British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Shares Cross Above 200-Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report)'s share price passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 3,069.51 ($41.31) and traded as high as GBX 3,361 ($45.24). British American Tobacco shares last traded at GBX 3,319 ($44.67), with a volume of 3,944,700 shares traded.

British American Tobacco Stock Up 0.7%

The company has a market cap of £73.25 billion, a P/E ratio of -5.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 3,186.66 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 3,081.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.47.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other British American Tobacco news, 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 ($43.07) per share, for a total transaction of £104,800 ($141,049.80). Also, insider Tadeu Marroco sold 9,555 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 3,136 ($42.21), for a total value of £299,644.80 ($403,290.44). Insiders bought a total of 4,091 shares of company stock valued at $13,185,620 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 10.55% of the company's stock.

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.