British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Share Price Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) shares crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 3,174.32 ($43.35) and traded as high as GBX 3,466 ($47.33). British American Tobacco shares last traded at GBX 3,418 ($46.67), with a volume of 4,435,915 shares.

British American Tobacco Trading Up 2.0%

The firm has a market cap of £77.73 billion, a PE ratio of -5.70, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. 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 business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 3,361.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 3,176.32.

Insider Transactions at British American Tobacco

In other British American Tobacco news, insider Tadeu Marroco acquired 601 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 9th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 3,296 ($45.01) per share, with a total value of £19,808.96 ($27,050.33). Also, insider Serpil Timuray bought 3,275 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, April 4th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 3,200 ($43.70) per share, for a total transaction of £104,800 ($143,110.75). In the last 90 days, insiders have acquired 4,096 shares of company stock valued at $13,204,030. 10.55% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.