British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Acquires £160.04 in Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco bought 4 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 4,001 per share, for a total transaction of £160.04.

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

• On Wednesday, December 3rd, Tadeu Marroco purchased 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 4,410 per share, with a total value of £132.30.
• On Wednesday, November 5th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 4,074 per share, for a total transaction of £162.96.

British American Tobacco Price Performance

British American Tobacco stock opened at GBX 4,008 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63. The company has a market cap of £87.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.77, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 4,215 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 4,041.40. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 12 month low of GBX 2,838 and a 12 month high of GBX 4,806.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on BATS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 3,300 to GBX 4,150 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 4,450 to GBX 4,850 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 4,400 to GBX 4,900 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 4,500.

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.