British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Tadeu Marroco Acquires 3 Shares

Key Points

• Insider Tadeu Marroco acquired 3 shares of British American Tobacco on May 6 at an average price of GBX 4,412 per share, totaling £132.36.
• Marroco also sold 9,383 shares on March 23 at GBX 4,284 (≈£401,967.72) and purchased 4 shares on March 4 at GBX 4,503, indicating mixed recent insider activity.
• BAT shares recently traded around GBX 4,277 with a market cap of £92.55bn, a 12‑month range of GBX 3,013–4,806, and a consensus analyst rating of "Hold" (consensus target GBX 4,500; Jefferies target GBX 5,200).

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) insider Tadeu Marroco acquired 3 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 6th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 4,412 per share, with a total value of £132.36.

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

• 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 transaction of £401,967.72.
• On Wednesday, March 4th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 4,503 per share, with a total value of £180.12.

British American Tobacco Price Performance

LON BATS traded down GBX 6 on Friday, hitting GBX 4,277. The company had a trading volume of 15,413,045 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,468,138. The company has a market capitalization of £92.55 billion, a PE ratio of 12.25, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.12. The company's fifty day moving average price is GBX 4,363.28 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 4,280.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.47. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 12-month low of GBX 3,013 and a 12-month high of GBX 4,806.

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

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 research report on Thursday, April 16th. Three investment 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, British American Tobacco currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 4,500.

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.

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