Personal CFO Solutions LLC Grows Stock Holdings in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI)

Personal CFO Solutions LLC raised its stake in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI) by 5.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 7,134 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 384 shares during the period. Personal CFO Solutions LLC’s holdings in British American Tobacco were worth $259,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its position in British American Tobacco by 294.9% in the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 525 shares during the period. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in British American Tobacco in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Versant Capital Management Inc purchased a new stake in British American Tobacco in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. raised its holdings in shares of British American Tobacco by 334.4% in the 4th quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 1,099 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 846 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ORG Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of British American Tobacco by 35.1% in the 4th quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 1,151 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 299 shares in the last quarter. 16.16% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

British American Tobacco Trading Down 0.8 %

NYSE:BTI opened at $40.59 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.76. The firm has a market cap of $84.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.33 and a beta of 0.50. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $38.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $37.32. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a one year low of $28.25 and a one year high of $42.74.

British American Tobacco Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

About British American Tobacco

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.