British American Tobacco’s (BATS) “Buy” Rating Reiterated at Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group restated their buy rating on shares of British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) in a research report released on Thursday,Digital Look reports. They currently have a GBX 5,200 price target on the stock.

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

Shares of British American Tobacco stock opened at GBX 4,142 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60. The stock has a market cap of £89.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.86, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.12. The company’s fifty day moving average is GBX 4,402.93 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 4,240.67. British American Tobacco has a twelve month low of GBX 3,013 and a twelve month high of GBX 4,806.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported GBX 176.76 EPS for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a net margin of 30.23% and a return on equity of 16.33%. Sell-side analysts forecast that British American Tobacco will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at British American Tobacco

In other news, insider Tadeu Marroco sold 9,383 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 4,284, for a total transaction of £401,967.72. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

British American Tobacco Company Profile

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.