NYSE:BTI British American Tobacco (BTI) Stock Price, News & Analysis $53.24 +0.47 (+0.89%) Closing price 07/30/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$53.43 +0.19 (+0.36%) As of 05:10 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About British American Tobacco Stock (NYSE:BTI) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get BTI alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$52.52▼$53.4850-Day Range$44.60▼$53.2452-Week Range$34.12▼$53.48Volume7.78 million shsAverage Volume5.79 million shsMarket Capitalization$109.82 billionP/E Ratio10.93Dividend Yield5.56%Price Target$33.00Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview British American Tobacco p.l.c. engages in the provision of tobacco and nicotine products to consumers worldwide. It also offers vapour, heated, and modern oral nicotine products; combustible cigarettes; and traditional oral products, such as snus and moist snuff. The company offers its products under the Vuse, glo, Velo, Grizzly, Kodiak, Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Camel, Natural American Spirit, Newport, Vogue, Viceroy, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant, Craven A, State Express 555 and Shuang Xi brands. It also distributes its products to retail outlets. British American Tobacco p.l.c. was founded in 1902 and is based in London, the United Kingdom. Read More British American Tobacco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks60th Percentile Overall ScoreBTI MarketRank™: British American Tobacco scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 92nd out of 155 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingBritish American Tobacco has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Amount of Analyst CoverageBritish American Tobacco has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about British American Tobacco's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth6.40% Earnings GrowthEarnings for British American Tobacco are expected to grow by 6.40% in the coming year, from $4.69 to $4.99 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of British American Tobacco is 10.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.51.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of British American Tobacco is 10.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 19.65.Price to Earnings Growth RatioBritish American Tobacco has a PEG Ratio of 4.88. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBritish American Tobacco has a P/B Ratio of 1.84. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about British American Tobacco's valuation and earnings. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted0.31% of the float of British American Tobacco has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBritish American Tobacco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in British American Tobacco has recently decreased by 16.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipBritish American Tobacco is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.60%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthBritish American Tobacco does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of British American Tobacco is 60.78%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, British American Tobacco will have a dividend payout ratio of 59.32% next year. This indicates that British American Tobacco will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about British American Tobacco's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted0.31% of the float of British American Tobacco has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBritish American Tobacco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in British American Tobacco has recently decreased by 16.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media4.0 / 5News Sentiment1.28 News SentimentBritish American Tobacco has a news sentiment score of 1.28. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.91 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for British American Tobacco this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.Search Interest32 people have searched for BTI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 39% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows12 people have added British American Tobacco to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 140% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.0 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, British American Tobacco insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.03% of the stock of British American Tobacco is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 16.16% of the stock of British American Tobacco is held by institutions.Read more about British American Tobacco's insider trading history. Receive BTI Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for British American Tobacco and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address BTI Stock News HeadlinesBritish American Tobacco Backs Guidance on Better-Than-Expected Earnings3 hours ago | wsj.comBritish American Tobacco (NYSE:BTI) Rating Lowered to "Hold" at Wall Street ZenJuly 28 at 2:32 AM | americanbankingnews.comThe End of Elon Musk…?The End of Elon Musk? Don't make him laugh. 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According to his research, if you listen to the media and miss out on Elon's newest breakthrough, it's going to cost you the fortune of a lifetime. | Brownstone Research (Ad)British American Tobacco (BTI): A High-Yield Dividend Stock with Defensive StrengthJuly 25, 2025 | finance.yahoo.com5 Stocks Yielding 6% and More You Can Buy Now and Forget About ForeverJuly 24, 2025 | 247wallst.comBritish American Tobacco: Winds Of Change In The U.S. MarketJuly 18, 2025 | seekingalpha.comDividend Bliss: 4 Diversified Routes To A 5.4% Yielding Market UnderperformanceJuly 18, 2025 | seekingalpha.comBritish American Tobacco: New Categories Point To More UpsideJuly 16, 2025 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines BTI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have BTI shares performed this year? British American Tobacco's stock was trading at $36.32 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, BTI shares have increased by 46.6% and is now trading at $53.24. When did British American Tobacco's stock split? Shares of British American Tobacco split on Tuesday, February 14th 2017.The 2-1 split was announced on Friday, January 13th 2017. The newly created shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Monday, February 13th 2017. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split. Does British American Tobacco have any subsidiaries? British American Tobacco subsidiaries include these companies: CN Creative, Reynolds American, Winnington, Ten Motives, TDR, CHIC, Productora Tabacalera de Colombia, and others. Who are British American Tobacco's major shareholders? British American Tobacco's top institutional investors include WT Asset Management Ltd (0.04%), Euro Pacific Asset Management LLC (0.03%), Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC (0.03%) and Truist Financial Corp (0.02%). How do I buy shares of British American Tobacco? Shares of BTI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of British American Tobacco own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that British American Tobacco investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR). Company Calendar Record date for 5/12 Dividend3/28/2025Ex-Dividend for 5/12 Dividend3/28/2025Dividend Payable5/12/2025Ex-Dividend for 8/6 Dividend6/27/2025Record date for 8/6 Dividend6/30/2025Today7/31/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)7/31/2025Dividend Payable8/06/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConsumer Staples Industry TOBACCO Sub-IndustryTobacco Products Current SymbolNYSE:BTI Previous SymbolNYSEMKT:BTI CIK1303523 Webwww.bat.com Phone442078451000Fax44-20-7240-0555Employees48,000Year Founded1902Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for British American Tobacco$33.00 High Price Target$33.00 Low Price Target$33.00 Potential Upside/Downside-38.0%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.60 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)N/A Trailing P/E Ratio10.93 Forward P/E Ratio11.35 P/E Growth4.88Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Pretax MarginN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/A Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.65 Current Ratio0.76 Quick Ratio0.52 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$33.06 billion Price / Sales3.32 Cash Flow$6.52 per share Price / Cash Flow8.17 Book Value$28.91 per share Price / Book1.84Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares2,062,790,000Free Float2,062,172,000Market Cap$109.82 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.33 Social Links 7 Stocks to Buy And Hold ForeverEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven stocks and why their long-term outlooks are very promising. 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