Key Points
- Insider Tadeu Marroco bought 3 British American Tobacco shares on November 4 at GBX 4,533 each, for a total of £135.99. He had also made several purchases in recent months, including 377 shares in August.
- BAT shares opened at GBX 4,717, within a one-year range of GBX 3,794 to GBX 5,368. The company’s market capitalization was reported at £101.50 billion.
- Analysts’ consensus rating was Moderate Buy, with an average price target of GBX 4,875; recent recommendations ranged from Buy to Underperform.
British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) insider Tadeu Marroco bought 3 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 4th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,533 per share, with a total value of £135.99.
Tadeu Marroco also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Wednesday, October 7th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,020 per share, for a total transaction of £160.80.
- On Wednesday, September 2nd, Tadeu Marroco acquired 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 4,130 per share, with a total value of £123.90.
- On Monday, August 17th, Tadeu Marroco bought 377 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,214 per share, with a total value of £15,886.78.
British American Tobacco Price Performance
British American Tobacco stock opened at GBX 4,717 on Friday. The company has a market cap of £101.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.11. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a one year low of GBX 3,794 and a one year high of GBX 5,368. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 4,258.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 4,402.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.48, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.84.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research firms recently issued reports on BATS. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on British American Tobacco from GBX 5,500 to GBX 5,600 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on British American Tobacco from GBX 3,600 to GBX 3,800 and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 5,100 price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Thursday, October 1st. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 4,875.
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About British American Tobacco
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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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