British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Insider Acquires £140.82 in Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco purchased 6 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 1st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 2,347 ($29.48) per share, for a total transaction of £140.82 ($176.89).

Tadeu Marroco also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, April 3rd, Tadeu Marroco bought 7 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 2,401 ($30.16) per share, for a total transaction of £168.07 ($211.12).
• On Wednesday, March 6th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 6 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 2,293 ($28.80) per share, with a total value of £137.58 ($172.82).
• On Wednesday, February 7th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 7 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,341 ($29.41) per share, for a total transaction of £163.87 ($205.84).

British American Tobacco Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of BATS stock opened at GBX 2,355 ($29.58) on Friday. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a twelve month low of GBX 2,233 ($28.05) and a twelve month high of GBX 2,825.50 ($35.49). The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 75.41. The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 2,345.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 2,383.28. The company has a market capitalization of £52.52 billion, a P/E ratio of -363.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.25.

British American Tobacco Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th will be given a GBX 58.88 ($0.74) dividend. This represents a yield of 2.54%. This is a positive change from British American Tobacco’s previous dividend of $57.72. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 26th. British American Tobacco’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -3,647.60%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,300 ($41.45) target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Monday, April 22nd.

About British American Tobacco

British American Tobacco p.l.c. engages in the provision of tobacco and nicotine products to consumers worldwide. It also offers vapour, heated, and modern oral nicotine products; combustible cigarettes; and traditional oral products, such as snus and moist snuff. The company offers its products under the Vuse, glo, Velo, Grizzly, Kodiak, Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Camel, Natural American Spirit, Newport, Vogue, Viceroy, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant, Craven A, State Express 555 and Shuang Xi brands.