Key Points
- Insider purchase: Matthew Wright bought 5,500 British American Tobacco shares at GBX 4,500 each, representing a total investment of £247,500.
- Stock metrics: BATS opened at GBX 4,458, with a market capitalization of £90.34 billion and a 52-week trading range of GBX 3,677 to GBX 5,368.
- Analyst outlook: Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus, with four Buy, one Hold and one Sell rating and an average price target of GBX 4,791.67.
British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) insider Matthew Wright acquired 5,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 4,500 per share, with a total value of £247,500.
British American Tobacco Stock Performance
Shares of BATS stock opened at GBX 4,458 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.31, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.84. The firm has a market cap of £90.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.77, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.13. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 52 week low of GBX 3,677 and a 52 week high of GBX 5,368. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 4,563.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 4,474.39.
British American Tobacco (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 203.60 earnings per share for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a net margin of 24.99% and a return on equity of 13.38%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 earnings per share for the current year.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 5,100 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Friday. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 5,750 price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on British American Tobacco from GBX 5,200 to GBX 5,500 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, British American Tobacco currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 4,791.67.
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BAT was founded in 1902 and was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1912. A constituent of the FTSE 100 since its creation in 1984, we have evolved, becoming the only truly global company in our sector.
BAT is transforming and is well positioned with a global footprint and multi-category portfolio. Our corporate purpose is to build A Better Tomorrow™, reducing the health impact of our business, by offering adult consumers a greater choice of enjoyable and less risky*† products compared to cigarettes.
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