British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Tadeu Marroco Acquires 377 Shares

Key Points

• Insider buying: British American Tobacco director Tadeu Marroco purchased 377 shares at GBX 4,214 each, spending approximately £15,887. This follows several other purchases, including 5,000 shares acquired in June.
• Stock performance and fundamentals: BATS opened at GBX 4,156, below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages of GBX 4,508.75 and GBX 4,472.83, respectively. The company reported quarterly EPS of GBX 203.60 and has a market capitalization of about £89.64 billion.
• Analyst outlook: Analysts maintain a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating with an average price target of GBX 4,858.33, although ratings range from “Buy” to “Sell.”

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) insider Tadeu Marroco bought 377 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 4,214 per share, for a total transaction of £15,886.78.

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

• On Wednesday, August 5th, Tadeu Marroco bought 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 4,386 per share, with a total value of £175.44.
• On Wednesday, July 1st, Tadeu Marroco purchased 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 4,563 per share, for a total transaction of £136.89.
• On Friday, June 5th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 5,000 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 4,306 per share, with a total value of £215,300.
• On Wednesday, June 3rd, Tadeu Marroco acquired 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 4,400 per share, with a total value of £176.

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

BATS opened at GBX 4,156 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.48. The firm has a market cap of £89.64 billion, a PE ratio of 14.29, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.13. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 4,508.75 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 4,472.83. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a fifty-two week low of GBX 3,677 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 5,368.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 203.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a return on equity of 13.38% and a net margin of 24.99%. As a group, equities analysts predict that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 3,600 to GBX 3,800 and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. UBS Group restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 5,750 price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 5,200 to GBX 5,500 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 5,100 price objective on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, British American Tobacco currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 4,858.33.

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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