British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Stock Price Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 2,998.88 ($39.84) and traded as high as GBX 3,272 ($43.47). British American Tobacco shares last traded at GBX 3,247.46 ($43.14), with a volume of 9,942,937 shares changing hands.

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63. The stock's 50 day moving average price is GBX 3,142.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 3,002.56. The firm has a market capitalization of £71.44 billion, a PE ratio of -5.24, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported GBX 364.30 ($4.84) earnings per share for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a negative return on equity of 25.94% and a negative net margin of 52.84%. On average, equities analysts expect that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 earnings per share for the current year.

British American Tobacco Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 2nd will be given a dividend of GBX 60.06 ($0.80) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 2nd. This represents a yield of 1.9%. This is a positive change from British American Tobacco's previous dividend of $58.88. British American Tobacco's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -38.08%.

Insider Buying and Selling at British American Tobacco

In other British American Tobacco news, insider Tadeu Marroco sold 9,555 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 3,136 ($41.66), for a total transaction of £299,644.80 ($398,093.26). Also, insider Serpil Timuray acquired 3,275 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 4th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 3,200 ($42.51) per share, with a total value of £104,800 ($139,232.10). In the last three months, insiders acquired 3,285 shares of company stock worth $10,511,575. 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.

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