British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS – Get Free Report) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has issued a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 4,875.
BATS has been the subject of several research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,100 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Thursday, October 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on 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. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 5,500 to GBX 5,600 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 1st.
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Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, insider Tadeu Marroco acquired 377 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 4,214 per share, with a total value of £15,886.78. Also, insider Karen Guerra bought 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 14th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 4,254 per share, with a total value of £255,240. Over the last three months, insiders have bought 6,392 shares of company stock valued at $27,174,772. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.
British American Tobacco Stock Performance
BATS opened at GBX 4,605 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of £99.09 billion, a PE ratio of 15.84, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.11. British American Tobacco has a 12-month low of GBX 3,794 and a 12-month high of GBX 5,368. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.48. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 4,223.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 4,395.37.
British American Tobacco (LON:BATS – Get Free Report) last released its 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%. On average, analysts anticipate that British American Tobacco will post 361.51 EPS for the current year.
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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