Tadeu Marroco Buys 4 Shares of British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco bought 4 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 3,934 per share, for a total transaction of £157.36.

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

• On Wednesday, September 3rd, Tadeu Marroco bought 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 4,092 per share, for a total transaction of £122.76.
• On Wednesday, August 13th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 170 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 4,182 per share, for a total transaction of £7,109.40.
• On Wednesday, August 6th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 4,207 per share, with a total value of £168.28.
• On Monday, August 4th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 396 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 4,131 per share, with a total value of £16,358.76.

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

LON:BATS opened at GBX 3,855.35 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £84.16 billion, a PE ratio of 2,767.66, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.47. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 1-year low of GBX 2,621.79 and a 1-year high of GBX 4,806. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 4,116.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 3,627.92.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on British American Tobacco from GBX 2,800 to GBX 3,300 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on British American Tobacco from GBX 4,200 to GBX 4,400 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered British American Tobacco to an “underperform” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from GBX 3,000 to GBX 3,400 in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 4,800 to GBX 5,200 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 4,040.

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.