Serpil Timuray Acquires 3,275 Shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Stock

Posted by Editorial Team on Apr 9th, 2025

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS – Get Free Report) insider Serpil Timuray purchased 3,275 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 4th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 3,200 ($40.89) per share, for a total transaction of £104,800 ($133,912.60).

British American Tobacco Trading Up 3.0 %

Shares of BATS opened at GBX 3,140 ($40.12) on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 3,147.69 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 2,956.17. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 12-month low of GBX 2,228.78 ($28.48) and a 12-month high of GBX 3,416 ($43.65). The firm has a market capitalization of £69.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.07, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported GBX 364.30 ($4.65) EPS for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a negative return on equity of 25.94% and a negative net margin of 52.84%. As a group, research analysts predict that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 earnings per share for the current year.

British American Tobacco Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 2nd will be given a GBX 60.06 ($0.77) dividend. This represents a yield of 1.9%. This is a boost from British American Tobacco’s previous dividend of $58.88. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 2nd. British American Tobacco’s dividend payout ratio is -38.08%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 2,800 ($35.78) target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Thursday, December 12th.

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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.