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

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS – Get Free Report)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by analysts at UBS Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday,London Stock Exchange reports. They presently have a GBX 5,750 price target on the stock. UBS Group’s price target points to a potential upside of 25.25% from the stock’s previous close.

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,200 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Four investment 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 4,708.33.

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British American Tobacco Stock Down 2.5%

BATS stock traded down GBX 116 during trading hours on Friday, hitting GBX 4,591. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 14,690,881 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,963,834. 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 company has a market capitalization of £99.34 billion, a PE ratio of 13.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.12. British American Tobacco has a 12 month low of GBX 3,279 and a 12 month high of GBX 5,326. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 4,446.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 4,367.26.

Insider Activity at British American Tobacco

In other British American Tobacco news, insider Tadeu Marroco bought 6,036 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 4,426 per share, with a total value of £267,153.36. Also, insider Serpil Timuray acquired 47 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,372 per share, with a total value of £2,054.84. Insiders acquired 6,497 shares of company stock valued at $28,696,866 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

About British American Tobacco

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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.

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