British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Insider Buys £147.50 in Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) insider Soraya Benchikh purchased 5 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 2,950 ($36.91) per share, with a total value of £147.50 ($184.54).

Soraya Benchikh also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, December 4th, Soraya Benchikh purchased 5 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 2,940 ($36.78) per share, with a total value of £147 ($183.91).
• On Wednesday, November 6th, Soraya Benchikh acquired 5 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 2,819 ($35.27) per share, for a total transaction of £140.95 ($176.34).

British American Tobacco Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of BATS traded down GBX 20.51 ($0.26) during trading hours on Monday, hitting GBX 2,952.49 ($36.94). 3,376,484 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,228,318. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a fifty-two week low of GBX 2,228.78 ($27.88) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 3,010 ($37.66). The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 2,862.45 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,742.78. The firm has a market capitalization of £65.25 billion, a P/E ratio of -474.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.14, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.47.

British American Tobacco Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 19th will be issued a dividend of GBX 58.88 ($0.74) per share. This is an increase from British American Tobacco's previous dividend of $57.72. This represents a yield of 2.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 19th. British American Tobacco's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -3,794.21%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a GBX 2,800 ($35.03) price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Thursday, December 12th.

About British American Tobacco

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.