British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Insider Buys £7,109.40 in Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco purchased 170 shares of British American Tobacco stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,182 ($56.68) per share, for a total transaction of £7,109.40 ($9,635.94).

Tadeu Marroco also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, August 6th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,207 ($57.02) per share, for a total transaction of £168.28 ($228.08).
• On Monday, August 4th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 396 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,131 ($55.99) per share, for a total transaction of £16,358.76 ($22,172.35).
• On Wednesday, July 2nd, Tadeu Marroco acquired 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,427 ($46.45) per share, for a total transaction of £137.08 ($185.80).
• On Wednesday, June 4th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 5 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,378 ($45.78) per share, for a total transaction of £168.90 ($228.92).

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

LON:BATS opened at GBX 4,177.03 ($56.61) on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63. The company has a market cap of £91.90 billion, a P/E ratio of -6.74, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a fifty-two week low of GBX 2,556.23 ($34.65) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 4,806 ($65.14). The firm’s 50 day moving average is GBX 3,794.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 3,396.39.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported GBX 162.90 ($2.21) EPS for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a negative net margin of 52.84% and a negative return on equity of 25.94%. Analysts expect that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BATS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 4,200 ($56.93) to GBX 4,400 ($59.64) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 2,800 ($37.95) to GBX 3,300 ($44.73) and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a GBX 3,000 ($40.66) price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 4,800 ($65.06) to GBX 5,200 ($70.48) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, British American Tobacco currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 3,960 ($53.67).

About British American Tobacco

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.