British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Karen Guerra Purchases 6,000 Shares of Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Karen Guerra purchased 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 14th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 4,254 per share, with a total value of £255,240.

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

Shares of British American Tobacco stock opened at GBX 4,396 on Thursday. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 52 week low of GBX 3,717 and a 52 week high of GBX 5,368. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 4,160.81 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 4,385.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.48, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.84. The stock has a market capitalization of £94.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.12, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.11.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 203.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a return on equity of 13.38% and a net margin of 24.99%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.51 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on BATS shares. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on British American Tobacco from GBX 3,600 to GBX 3,800 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,100 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Thursday, October 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 5,500 to GBX 5,600 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 1st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, British American Tobacco currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 4,875.

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.