Key Points
- BAT CEO Tadeu Marroco bought 4 shares at GBX 4,386 each, totaling £175.44. The purchase follows several earlier acquisitions, including 5,000 shares in June and more than 6,400 shares in May.
- British American Tobacco opened at GBX 4,376, below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, with a market capitalization of £88.68 billion and a P/E ratio of 15.05.
- Analysts maintain a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating, with an average price target of GBX 4,791.67; recent targets range from GBX 5,100 to GBX 5,750.
British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) insider Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,386 per share, for a total transaction of £175.44.
Tadeu Marroco also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Wednesday, July 1st, Tadeu Marroco acquired 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,563 per share, with a total value of £136.89.
- On Friday, June 5th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 5,000 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,306 per share, with a total value of £215,300.
- On Wednesday, June 3rd, Tadeu Marroco acquired 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 4,400 per share, with a total value of £176.
- On Friday, May 8th, Tadeu Marroco bought 6,036 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,426 per share, for a total transaction of £267,153.36.
- On Friday, May 8th, Tadeu Marroco bought 371 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 4,286 per share, for a total transaction of £15,901.06.
British American Tobacco Price Performance
LON:BATS opened at GBX 4,376 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.31. 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 stock's 50-day moving average price is GBX 4,540.82 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 4,476.20. The stock has a market capitalization of £88.68 billion, a PE ratio of 15.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.13.
British American Tobacco (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 203.60 earnings per share for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a return on equity of 13.38% and a net margin of 24.99%. As a group, equities analysts expect that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research analysts have recently weighed in on BATS shares. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on British American Tobacco from GBX 5,200 to GBX 5,500 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 5,100 price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, UBS Group reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 5,750 price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Friday, May 29th. Four 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 a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 4,791.67.
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British American Tobacco Company Profile
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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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