Insider Buying: British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Acquires 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 purchased 170 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 4,182 per share, with a total value of £7,109.40.

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

• On Wednesday, August 6th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 4,207 per share, with a total value of £168.28.
• On Monday, August 4th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 396 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 4,131 per share, with a total value of £16,358.76.
• On Wednesday, July 2nd, Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 3,427 per share, with a total value of £137.08.
• On Wednesday, June 4th, Tadeu Marroco bought 5 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 3,378 per share, with a total value of £168.90.

British American Tobacco Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of British American Tobacco stock traded down GBX 15.59 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting GBX 4,244.41. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,289,955 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,093,364. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 3,809.06 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 3,405.33. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a twelve month low of GBX 2,621.79 and a twelve month high of GBX 4,806. 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 £93.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.85, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported GBX 162.90 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%. Research analysts forecast that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have weighed in on BATS. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on British American Tobacco from GBX 4,200 to GBX 4,400 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on British American Tobacco from GBX 2,800 to GBX 3,300 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating and issued a GBX 3,000 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on British American Tobacco from GBX 4,800 to GBX 5,200 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 3,960.

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.