Soraya Benchikh Acquires 5 Shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Soraya Benchikh bought 5 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 2,950 ($36.80) per share, with a total value of £147.50 ($184.01).

Soraya Benchikh also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, December 4th, Soraya Benchikh acquired 5 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 2,940 ($36.68) per share, with a total value of £147 ($183.38).
• On Wednesday, November 6th, Soraya Benchikh bought 5 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 2,819 ($35.17) per share, for a total transaction of £140.95 ($175.84).

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

LON:BATS opened at GBX 2,962 ($36.95) on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of £65.46 billion, a PE ratio of -476.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.14, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.47. The business’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 2,874.23 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 2,750.73. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 12 month low of GBX 2,228.78 ($27.80) and a 12 month high of GBX 3,010 ($37.55).

British American Tobacco Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 19th will be given a dividend of GBX 58.88 ($0.73) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 2.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 19th. This is a positive change from British American Tobacco’s previous dividend of $57.72. British American Tobacco’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -3,794.21%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a GBX 2,800 ($34.93) price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Thursday, December 12th.

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.