28/08
  • Top Competitors: MO

  • Insider Trends: MO

    Sentiment for MO is POSITIVE

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    • 6M
    • Market Value of Insider Sales
    • Market Value of Insider Purchases
    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Insider Transactions: MO

    Date Name Shares Transaction Type Market Value
    05/01/08 SZYMANCZYK MICHAEL E 80,671 Exercise of Stock Options $1.00 M
    04/29/08 NELSON JOHN R JR 31,249 Exercise of Stock Options $339,001.65
    04/23/08 NELSON JOHN R JR 67,330 Award of Stock Options $0.00
  • Ownership Breakdown : MO

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 1,529.00
     
    Mutual Fund 3,465.00
    Other Major 18.00
  • Short Interest Volume: MO

    Data as of 4/10/08
    Current Short Interest Shares 26.67 M
    Current Short Interest Ratio 0.70
    Float 2.10 B
    Short Interest as % of Float 1.30
    Average Daily Volume 24.49 M
    Outstanding Shares 2.10 B