British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Buys £180.12 in Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco acquired 4 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 4,503 per share, for a total transaction of £180.12.

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

• On Wednesday, February 4th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 4,562 per share, with a total value of £136.86.
• On Wednesday, January 7th, Tadeu Marroco bought 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 4,001 per share, with a total value of £160.04.

British American Tobacco Stock Down 2.4%

BATS stock opened at GBX 4,282 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of £92.91 billion, a PE ratio of 12.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.07. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 4,347.14 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 4,189.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.87. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a one year low of GBX 2,916 and a one year high of GBX 4,806.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported GBX 176.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a net margin of 30.23% and a return on equity of 16.33%. As a group, analysts expect that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,200 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on British American Tobacco from GBX 3,300 to GBX 4,150 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on British American Tobacco from GBX 4,400 to GBX 4,900 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Citigroup boosted 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. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 4,500.

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.