Insider Buying: British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Insider Purchases 170 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• Insider Tadeu Marroco purchased 170 shares of British American Tobacco at an average price of GBX 4,182 ($56.79) per share, totaling £7,109.40 ($9,654.26) on August 13th.
• British American Tobacco shares recently traded up to GBX 4,224.20 ($57.36), with a market cap of £92.94 billion and a 52-week trading range from GBX 2,556.23 ($34.71) to GBX 4,345 ($59.00).
• Analysts have varied target prices for the stock, with Deutsche Bank raising their target to GBX 4,400 ($59.75) and Citigroup reaffirming a "buy" rating.

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) insider Tadeu Marroco acquired 170 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 4,182 ($56.49) per share, for a total transaction of £7,109.40 ($9,603.40).

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

• On Wednesday, August 6th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 4,207 ($56.83) per share, for a total transaction of £168.28 ($227.31).
• On Monday, August 4th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 396 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 4,131 ($55.80) per share, for a total transaction of £16,358.76 ($22,097.47).
• 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 ($46.29) per share, with a total value of £137.08 ($185.17).
• On Wednesday, June 4th, Tadeu Marroco bought 5 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,378 ($45.63) per share, for a total transaction of £168.90 ($228.15).

British American Tobacco Price Performance

British American Tobacco stock traded up GBX 79.82 ($1.08) during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching GBX 4,256.85 ($57.50). 2,454,930 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,142,442. The firm has a market cap of £93.65 billion, a PE ratio of -6.87, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. 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 fifty day simple moving average of GBX 3,809.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 3,405.33. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 12 month low of GBX 2,556.23 ($34.53) and a 12 month high of GBX 4,806 ($64.92).

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported GBX 162.90 ($2.20) EPS 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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BATS has been the subject of several recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on British American Tobacco from GBX 4,800 ($64.84) to GBX 5,200 ($70.24) and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on British American Tobacco from GBX 2,800 ($37.82) to GBX 3,300 ($44.58) and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a "sector perform" rating and set a GBX 3,000 ($40.52) price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 4,200 ($56.73) to GBX 4,400 ($59.44) and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 3,960 ($53.49).

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.