Tadeu Marroco Purchases 4 Shares of British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Stock

Key Points

• BAT insider buying: CEO Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares at GBX 4,386 each, worth £175.44. His recent transactions also include larger purchases totaling more than 11,000 shares.
• Stock performance: British American Tobacco shares traded at GBX 4,383, with a market capitalization of approximately £88.82 billion and a P/E ratio of 15.07.
• Analyst outlook: Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus, with a consensus price target of GBX 4,791.67; recent targets range from GBX 5,100 to GBX 5,750.

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) insider Tadeu Marroco acquired 4 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,386 per share, with a total value of £175.44.

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

• On Wednesday, July 1st, Tadeu Marroco bought 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 4,563 per share, with a total value of £136.89.
• On Friday, June 5th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 5,000 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 4,306 per share, for a total transaction of £215,300.
• On Wednesday, June 3rd, Tadeu Marroco acquired 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,400 per share, with a total value of £176.
• On Friday, May 8th, Tadeu Marroco bought 6,036 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,426 per share, for a total transaction of £267,153.36.
• On Friday, May 8th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 371 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,286 per share, with a total value of £15,901.06.

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

Shares of LON:BATS traded up GBX 5 during trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 4,383. 31,283,693 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 9,955,968. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.31, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.47. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 4,547.43 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 4,475.86. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 12 month low of GBX 3,677 and a 12 month high of GBX 5,368. The stock has a market capitalization of £88.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.13.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on BATS shares. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 5,200 to GBX 5,500 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 5,100 price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, UBS Group reiterated 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 given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 4,791.67.

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. 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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