British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Insider Purchases £16,358.76 in Stock

Key Points

• Insider Tadeu Marroco purchased 396 shares of British American Tobacco at an average price of £4,131, totaling approximately £16,358.76 on August 4th.
• British American Tobacco's stock has a market cap of £92.17 billion and recently traded at GBX 4,189.36, with a 52-week price range between GBX 2,556.23 and GBX 4,228.
• Analysts have given the stock a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with a target price of GBX 3,960, indicating positive growth expectations despite recent negative earnings performance.

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) insider Tadeu Marroco acquired 396 shares of British American Tobacco stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 4th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 4,131 ($55.56) per share, with a total value of £16,358.76 ($22,002.37).

Tadeu Marroco also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, August 6th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 4,207 ($56.58) per share, with a total value of £168.28 ($226.33).
• On Wednesday, July 2nd, Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 3,427 ($46.09) per share, with a total value of £137.08 ($184.37).
• On Wednesday, June 4th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 5 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 3,378 ($45.43) per share, with a total value of £168.90 ($227.17).
• On Monday, May 12th, Tadeu Marroco bought 206 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,379 ($45.45) per share, with a total value of £6,960.74 ($9,362.13).
• On Friday, May 9th, Tadeu Marroco bought 601 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,296 ($44.33) per share, with a total value of £19,808.96 ($26,642.85).

British American Tobacco Stock Up 0.9%

British American Tobacco stock traded up GBX 39 ($0.52) during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting GBX 4,228 ($56.87). The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,284,708 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,394,089. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 52-week low of GBX 2,556.23 ($34.38) and a 52-week high of GBX 4,244 ($57.08). 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 company has a market cap of £93.02 billion, a PE ratio of -6.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. The firm's 50 day moving average is GBX 3,711.57 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 3,356.01.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported GBX 162.90 ($2.19) earnings per share (EPS) 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, analysts anticipate that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on BATS. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on British American Tobacco from GBX 4,200 ($56.49) to GBX 4,400 ($59.18) and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating and set a GBX 3,000 ($40.35) price objective on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Friday, August 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 2,800 ($37.66) to GBX 3,300 ($44.38) and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 4,800 ($64.56) to GBX 5,200 ($69.94) and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, British American Tobacco has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 3,960 ($53.26).

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.