MO options flow: unusual options activity in Altria Group, Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 33 unusual options prints in Altria Group, Inc. (MO), $1.6M of tracked premium, leaning firmly bearish. Bullish premium was $469K against $1.1M bearish; $1.2M went into calls and $384K into puts, a put call ratio of 0.32. The largest print was $106K of MO 18 Dec 2026 $30 calls on 22 September 2026, swept at bid. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 6 prints and $235K of premium. MO closed at $68.82 on 25 September 2026, down 0.1%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 21 September 2026 to 25 September 2026, 5 sessions. Delayed tier: every print is shown twenty minutes after it executed, and the page is rebuilt after each session.
Net premium is bullish minus bearish premium. The put call ratio is put premium divided by call premium, weighted by money rather than by contract count. Sweeps is the share of prints executed across several exchanges at once. Read the guide: Reading the Pulse.
Largest prints of the week
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2026 | MO 18 Dec 2026 $30 calls | Sweep | 27 | 5 | $106K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 22 Sep 2026 | MO 15 Jan 2027 $45 calls | Trade | 41 | 31 | $99K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | MO 16 Oct 2026 $72 calls | Sweep | 1,319 | 338 | $79K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | MO 2 Oct 2026 $70 calls | Trade | 1,106 | 687 | $74K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | MO 15 Jan 2027 $32.50 calls | Trade | 20 | 0 | $73K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | MO 25 Sep 2026 $69 puts | Sweep | 1,093 | 2,083 | $72K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 21 Sep 2026 | MO 16 Oct 2026 $69 puts | Sweep | 419 | 0 | $71K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | MO 16 Oct 2026 $72 calls | Trade | 1,153 | 338 | $70K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | MO 15 Jan 2027 $70 puts | Sweep | 154 | 1,335 | $60K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | MO 2 Oct 2026 $69 calls | Trade | 849 | 1,889 | $56K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | MO 2 Oct 2026 $69 puts | Trade | 633 | 1,614 | $56K | At ask | Bearish | |
| 23 Sep 2026 | MO 16 Oct 2026 $69 calls | Sweep | 338 | 548 | $51K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
Size above open interest means the trade opened a position larger than everything that existed in the contract the night before. Above ask and below bid are the most aggressive executions. Read the guide: Size versus open interest.
Where the money is aimed
| Expiry | Prints | Premium | Calls share | Net premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2026 | 10 | $464K | 79% | -$276K |
| 15 Jan 2027 | 6 | $322K | 70% | -$322K |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 6 | $293K | 89% | -$49K |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 5 | $252K | 66% | +$79K |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 2 | $103K | 30% | -$41K |
| 17 Jun 2027 | 2 | $70K | 100% | +$70K |
The most premium, $464K, is aimed at the 16 Oct 2026 expiry; the nearest expiry with unusual prints is 25 Sep 2026.
A print in a contract expiring this week is a view about the next few days, often about a known event; a print months out is a different kind of statement. Read the guide: 0DTE options flow.
The last session, 25 September 2026
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | MO 2 Oct 2026 $69 calls | Trade | 849 | 1,889 | $56K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | MO 2 Oct 2026 $69 puts | Trade | 633 | 1,614 | $56K | At ask | Bearish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | MO 2 Oct 2026 $69 calls | Trade | 696 | 1,889 | $35K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | MO 18 Dec 2026 $65 puts | Sweep | 206 | 2,841 | $32K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | MO 2 Oct 2026 $69 puts | Trade | 325 | 1,614 | $31K | At ask | Bearish |
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Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open MO in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 4 firms, have a median of $72, 3.9% above the last close.
Calls bought at a strike above the average target are a bet that the analysts are too cautious; puts far below the price in a name they like are protection or a strong disagreement. Read the guide: Reading one ticker's flow.
About Altria Group, Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Staples
- Industry
- Tobacco Products
- Headquarters
- Richmond, Virginia
- Website
- altria.com
Altria Group, Inc. manufactures and sells smokeable and oral tobacco products in the United States. The company provides cigarettes primarily under the Marlboro brand; cigars and pipe tobacco principally under the Black & Mild brand; and moist smokeless tobacco products under the Copenhagen, Skoal, Red Seal, and Husky brands.
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Learn
- What unusual options activity means
- Reading one ticker's flow
- Sweeps, blocks and where a trade printed
- Size versus open interest
- Bullish or bearish, how a print's sentiment is inferred
- The conviction score and whale prints
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