Insider Buying: British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Acquires 4 Shares of Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 3,934 per share, with a total value of £157.36.

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

• On Wednesday, September 3rd, Tadeu Marroco purchased 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 4,092 per share, with a total value of £122.76.
• On Wednesday, August 13th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 170 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 4,182 per share, with a total value of £7,109.40.
• On Wednesday, August 6th, Tadeu Marroco bought 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 4,207 per share, with a total value of £168.28.
• On Monday, August 4th, Tadeu Marroco bought 396 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 4,131 per share, with a total value of £16,358.76.

British American Tobacco Stock Down 1.3%

BATS stock opened at GBX 3,857 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.47. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 1-year low of GBX 2,621.79 and a 1-year high of GBX 4,806. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 4,117.43 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 3,619.99. The firm has a market cap of £84.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,768.84, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported GBX 162.90 earnings per share for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a negative net margin of 52.84% and a negative return on equity of 25.94%. Research analysts predict that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have weighed in on BATS shares. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 4,800 to GBX 5,200 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 4,200 to GBX 4,400 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 2,800 to GBX 3,300 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut shares of British American Tobacco to an “underperform” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from GBX 3,000 to GBX 3,400 in a report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 4,040.

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.