Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (OTCMKTS:IMBBY) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Posted by James Quigley on Sep 17th, 2026

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (OTCMKTS:IMBBY – Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 20,006 shares, a growth of 65.6% from the August 15th total of 12,083 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 376,317 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, BTIG Research started coverage on shares of Imperial Tobacco Group in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. They set a “neutral” rating for the company. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

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Imperial Tobacco Group Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:IMBBY opened at $33.32 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.88, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a current ratio of 0.70. Imperial Tobacco Group has a 52-week low of $33.01 and a 52-week high of $45.60. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $35.75 and its 200-day simple moving average is $37.86.

About Imperial Tobacco Group

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Imperial Tobacco Group plc, now known as Imperial Brands plc, is a United Kingdom-based international tobacco and nicotine company. Its portfolio includes cigarettes, fine-cut tobacco, cigars, rolling papers and other traditional tobacco products, as well as newer products such as vaping devices, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches.

The company’s brands include JPS, West, Gauloises, Davidoff, Golden Virginia, Rizla, Backwoods, Kool and Lambert & Butler, although brand availability varies by market.