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British American Tobacco (BATS) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 3,530 +66.00 (+1.91%)
As of 07/3/2025 12:13 PM Eastern

About British American Tobacco Stock (LON:BATS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
3,480.91
3,536
50-Day Range
3,027.03
3,667.43
52-Week Range
2,228.78
3,684
Volume
5.51 million shs
Average Volume
11.57 million shs
Market Capitalization
£77.66 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
6.69%
Price Target
GBX 2,800
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

British American Tobacco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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13th Percentile Overall Score

BATS MarketRank™: 

British American Tobacco scored higher than 13% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of British American Tobacco is -5.70, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of British American Tobacco is -5.70, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    British American Tobacco has a PEG Ratio of 3.12. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    British American Tobacco has a P/B Ratio of 1.45. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for BATS.
  • Dividend Leadership

    British American Tobacco is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.61%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    British American Tobacco does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Read more about British American Tobacco's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for BATS.
  • News Sentiment

    British American Tobacco has a news sentiment score of 0.38. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Defensive companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for British American Tobacco this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added British American Tobacco to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, British American Tobacco insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £132,040.30 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    10.55% of the stock of British American Tobacco is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    40.65% of the stock of British American Tobacco is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about British American Tobacco's insider trading history.
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BATS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

British American Tobacco's stock was trading at GBX 2,880 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BATS stock has increased by 22.6% and is now trading at GBX 3,530.

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 13th. The company reported $364.30 earnings per share for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 25.94% and a negative net margin of 52.84%.

Shares of BATS stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that British American Tobacco investors own include British American Tobacco (BTI), Imperial Brands (IMB), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Ra International Group (RAI), BP (BP), Meta Platforms (META) and GSK (GSK).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/13/2025
Today
7/03/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Tobacco
Sub-Industry
Tobacco Products
Current Symbol
LON:BATS
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
52,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 2,800
High Stock Price Target
GBX 2,800
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 2,800
Potential Upside/Downside
-20.7%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
9.76
P/E Growth
3.12
Net Income
-£13.64 billion
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£25.81 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 189.41 per share
Price / Cash Flow
18.64
Book Value
GBX 2,440.20 per share
Price / Book
1.45

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
2,200,078,021
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£77.66 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.27
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This page (LON:BATS) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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