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

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

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,750 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,200 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th.

Insider Buying and Selling at British American Tobacco

In other news, insider Tadeu Marroco bought 6,036 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 8th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 4,426 per share, with a total value of £267,153.36. Also, insider Serpil Timuray bought 47 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,372 per share, for a total transaction of £2,054.84. Over the last ninety days, insiders purchased 11,500 shares of company stock worth $50,239,654. 0.12% of the stock is owned by insiders.

British American Tobacco Trading Up 1.4%

BATS stock opened at GBX 4,507 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of £97.42 billion, a PE ratio of 12.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.13. British American Tobacco has a one year low of GBX 3,395 and a one year high of GBX 5,326. The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 4,488.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 4,396.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.87.

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.