British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Tadeu Marroco Purchases 36 Shares

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco acquired 36 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 4,297 per share, with a total value of £1,546.92.

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

• On Friday, May 8th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 6,036 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 4,426 per share, with a total value of £267,153.36.
• On Friday, May 8th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 371 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 4,286 per share, with a total value of £15,901.06.
• On Wednesday, May 6th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 4,412 per share, with a total value of £132.36.
• On Monday, March 23rd, Tadeu Marroco sold 9,383 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 4,284, for a total transaction of £401,967.72.
• On Wednesday, March 4th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 4,503 per share, with a total value of £180.12.

British American Tobacco Stock Down 0.4%

LON:BATS traded down GBX 16 during trading hours on Friday, reaching GBX 4,267. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,054,584 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,316,337. The company has a market cap of £92.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.12. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a one year low of GBX 3,013 and a one year high of GBX 4,806. The business’s 50-day moving average is GBX 4,363.28 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 4,280.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.47.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported GBX 176.76 earnings per share for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a net margin of 30.23% and a return on equity of 16.33%. Equities research analysts predict that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,200 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 4,500.

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.