British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Insider Tadeu Marroco Buys 5 Shares

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco bought 5 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 3,074 ($39.62) per share, for a total transaction of £153.70 ($198.12).

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

BATS traded down GBX 14.53 ($0.19) during trading hours on Thursday, hitting GBX 3,064.47 ($39.50). The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,242,544 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,617,990. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a fifty-two week low of GBX 2,228.78 ($28.73) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 3,416 ($44.03). The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 3,056.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 2,902.70. The firm has a market capitalization of £67.42 billion, a PE ratio of -4.94, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported GBX 364.30 ($4.70) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a negative net margin of 52.84% and a negative return on equity of 25.94%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current year.

British American Tobacco Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 19th were paid a dividend of GBX 58.88 ($0.76) per share. This is a positive change from British American Tobacco’s previous dividend of $57.72. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 19th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.54%. British American Tobacco’s dividend payout ratio is -38.08%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a GBX 2,800 ($36.09) price objective on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Thursday, December 12th.

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.