Insider Buying: British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Insider Acquires 4 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• Tadeu Marroco, an insider at British American Tobacco, purchased 4 shares of the company's stock at an average price of GBX 4,207 ($56.20) on August 6th, totaling £168.28 ($224.79).
• British American Tobacco's stock traded down to GBX 4,189 ($55.96) on Thursday, with a trading volume significantly lower than its average.
• Analysts have provided positive ratings for British American Tobacco, with several boosting their price targets and maintaining "buy" ratings, indicating a favorable outlook for the stock.

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) insider Tadeu Marroco acquired 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 6th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 4,207 ($56.51) per share, for a total transaction of £168.28 ($226.03).

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

• On Monday, August 4th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 396 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 4,131 ($55.49) per share, for a total transaction of £16,358.76 ($21,972.81).
• On Wednesday, July 2nd, Tadeu Marroco acquired 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 3,427 ($46.03) per share, for a total transaction of £137.08 ($184.12).
• On Wednesday, June 4th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 5 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 3,378 ($45.37) per share, for a total transaction of £168.90 ($226.86).
• On Monday, May 12th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 206 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 3,379 ($45.39) per share, for a total transaction of £6,960.74 ($9,349.55).
• On Friday, May 9th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 601 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 3,296 ($44.27) per share, for a total transaction of £19,808.96 ($26,607.07).

British American Tobacco Stock Up 2.0%

BATS stock traded up GBX 86 ($1.16) on Monday, hitting GBX 4,314 ($57.94). 3,140,281 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,346,986. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 12-month low of GBX 2,556.23 ($34.33) and a 12-month high of GBX 4,320 ($58.03). The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 3,731.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 3,367.84. 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 stock has a market cap of £94.91 billion, a P/E ratio of -6.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported GBX 162.90 ($2.19) 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%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BATS has been the topic of several research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a "sector perform" rating and set a GBX 3,000 ($40.30) price objective on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Friday, August 1st. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on British American Tobacco from GBX 4,800 ($64.47) to GBX 5,200 ($69.85) and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on British American Tobacco from GBX 4,200 ($56.41) to GBX 4,400 ($59.10) and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on British American Tobacco from GBX 2,800 ($37.61) to GBX 3,300 ($44.33) and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 3,960 ($53.19).

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.