British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Sets New 1-Year High - What's Next?

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report)'s stock price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as GBX 3,417 ($46.40) and last traded at GBX 3,393 ($46.08), with a volume of 20076875 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 3,391 ($46.05).

British American Tobacco Price Performance

The firm's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 3,201.26 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 3,094.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.47. The firm has a market capitalization of £76.94 billion, a P/E ratio of -5.64, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Tadeu Marroco sold 31,544 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 3,182 ($43.21), for a total transaction of £1,003,730.08 ($1,363,022.92). Also, insider Serpil Timuray purchased 3,275 shares of British American Tobacco stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 4th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 3,200 ($43.45) per share, for a total transaction of £104,800 ($142,313.96). Over the last three months, insiders have purchased 4,096 shares of company stock valued at $13,204,030. 10.55% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.