British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Acquires £160.04 in Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 7th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 4,001 per share, for a total transaction of £160.04.

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

• On Wednesday, December 3rd, Tadeu Marroco acquired 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 4,410 per share, with a total value of £132.30.
• On Wednesday, November 5th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,074 per share, with a total value of £162.96.

British American Tobacco Price Performance

LON BATS traded up GBX 53 on Thursday, hitting GBX 4,019. The stock had a trading volume of 21,004,711 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,466,134. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 52-week low of GBX 2,838 and a 52-week high of GBX 4,806. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.88. The company has a market capitalization of £87.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 4,211.01 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 4,035.53.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently commented on BATS shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on British American Tobacco from GBX 3,300 to GBX 4,150 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on British American Tobacco from GBX 4,400 to GBX 4,900 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 4,450 to GBX 4,850 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, British American Tobacco has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 4,500.

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. Our corporate purpose is to build A Better Tomorrow™, reducing the health impact of our business, by offering adult consumers a greater choice of enjoyable and less risky*† products compared to cigarettes.