British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 4,708.33.

Several brokerages have issued reports on BATS. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,750 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,200 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th.

British American Tobacco Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of British American Tobacco stock opened at GBX 4,507 on Tuesday. British American Tobacco has a 1 year low of GBX 3,395 and a 1 year high of GBX 5,326. The firm has a market cap of £97.42 billion, a PE ratio of 12.91, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.47. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 4,488.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 4,396.78.

Insider Activity at British American Tobacco

In other British American Tobacco news, insider Serpil Timuray purchased 47 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,372 per share, with a total value of £2,054.84. Also, insider Tadeu Marroco purchased 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 5th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,306 per share, for a total transaction of £215,300. Over the last quarter, insiders have acquired 11,500 shares of company stock valued at $50,239,654. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.