British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS – Get Free Report) insider Karen Guerra acquired 6,000 shares of British American Tobacco stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 14th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 4,254 per share, for a total transaction of £255,240.
British American Tobacco Stock Up 2.1%
BATS opened at GBX 4,457 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £95.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.33, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.11. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 4,161.33 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 4,386.21. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 52 week low of GBX 3,717 and a 52 week high of GBX 5,368. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.48.
British American Tobacco (LON:BATS – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 203.60 earnings per share for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a net margin of 24.99% and a return on equity of 13.38%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group lifted 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,100 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Thursday, October 1st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 3,600 to GBX 3,800 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 4,875.
Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on BATS
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.
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