British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Given New GBX 5,500 Price Target at Jefferies Financial Group

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) had its price objective upped by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group from GBX 5,200 to GBX 5,500 in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday,London Stock Exchange reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s target price suggests a potential upside of 20.92% from the company’s previous close.

Separately, 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. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, British American Tobacco presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 4,758.33.

British American Tobacco Price Performance

Shares of LON:BATS traded up GBX 102.57 on Tuesday, hitting GBX 4,548.57. The stock had a trading volume of 1,195,360,625 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,552,580. British American Tobacco has a twelve month low of GBX 3,395 and a twelve month high of GBX 5,326. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.87. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 4,488.40 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 4,396.78. The company has a market capitalization of £98.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.12.

Insider Transactions at British American Tobacco

In related news, insider Tadeu Marroco acquired 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 5th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 4,306 per share, for a total transaction of £215,300. Also, insider Serpil Timuray bought 47 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 4,372 per share, with a total value of £2,054.84. In the last three months, insiders have acquired 11,500 shares of company stock worth $50,239,654. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

About British American Tobacco

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.