13,789 Shares in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI) Acquired by Capital International Sarl

Capital International Sarl acquired a new stake in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 13,789 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $501,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in British American Tobacco by 294.9% during the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 703 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 525 shares during the period. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of British American Tobacco during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new position in shares of British American Tobacco during the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. increased its holdings in British American Tobacco by 334.4% in the fourth quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 1,099 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 846 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ORG Partners LLC lifted its holdings in British American Tobacco by 35.1% during the 4th quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 1,151 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 299 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.16% of the company’s stock.

British American Tobacco Trading Up 1.2 %

NYSE:BTI opened at $42.33 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 52-week low of $29.07 and a 52-week high of $42.74. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $40.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $38.02. The company has a market capitalization of $87.61 billion, a PE ratio of 8.69 and a beta of 0.38.

British American Tobacco Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 12th. Investors of record on Friday, March 28th will be given a $0.7491 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 28th. British American Tobacco’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 60.57%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on BTI shares. UBS Group upgraded British American Tobacco from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. StockNews.com raised shares of British American Tobacco from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 17th.

British American Tobacco Profile

British American Tobacco p.l.c. engages in the provision of tobacco and nicotine products to consumers worldwide. It also offers vapour, heated, and modern oral nicotine products; combustible cigarettes; and traditional oral products, such as snus and moist snuff. The company offers its products under the Vuse, glo, Velo, Grizzly, Kodiak, Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Camel, Natural American Spirit, Newport, Vogue, Viceroy, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant, Craven A, State Express 555 and Shuang Xi brands.