British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Purchases £267,153.36 in Stock

Posted by Joseph Griffin on May 8th, 2026

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS – Get Free Report) insider Tadeu Marroco acquired 6,036 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,426 per share, with a total value of £267,153.36.

Tadeu Marroco also recently made the following trade(s):

On Friday, May 8th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 371 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,286 per share, with a total value of £15,901.06.
On Wednesday, May 6th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,412 per share, with a total value of £132.36.
On Monday, March 23rd, Tadeu Marroco sold 9,383 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 4,284, for a total value of £401,967.72.
On Wednesday, March 4th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,503 per share, with a total value of £180.12.

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

Shares of LON BATS traded down GBX 16 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting GBX 4,267. 1,980,159 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 14,315,491. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 4,363.28 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 4,280.16. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 1-year low of GBX 3,013 and a 1-year high of GBX 4,806. The firm has a market cap of £92.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.12.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported GBX 176.76 earnings per share for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a return on equity of 16.33% and a net margin of 30.23%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,200 price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 4,500.

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About British American Tobacco

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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.