British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Karen Guerra Acquires 6,000 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• Insider purchase: Karen Guerra acquired 6,000 British American Tobacco shares at GBX 4,254 each, spending approximately £255,240.
• Stock performance and valuation: BATS shares rose 3.2% to open at GBX 4,396, with a market capitalization of £94.59 billion and a 52-week range of GBX 3,717 to GBX 5,368.
• Analyst sentiment: Analysts give the stock a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating, with an average price target of GBX 4,875; targets range from GBX 3,800 to GBX 5,600.

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) insider Karen Guerra purchased 6,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 14th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 4,254 per share, for a total transaction of £255,240.

British American Tobacco Stock Up 3.2%

Shares of LON:BATS opened at GBX 4,396 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of £94.59 billion, a PE ratio of 15.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.11. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 4,160.81 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 4,385.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.48, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.84. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 52 week low of GBX 3,717 and a 52 week high of GBX 5,368.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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, research analysts expect that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.51 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have commented on BATS shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 5,100 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Thursday, October 1st. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on British American Tobacco from GBX 5,500 to GBX 5,600 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 1st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on British American Tobacco from GBX 3,600 to GBX 3,800 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average 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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