Shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,998.88 ($40.04) and traded as high as GBX 3,272 ($43.69). British American Tobacco shares last traded at GBX 3,247.46 ($43.36), with a volume of 9,942,937 shares.
British American Tobacco Stock Up 0.4 %
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 company has a market capitalization of £72.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. The firm's 50 day moving average price is GBX 3,154.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 3,013.93.
British American Tobacco (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported GBX 364.30 ($4.86) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a negative net margin of 52.84% and a negative return on equity of 25.94%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
British American Tobacco Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed 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. This is an increase from British American Tobacco's previous dividend of $58.88. This represents a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 2nd. British American Tobacco's dividend payout ratio is currently -38.08%.
Insider Activity at British American Tobacco
In related news, insider Tadeu Marroco sold 31,544 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 3,182 ($42.49), for a total transaction of £1,003,730.08 ($1,340,272.51). Also, insider Serpil Timuray purchased 3,275 shares of British American Tobacco stock in a transaction on Friday, April 4th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 3,200 ($42.73) per share, for a total transaction of £104,800 ($139,938.58). 10.55% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
British American Tobacco Company Profile
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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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