British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Share Price Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 3,174.32 ($43.62) and traded as high as GBX 3,466 ($47.63). British American Tobacco shares last traded at GBX 3,418 ($46.97), with a volume of 4,435,915 shares traded.

British American Tobacco Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £75.20 billion, a P/E ratio of -5.52, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 3,355.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 3,174.32. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63.

Insider Transactions at British American Tobacco

In other British American Tobacco news, insider Serpil Timuray acquired 3,275 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 4th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 3,200 ($43.97) per share, with a total value of £104,800 ($144,015.39). Also, insider Tadeu Marroco acquired 206 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 12th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 3,379 ($46.43) per share, for a total transaction of £6,960.74 ($9,565.40). Insiders have acquired a total of 4,096 shares of company stock worth $13,204,030 over the last 90 days. 10.55% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.