LON:BATS

British American Tobacco - BATS Share Forecast, Price & News

GBX 3,361

+37.00 (+1.11%)

(As of 08/15/2022 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range: 3,327
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3,370.50
50-Day Range: 3,219.50
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3,628
52-Week Range: 2,507.50
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3,645

Volume: 1.46 million shs
Average Volume: 3.81 million shs
Market Capitalization: £75.73 billion

P/E Ratio: 1,430.21
Dividend Yield: 6.55%
Price Target: GBX 3,997.78

British American Tobacco MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy
2.83 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 18.9% Upside
GBX 3,997.78 Price Target
Short Interest: N/A
Dividend Strength: Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: -4.00
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: N/A
Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares
£44,635 Bought Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

1.82 out of 5 stars

3.4

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
British American Tobacco has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of GBX 3,997.78, British American Tobacco has a forecasted upside of 18.9% from its current price of GBX 3,361.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
British American Tobacco has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

N/A

Short Interest

Short Interest
There is no current short interest data available for BATS.

1.7

Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
British American Tobacco is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.55%, 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.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of British American Tobacco is 115.15%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

0.0

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
British American Tobacco has received a -419.63% net impact score from Upright. The largest negative impact of British American Tobacco in category "Physical diseases" seems to be driven mostly by its "Cigarettes", "E-cigarettes", and "Snus" products. See details.
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for British American Tobacco is -4.00.

1.6

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
British American Tobacco has a news sentiment score of -0.21. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.34 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for British American Tobacco this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
15 people have searched for BATS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 88% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 10 people have added British American Tobacco to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% compared to the previous 30 days.

1.7

Company Ownership

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 £446.35 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

0.6

Earnings and Valuation

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of British American Tobacco is 1,430.21, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 126.46.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of British American Tobacco is 1,430.21, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 275.74.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
British American Tobacco has a PEG Ratio of 1.03. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
British American Tobacco has a P/B Ratio of 1.03. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. provides tobacco and nicotine products to consumers worldwide. It offers vapour, tobacco heating, and modern oral nicotine products; combustible products; and traditional oral products, such as snus and moist snuff. The company offers its products under the Kent, Dunhill, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Camel, Newport, Natural American Spirit, being Vapour, THP, and Modern Oral brands. It distributes its products to retail outlets. British American Tobacco p.l.c. was incorporated in 1902 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on BATS. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on British American Tobacco from GBX 3,100 ($37.46) to GBX 3,500 ($42.29) and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 4,000 ($48.33) price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Thursday, July 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a GBX 4,500 ($54.37) target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Thursday, July 28th. Morgan Stanley set a GBX 3,780 ($45.67) target price on British American Tobacco in a research note on Tuesday, June 28th. Finally, Barclays reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a GBX 4,400 ($53.17) target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Wednesday, August 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 3,997.78 ($48.31).

British American Tobacco Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of LON:BATS traded up GBX 38.50 ($0.47) during midday trading on Monday, reaching GBX 3,362.50 ($40.63). The company had a trading volume of 806,281 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,803,948. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 60.59, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.88. British American Tobacco has a 1-year low of GBX 2,507.50 ($30.30) and a 1-year high of GBX 3,645 ($44.04). The firm has a market cap of £75.77 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,414.47. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 3,435.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 3,344.37.

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BATS Stock News Headlines

August 12, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

British American Tobacco Should Opportunistically Suspend Its Dividend

August 7, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Insider Purchases £163.35 in Stock

August 5, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Rating Reiterated by Barclays

July 29, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Price Target Increased to GBX 3,500 by Analysts at Royal Bank of Canada

July 29, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by JPMorgan Chase & Co.

July 29, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.5445

July 29, 2022 | msn.com

Minimal impact on BAT Malaysia for tobacco ban, says HLIB Research

July 28, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

WRAPUP 2-Drinkers, smokers seek respite from gloom by trading up

July 28, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

WRAPUP-Drinkers, smokers seek respite from gloom by trading up

July 28, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Drinkers, smokers seek respite from gloom by trading up

July 28, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Does British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

July 28, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

British American Tobacco's (BATS) "Buy" Rating Reaffirmed at Citigroup

July 27, 2022 | fool.co.uk

Can the British American Tobacco dividend keep growing?

July 27, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) CEO Jack Bowles on Q2 2022 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

July 27, 2022 | msn.com

Vaping products heat up British American Tobacco’s bottom line

July 27, 2022 | marketwatch.com

British American Tobacco PLC 1H EPS 80.8p

July 27, 2022 | msn.com

British American Tobacco profits plunge 25% after Lucky Strike owner takes £957m hit from exiting Russia

July 27, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Vaping helps British American Tobacco reach over 20 million cigarette-free customers

July 27, 2022 | msn.com

BAT profits plunge as tobacco giant takes £957m hit from Russia exit

July 27, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Tobacco group BAT takes $1.2 bln hit from Russian exit

July 26, 2022 | msn.com

Generational smoking ban 'prohibitive', only fuels illicit tobacco market, says BAT Malaysia chief

July 24, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Reaffirms Buy Rating for British American Tobacco (LON:BATS)

July 22, 2022 | msn.com

Tobacco and Smoking Control Bills will impact BAT Malaysia's customer base, says HLIB Research

July 19, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

British American Tobacco Is Currently a Solid Potential Pick

June 30, 2022 | msn.com

Altria: 3 Ways To Trade The Tobacco Giant

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BATS Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 8/17 Dividend: 7/07/2022
Today: 8/15/2022
Dividend Payable: 8/17/2022

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: LON
Industry: Tobacco
Sub-Industry: N/A
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Current Symbol: LON:BATS
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: N/A
Web: www.bat.com
Phone: +44-20-78452000
Fax: N/A
Employees: 54,365
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Forecast: GBX 3,997.78
High Stock Price Forecast: GBX 4,500
Low Stock Price Forecast: GBX 3,500
Forecasted Upside/Downside: +18.9%
Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,430.21
Forward P/E Ratio: 0.09
P/E Growth: 1.03
Net Income: N/A
Net Margins: N/A
Pretax Margin: N/A
Return on Equity: N/A
Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 60.59
Current Ratio: 0.88
Quick Ratio: 0.47

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: £26.38 billion
Price / Sales: 2.87
Cash Flow: GBX 185.04 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 18.16
Book Value: GBX 3,260.60 per share
Price / Book: 1.03

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 2,253,329,000
Free Float: N/A
Market Cap: £75.73 billion
Optionable: Not Optionable
Beta: N/A

Key Executives

Mr. Jack Marie Henry David Bowles (Age 58)
CEO, Member of Management Board & Director
Comp: $4.66M
Mr. Tadeu Luiz Marroco (Age 56)
Fin. & Transformation Director, Member of Management Board and Exec. Director
Comp: $2.33M
Mr. Kingsley Wheaton (Age 49)
Chief Marketing Officer & Member of Management Board
Mr. Johan Vandermeulen (Age 54)
Regional Director of Europe & Member of Management Board
Dr. David O'Reilly (Age 56)
Director of Research & Science and Member of Management Board
Mr. Jerome B. Abelman (Age 58)
Director of Legal & External Affairs, Gen. Counsel and Member of Management Board
Mr. Luciano Comin (Age 52)
Regional Director for Americas & Sub-Saharan Africa and Member of Management Board
Mr. Paul Lageweg (Age 52)
Director of New Categories & Member of Management Board
Mr. Guy Meldrum (Age 50)
Member of Management Board
Ms. Hae In Kim (Age 48)
Director of Talent, Culture & Inclusion and Member of Management Board

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Insiders & Institutions

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BATS Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell British American Tobacco stock right now?: 6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for British American Tobacco in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" BATS shares.
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What is British American Tobacco's stock price forecast for 2022?: 6 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for British American Tobacco's shares. Their BATS share price forecasts range from GBX 3,500 to GBX 4,500. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach GBX 3,997.78 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 18.9% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for BATS or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have BATS shares performed in 2022?: British American Tobacco's stock was trading at GBX 2,733.50 on January 1st, 2022. Since then, BATS shares have increased by 23.0% and is now trading at GBX 3,361.
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How often does British American Tobacco pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for British American Tobacco?: British American Tobacco declared a dividend on Friday, February 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 29th will be given a dividend of GBX 54.45 per share on Thursday, November 10th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.65%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 29th. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.
Read our dividend analysis for BATS.
Is British American Tobacco a good dividend stock?: British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.71 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 6.55%. BATS has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 115.15%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
Read our dividend analysis for BATS.

What other stocks do shareholders of British American Tobacco own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other British American Tobacco investors own include British American Tobacco (BTI), Ra International Group (RAI), Imperial Brands (IMB), BP (BP), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Glencore (GLEN), Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB), AstraZeneca (AZN), GSK (GSK) and Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB).
What is British American Tobacco's stock symbol?: British American Tobacco trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "BATS."
How do I buy shares of British American Tobacco?: 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.
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What is British American Tobacco's stock price today?: One share of BATS stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 3,361.
How much money does British American Tobacco make?: British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) has a market capitalization of £75.73 billion and generates £26.38 billion in revenue each year.
How many employees does British American Tobacco have?: The company employs 54,365 workers across the globe.
How can I contact British American Tobacco?: British American Tobacco's mailing address is Globe House, 4 Temple Place, LONDON, WC2R 2PG, United Kingdom. The official website for the company is www.bat.com. The company can be reached via phone at +44-20-78452000.

This page (LON:BATS) was last updated on 8/15/2022 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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British American Tobacco - BATS Share Forecast, Price & News

British American Tobacco MarketRank™ Forecast

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Short Interest

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

Environmental Sustainability

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest

MarketBeat Follows

Company Ownership

Earnings and Valuation

About British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Stock

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

British American Tobacco Trading Up 1.2 %

BATS Stock News Headlines

BATS Company Calendar

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Price Target and Rating

Profitability

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Miscellaneous

Key Executives

Key Competitors

Insiders & Institutions

BATS Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

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