Insider Buying: British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Buys £175.44 in Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco acquired 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,386 per share, with a total value of £175.44.

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

• On Wednesday, July 1st, Tadeu Marroco bought 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,563 per share, for a total transaction of £136.89.
• On Friday, June 5th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 5,000 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 4,306 per share, for a total transaction of £215,300.
• On Wednesday, June 3rd, Tadeu Marroco acquired 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 4,400 per share, for a total transaction of £176.
• On Friday, May 8th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 6,036 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 4,426 per share, for a total transaction of £267,153.36.
• On Friday, May 8th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 371 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 4,286 per share, for a total transaction of £15,901.06.

British American Tobacco Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of LON BATS opened at GBX 4,421 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.31. The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 4,537.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 4,475.81. The firm has a market cap of £95.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.20, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.13. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 52-week low of GBX 3,677 and a 52-week high of GBX 5,368.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 203.60 earnings per share for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a return on equity of 13.38% and a net margin of 24.99%. Research analysts predict that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BATS has been the topic of several research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,100 price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Friday, July 31st. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,750 price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on British American Tobacco from GBX 5,200 to GBX 5,500 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 4,791.67.

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.