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British American Tobacco (BTI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$51.22 -1.14 (-2.17%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$51.25 +0.04 (+0.07%)
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About British American Tobacco Stock (NYSE:BTI)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$51.18
$51.79
50-Day Range
$51.81
$59.25
52-Week Range
$34.17
$59.29
Volume
4.11 million shs
Average Volume
5.52 million shs
Market Capitalization
$105.37 billion
P/E Ratio
10.52
Dividend Yield
6.15%
Price Target
$51.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

British American Tobacco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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69th Percentile Overall Score

BTI MarketRank™: 

British American Tobacco scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 83rd out of 157 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    British American Tobacco has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for British American Tobacco is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    British American Tobacco has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about British American Tobacco's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for British American Tobacco are expected to grow by 6.40% in the coming year, from $4.69 to $4.99 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of British American Tobacco is 10.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 284.00.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of British American Tobacco is 10.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 17.78.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    British American Tobacco has a PEG Ratio of 3.59. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    British American Tobacco has a P/B Ratio of 1.77. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.33% of the float of British American Tobacco has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    British American Tobacco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in British American Tobacco has recently decreased by 10.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    British American Tobacco is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.02%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    British American Tobacco does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of British American Tobacco is 64.68%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, British American Tobacco will have a dividend payout ratio of 63.13% next year. This indicates that British American Tobacco will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about British American Tobacco's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.33% of the float of British American Tobacco has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    British American Tobacco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in British American Tobacco has recently decreased by 10.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    British American Tobacco has a news sentiment score of 1.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for British American Tobacco this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    48 people have searched for BTI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 71% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    14 people have added British American Tobacco to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 8% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, British American Tobacco insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.03% of the stock of British American Tobacco is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 16.16% of the stock of British American Tobacco is held by institutions.

  • Read more about British American Tobacco's insider trading history.
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BTI Stock News Headlines

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BTI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

British American Tobacco's stock was trading at $36.32 at the start of the year. Since then, BTI stock has increased by 41.0% and is now trading at $51.2150.

British American Tobacco shares split on Tuesday, February 14th 2017.The 2-1 split was announced on Friday, January 13th 2017. The newly issued shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Monday, February 13th 2017. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

British American Tobacco subsidiaries include these companies: CN Creative, Reynolds American, Winnington, Ten Motives, TDR, CHIC, Productora Tabacalera de Colombia, and others.

Top institutional shareholders of British American Tobacco include Jackson Wealth Management LLC, Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC, GAMMA Investing LLC and Investors Research Corp.

Shares of BTI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that British American Tobacco investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Record date for 8/6 Dividend
6/27/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/6 Dividend
6/27/2025
Dividend Payable
8/06/2025
Today
10/03/2025
Record date for 11/13 Dividend
10/03/2025
Ex-Dividend for 11/13 Dividend
10/03/2025
Dividend Payable
11/13/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
TOBACCO
Sub-Industry
Tobacco Products
Current Symbol
NYSE:BTI
Previous Symbol
NYSEMKT:BTI
CIK
1303523
Employees
48,000
Year Founded
1902

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$62.00
Low Price Target
$40.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-0.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.43
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
N/A
Trailing P/E Ratio
10.58
Forward P/E Ratio
10.97
P/E Growth
3.59
Net Income
N/A
Net Margins
N/A
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
N/A
Return on Assets
N/A

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.68
Current Ratio
0.87
Quick Ratio
0.55

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$33.06 billion
Price / Sales
3.20
Cash Flow
$6.35 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.10
Book Value
$28.91 per share
Price / Book
1.78

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
2,057,490,000
Free Float
2,056,876,000
Market Cap
$105.89 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.42

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This page (NYSE:BTI) was last updated on 10/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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