British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Receives GBX 4,758.33 Average PT from Analysts

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the six ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has issued a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 4,758.33.

A number of research firms recently commented on BATS. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on British American Tobacco from GBX 5,200 to GBX 5,500 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,750 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Friday, May 29th.

Insider Transactions at British American Tobacco

In other news, insider Tadeu Marroco acquired 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 4,306 per share, with a total value of £215,300. Also, insider Serpil Timuray acquired 47 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,372 per share, with a total value of £2,054.84. Over the last quarter, insiders have bought 11,506 shares of company stock valued at $50,267,032. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

LON BATS opened at GBX 4,615 on Friday. British American Tobacco has a fifty-two week low of GBX 3,677 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 5,368. The stock has a market cap of £93.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.13. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 4,613.99 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 4,446.04. 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 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.