Insider Buying: British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Purchases 3 Shares of Stock

Posted by Brenda Bartman on Jun 4th, 2026

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS – Get Free Report) insider Javed Iqbal purchased 3 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 4,400 per share, for a total transaction of £132.

British American Tobacco Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of LON:BATS traded down GBX 61 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 4,341. 31,521,705 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 12,724,596. The company has a market capitalization of £93.93 billion, a PE ratio of 12.43, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.12. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 52-week low of GBX 3,389 and a 52-week high of GBX 5,326. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.87. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 4,461.91 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 4,376.15.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BATS has been the subject of several research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,200 price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Thursday, April 16th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,750 price objective on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 4,708.33.

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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.