British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Tadeu Marroco Buys 3 Shares

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco purchased 3 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,410 per share, with a total value of £132.30.

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

• On Wednesday, November 5th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,074 per share, for a total transaction of £162.96.
• On Wednesday, October 1st, Tadeu Marroco bought 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 3,934 per share, with a total value of £157.36.

British American Tobacco Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of BATS traded up GBX 13.92 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 4,355.92. 52,232,695 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,811,075. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 4,022.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 3,897.56. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a twelve month low of GBX 2,838 and a twelve month high of GBX 4,806. The stock has a market cap of £94.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.27, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BATS has been the topic of several analyst reports. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 4,450 to GBX 4,850 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on British American Tobacco from GBX 3,300 to GBX 4,150 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on British American Tobacco from GBX 4,400 to GBX 4,900 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut British American Tobacco to an “underperform” rating and upped their target price for the stock from GBX 3,000 to GBX 3,400 in a research report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, British American Tobacco has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 4,500.

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.