British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Acquires £160.80 in Stock

Key Points

• Insider Tadeu Marroco bought 4 British American Tobacco shares at GBX 4,020 each, for a total of £160.80. He has also made several purchases recently, including 377 shares worth £15,886.78 in August.
• British American Tobacco shares opened at GBX 4,179, up 0.4%, with a market capitalization of approximately £89.92 billion and a P/E ratio of 14.37.
• Analysts hold a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating, with an average price target of GBX 4,875; target prices range from GBX 3,800 to GBX 5,600.

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) insider Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 7th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 4,020 per share, for a total transaction of £160.80.

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

• On Wednesday, September 2nd, Tadeu Marroco acquired 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 4,130 per share, with a total value of £123.90.
• On Monday, August 17th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 377 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,214 per share, for a total transaction of £15,886.78.
• On Wednesday, August 5th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,386 per share, for a total transaction of £175.44.

British American Tobacco Stock Up 0.4%

LON:BATS opened at GBX 4,179 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.48, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.47. The company's fifty day moving average price is GBX 4,179.54 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 4,388.35. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 1-year low of GBX 3,677 and a 1-year high of GBX 5,368. The firm has a market capitalization of £89.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.37, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.11.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 203.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a net margin of 24.99% and a return on equity of 13.38%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BATS has been the subject of several analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on British American Tobacco from GBX 3,600 to GBX 3,800 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 5,100 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Thursday, October 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on British American Tobacco from GBX 5,500 to GBX 5,600 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, October 1st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 4,875.

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. Our corporate purpose is to build A Better Tomorrow™, reducing the health impact of our business, by offering adult consumers a greater choice of enjoyable and less risky*† products compared to cigarettes.

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