British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Receives GBX 4,708.33 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) has earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 4,708.33.

Several research firms have weighed in on BATS. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,200 price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,750 price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Friday, May 29th.

British American Tobacco Price Performance

BATS stock opened at GBX 4,466 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £96.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.79, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.12. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60. British American Tobacco has a 12-month low of GBX 3,314 and a 12-month high of GBX 5,326. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 4,455.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 4,372.69.

Insider Activity

In other British American Tobacco news, insider Serpil Timuray bought 47 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 4,372 per share, with a total value of £2,054.84. Also, insider Tadeu Marroco bought 6,036 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,426 per share, with a total value of £267,153.36. Over the last three months, insiders have bought 6,493 shares of company stock valued at $28,678,854. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.