British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Stock Now Rated “Moderate Buy” by Wall Street Brokerages

Posted by Geri Gentry on Oct 8th, 2026

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS – Get Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has assigned a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 4,875.

BATS has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,100 price objective on shares of British American Tobacco 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 report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 5,500 to GBX 5,600 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 1st.

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British American Tobacco Trading Up 1.0%

BATS opened at GBX 4,125 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.48. The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 4,187.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 4,389.32. The company has a market capitalization of £88.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.19, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.11. British American Tobacco has a 52 week low of GBX 3,677 and a 52 week high of GBX 5,368.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 203.60 EPS for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a net margin of 24.99% and a return on equity of 13.38%. Analysts forecast that British American Tobacco will post 361.5079365 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at British American Tobacco

In other British American Tobacco news, insider Matthew Wright acquired 5,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,500 per share, with a total value of £247,500. Also, insider Tadeu Marroco purchased 377 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,214 per share, for a total transaction of £15,886.78. Over the last 90 days, insiders have acquired 5,884 shares of company stock valued at $26,368,612. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

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.