Tadeu Marroco Sells 9,383 Shares of British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATSGet Free Report) insider Tadeu Marroco sold 9,383 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 4,284, for a total transaction of £401,967.72.

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

  • On Wednesday, March 4th, Tadeu Marroco bought 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 4,503 per share, for a total transaction of £180.12.
  • On Wednesday, February 4th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 4,562 per share, with a total value of £136.86.
  • On Wednesday, January 7th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 4,001 per share, with a total value of £160.04.

British American Tobacco Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of LON BATS opened at GBX 4,316 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.87. The firm has a market capitalization of £93.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.36, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.07. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 4,417.28 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 4,206.81. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 52-week low of GBX 2,916 and a 52-week high of GBX 4,806.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATSGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported GBX 176.76 EPS for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a return on equity of 16.33% and a net margin of 30.23%. 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

BATS has been the subject of several recent research reports. Citigroup lifted their price objective on British American Tobacco from GBX 4,450 to GBX 4,850 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 4,400 to GBX 4,900 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,200 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, British American Tobacco presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 4,500.

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About British American Tobacco

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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.

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