British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS – Get Free Report) insider Javed Iqbal bought 3 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 4,400 per share, for a total transaction of £132.
British American Tobacco Stock Performance
British American Tobacco stock traded down GBX 61 on Thursday, reaching GBX 4,341. 31,521,705 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 12,724,596. The stock has a market cap of £93.93 billion, a PE ratio of 12.43, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.12. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a twelve month low of GBX 3,389 and a twelve month high of GBX 5,326. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 4,461.91 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 4,376.15.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research firms have recently commented on BATS. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,750 price objective on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,200 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 4,708.33.
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.
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