Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (OTCMKTS:IMBBY) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

Posted by Trevor Kearing on Feb 3rd, 2026

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (OTCMKTS:IMBBY – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 18,908 shares, a decline of 17.8% from the December 31st total of 22,993 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 260,543 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 260,543 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Imperial Tobacco Group Stock Performance

Shares of IMBBY traded up $1.06 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $43.36. The company had a trading volume of 53,632 shares, compared to its average volume of 124,127. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.74. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $42.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $41.48. Imperial Tobacco Group has a 52 week low of $33.65 and a 52 week high of $44.23.

Imperial Tobacco Group Cuts Dividend

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

Imperial Tobacco Group Company Profile

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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.