British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) insider Soraya Benchikh purchased 4 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 7th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,320 ($44.11) per share, for a total transaction of £132.80 ($176.45).
British American Tobacco Price Performance
Shares of LON:BATS traded down GBX 47.68 ($0.63) during trading on Friday, reaching GBX 3,191.32 ($42.40). The stock had a trading volume of 5,958,185 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,063,008. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.88. The business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 3,162.05 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 3,027.33. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 1-year low of GBX 2,228.78 ($29.61) and a 1-year high of GBX 3,416 ($45.39). The stock has a market cap of £70.21 billion, a PE ratio of -5.15, 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 data 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 forecast 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 company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 2nd will be issued a dividend of GBX 60.06 ($0.80) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 2nd. This represents a dividend yield of 1.9%. This is an increase from British American Tobacco's previous dividend of $58.88. British American Tobacco's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -38.08%.
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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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