British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Purchases £160.80 in Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Luciano Comin purchased 4 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 7th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 4,020 per share, with a total value of £160.80.

British American Tobacco Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of LON BATS opened at GBX 4,191.05 on Monday. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 1 year low of GBX 3,677 and a 1 year high of GBX 5,368. The stock has a market cap of £90.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.11. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 4,171.96 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 4,387.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.48, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.47.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last released 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 net margin of 24.99% and a return on equity of 13.38%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,100 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Thursday, October 1st. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 5,500 to GBX 5,600 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 1st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 3,600 to GBX 3,800 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 4,875.

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.