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

Shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities 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 12 month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 4,708.33.

Several equities analysts have recently commented on BATS shares. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,750 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,200 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Thursday, April 16th.

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

Shares of LON:BATS traded down GBX 116 during trading on Friday, hitting GBX 4,591. 14,690,881 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 12,963,834. The stock has a market capitalization of £99.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.15, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.12. The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 4,446.60 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 4,367.26. British American Tobacco has a one year low of GBX 3,279 and a one year high of GBX 5,326. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60.

Insider Activity at British American Tobacco

In other news, insider Tadeu Marroco sold 9,383 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 4,284, for a total transaction of £401,967.72. Also, insider Serpil Timuray acquired 47 shares of British American Tobacco stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 4,372 per share, with a total value of £2,054.84. Over the last quarter, insiders have bought 6,497 shares of company stock valued at $28,696,866. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

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.