Insider Buying: British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Buys 4 Shares of Company Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Luciano Comin bought 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 7th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 4,020 per share, with a total value of £160.80.

British American Tobacco Trading Up 0.4%

LON:BATS opened at GBX 4,179 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.48. The stock has a market capitalization of £89.92 billion, a PE ratio of 14.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.11. The firm’s 50 day moving average is GBX 4,179.54 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 4,388.35. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 12 month low of GBX 3,677 and a 12 month high of GBX 5,368.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 203.60 EPS for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a return on equity of 13.38% and a net margin of 24.99%. Sell-side analysts expect that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on British American Tobacco from GBX 5,500 to GBX 5,600 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,100 price objective on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Thursday, October 1st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 3,600 to GBX 3,800 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 4,875.

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. 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.