Insider Buying: British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Acquires £15,886.78 in Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco acquired 377 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 4,214 per share, for a total transaction of £15,886.78.

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

• On Wednesday, August 5th, Tadeu Marroco bought 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 4,386 per share, with a total value of £175.44.
• On Wednesday, July 1st, Tadeu Marroco purchased 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 4,563 per share, for a total transaction of £136.89.
• On Friday, June 5th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 5,000 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 4,306 per share, for a total transaction of £215,300.
• On Wednesday, June 3rd, Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 4,400 per share, for a total transaction of £176.

British American Tobacco Price Performance

Shares of LON:BATS opened at GBX 4,156 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of £89.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.29, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.13. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 1 year low of GBX 3,677 and a 1 year high of GBX 5,368. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.48. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 4,508.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 4,472.83.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 203.60 earnings per share for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a return on equity of 13.38% and a net margin of 24.99%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently commented on the stock. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,750 price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on British American Tobacco from GBX 3,600 to GBX 3,800 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,100 price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on British American Tobacco from GBX 5,200 to GBX 5,500 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 4,858.33.

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.