British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Buys £123.90 in Stock

Key Points

• Insider buying: British American Tobacco director Tadeu Marroco purchased 3 shares for £123.90 on September 2, following several earlier purchases, including 5,000 shares worth £215,300 in June.
• Stock performance: BATS shares rose 2 pence to GBX 4,128, with a market capitalization of approximately £89.04 billion. The stock remains below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages.
• Analyst outlook: Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus, with an average price target of GBX 4,858.33; individual targets range from GBX 3,800 to GBX 5,750.

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) insider Tadeu Marroco purchased 3 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,130 per share, with a total value of £123.90.

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

• On Monday, August 17th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 377 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were 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, with a total value of £175.44.
• On Wednesday, July 1st, Tadeu Marroco bought 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 4,563 per share, with a total value of £136.89.
• On Friday, June 5th, Tadeu Marroco bought 5,000 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 4,306 per share, for a total transaction of £215,300.

British American Tobacco Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of LON:BATS traded up GBX 2 on Thursday, reaching GBX 4,128. The company had a trading volume of 15,197,488 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,071,318. The firm has a market capitalization of £89.04 billion, a PE ratio of 14.20, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.12. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.48. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 52-week low of GBX 3,677 and a 52-week high of GBX 5,368. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 4,419.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 4,447.66.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on BATS. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 5,200 to GBX 5,500 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 5,100 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 3,600 to GBX 3,800 and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 5,750 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 4,858.33.

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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