Insider Buying: British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Buys £123.90 in Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco bought 3 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 4,130 per share, with a total value of £123.90.

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

• On Monday, August 17th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 377 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 4,214 per share, for a total transaction of £15,886.78.
• On Wednesday, August 5th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 4,386 per share, for a total transaction of £175.44.
• On Wednesday, July 1st, Tadeu Marroco acquired 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 4,563 per share, with a total value of £136.89.
• On Friday, June 5th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 5,000 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 4,306 per share, with a total value of £215,300.

British American Tobacco Price Performance

Shares of LON:BATS opened at GBX 4,125.39 on Friday. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a one year low of GBX 3,677 and a one year high of GBX 5,368. The company has a market cap of £88.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.19, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.48, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.47. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 4,396.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 4,443.95.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 203.60 earnings per share (EPS) 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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have commented on BATS shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,100 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 5,200 to GBX 5,500 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,750 price objective on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 3,600 to GBX 3,800 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Four research 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. According to MarketBeat, British American Tobacco currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 4,858.33.

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.