Short Interest in Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (OTCMKTS:IMBBY) Declines By 28.4%

Posted by Teresa Graham on Feb 14th, 2026

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (OTCMKTS:IMBBY – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 13,547 shares, a decrease of 28.4% from the January 15th total of 18,908 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 237,248 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Based on an average daily volume of 237,248 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Imperial Tobacco Group Trading Up 0.5%

Imperial Tobacco Group stock opened at $44.93 on Friday. Imperial Tobacco Group has a 12-month low of $33.65 and a 12-month high of $45.60. The company has a quick ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $42.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $41.79.

Imperial Tobacco Group Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 1st were given a dividend of $0.517 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 537.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 28th.

About Imperial Tobacco Group

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Imperial Tobacco Group, historically established in the United Kingdom in 1901 and now operating under the Imperial Brands name, is a multinational tobacco and nicotine company headquartered in Bristol, England. The company’s core business is the manufacture, marketing and sale of tobacco products and alternative nicotine offerings to adult consumers. It supplies products through a combination of owned channels and third-party distributors and focuses on managing an international portfolio of consumer tobacco and nicotine brands.

Product categories include manufactured cigarettes, cigars and fine-cut tobacco for roll-your-own use, together with a growing range of next-generation nicotine products such as vaping devices, heated tobacco and non-combustible nicotine formats that reflect a strategic shift toward reduced-risk alternatives.