Insider Buying: British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Buys 47 Shares of Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Serpil Timuray bought 47 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 4,372 per share, for a total transaction of £2,054.84.

British American Tobacco Price Performance

LON:BATS traded down GBX 47.40 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting GBX 4,772.60. 4,903,183 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 13,054,869. The company has a market cap of £103.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.12. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 1 year low of GBX 3,279 and a 1 year high of GBX 5,326. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 4,439.77 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 4,358.87. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,200 target price 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 given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 4,500.

About British American Tobacco

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.