British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Insider Buys £7,109.40 in Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco purchased 170 shares of British American Tobacco stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,182 ($56.68) per share, with a total value of £7,109.40 ($9,635.94).

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

• On Wednesday, August 6th, Tadeu Marroco bought 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 4,207 ($57.02) per share, for a total transaction of £168.28 ($228.08).
• On Monday, August 4th, Tadeu Marroco bought 396 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 4,131 ($55.99) per share, for a total transaction of £16,358.76 ($22,172.35).
• On Wednesday, July 2nd, Tadeu Marroco bought 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 3,427 ($46.45) per share, for a total transaction of £137.08 ($185.80).
• On Wednesday, June 4th, Tadeu Marroco bought 5 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 3,378 ($45.78) per share, for a total transaction of £168.90 ($228.92).

British American Tobacco Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of British American Tobacco stock opened at GBX 4,177.03 ($56.61) on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 3,794.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 3,394.84. The stock has a market capitalization of £91.90 billion, a PE ratio of -6.74, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 1-year low of GBX 2,556.23 ($34.65) and a 1-year high of GBX 4,806 ($65.14). 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 (LON:BATS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported GBX 162.90 ($2.21) 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%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on BATS shares. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 4,800 ($65.06) to GBX 5,200 ($70.48) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 4,200 ($56.93) to GBX 4,400 ($59.64) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a GBX 3,000 ($40.66) target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Friday, August 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 2,800 ($37.95) to GBX 3,300 ($44.73) and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 3,960 ($53.67).

About British American Tobacco

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.