Insider Buying: British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Insider Buys £16,358.76 in Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco bought 396 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 4th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,131 ($55.55) per share, with a total value of £16,358.76 ($21,999.41).

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

• On Wednesday, August 6th, Tadeu Marroco bought 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,207 ($56.58) per share, with a total value of £168.28 ($226.30).
• On Wednesday, July 2nd, Tadeu Marroco bought 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,427 ($46.09) per share, with a total value of £137.08 ($184.35).
• On Wednesday, June 4th, Tadeu Marroco bought 5 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,378 ($45.43) per share, with a total value of £168.90 ($227.14).
• On Monday, May 12th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 206 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 3,379 ($45.44) per share, with a total value of £6,960.74 ($9,360.87).
• On Friday, May 9th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 601 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 3,296 ($44.32) per share, with a total value of £19,808.96 ($26,639.27).

British American Tobacco Stock Down 1.0%

BATS opened at GBX 4,189 ($56.33) on Friday. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a fifty-two week low of GBX 2,556.23 ($34.38) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 4,243 ($57.06). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.88. The company has a market capitalization of £92.16 billion, a P/E ratio of -6.76, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 3,693.60 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 3,344.48.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported GBX 162.90 ($2.19) earnings per share for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a negative return on equity of 25.94% and a negative net margin of 52.84%. On average, equities analysts expect that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 2,800 ($37.65) to GBX 3,300 ($44.38) and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 4,200 ($56.48) to GBX 4,400 ($59.17) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 4,800 ($64.55) to GBX 5,200 ($69.93) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a GBX 3,000 ($40.34) price objective on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 3,960 ($53.25).

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.