British American Tobacco plc Company Profile (LON:BATS)

About British American Tobacco plc (LON:BATS)

British American Tobacco p.l.c. is a tobacco and next generation products company. The Company's tobacco product range includes cigarettes, fine cut (roll-your-own and make-your-own tobacco) and Swedish-style snus. Its segments include Asia-Pacific, Americas, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (EEMEA). The Asia-Pacific segment includes its operations in various countries, including Australia, Pakistan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, New Zealand and Bangladesh. The Americas segment includes its operations in various countries, including Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Colombia, Argentina, Chile and Venezuela. The Western Europe segment includes its operations in various countries, including Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium, France, the United Kingdom, Romania, Spain, Italy, Poland and Croatia/Balkans. The EEMEA segment includes its operations in various countries, including Russia, Ukraine, South Africa, Turkey, Egypt, Nigeria and Algeria.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Non-Cyclical Consumer Goods & Services
Industry: Tobacco - NEC
Sub-Industry: N/A
Symbol: LON:BATS
CUSIP: N/A
Web: www.bat.com

Capitalization:

Market Cap: £98.97 billion
Outstanding Shares: 1,859,236,000

Average Prices:

50 Day Moving Avg: GBX 5,370.71
200 Day Moving Avg: GBX 5,209.46
52 Week Range: GBX 4,237 - GBX 5,643.60

P/E:

Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.36
P/E Growth: 1.74

Sales & Book Value:

Annual Revenue: £14.75 billion
Price / Sales: 6.71
Book Value: GBX 4.35 per share
Price / Book: 12.24

Dividend:

Dividend Yield: 3.0%

Profitability:

EBIDTA: £5.8 billion
Net Margins: 25.96%
Return on Equity: 55.18%
Return on Assets: 11.01%

Misc:

Average Volume: 3.62 million shs.

Frequently Asked Questions for British American Tobacco plc (LON:BATS)

What is British American Tobacco plc's stock symbol?

British American Tobacco plc trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "BATS."

How often does British American Tobacco plc pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for British American Tobacco plc?

British American Tobacco plc declared a dividend on Thursday, July 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 17th will be given a dividend of GBX 56.50 per share on Thursday, September 28th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.06%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 17th. The official announcement can be viewed at this link. View British American Tobacco plc's Dividend History.

Where is British American Tobacco plc's stock going? Where will British American Tobacco plc's stock price be in 2017?

17 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for British American Tobacco plc's stock. Their predictions range from GBX 4,400 to GBX 6,600. On average, they expect British American Tobacco plc's stock price to reach GBX 5,586.88 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for British American Tobacco plc.

Who are some of British American Tobacco plc's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to British American Tobacco plc include Philip Morris International (PM), British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI), British American Tobacco PLC (BTI), Reynolds American (RAI), Imperial Brands PLC (IMB), Vector Group (VGR), Essentra PLC (ESNT), Turning Point Brands (TPB), Essentra PLC (FLTR) and Imperial Brands PLC (IMT).

Who are British American Tobacco plc's key executives?

British American Tobacco plc's management team includes the folowing people:

Nicandro Durante, Chief Executive, Executive Director
J. Ben Stevens, Finance Director, Executive Director
Jerome Abelman, Director, Legal & External Affairs and General Counsel
Kingsley Wheaton, Managing Director - Next Generation Products
Andrew M. Gray, Director, Marketing
Giovanni Giordano, Director, Group Human Resources
Jack Marie Henry David Bowles, Regional Director, Asia-Pacific
Alan Davy, Director, Operations
Tadeu Luiz Marroco, Regional Director Western Europe
David O'Reilly, Group Scientific Director

How do I buy British American Tobacco plc stock?

Shares of British American Tobacco plc 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.

What is British American Tobacco plc's stock price today?

One share of British American Tobacco plc stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 5,323.

MarketBeat Community Rating for British American Tobacco plc (LON BATS)

Community Ranking:		2.8 out of 5 ( )
Outperform Votes:		554 (Vote Outperform)
Underperform Votes:		419 (Vote Underperform)
Total Votes:		973

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about British American Tobacco plc and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

Consensus Ratings for British American Tobacco plc (LON:BATS) (How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Sell Rating, 5 Hold Ratings, 11 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.59)
Consensus Price Target:	GBX 5,586.88

Analysts' Ratings History for British American Tobacco plc (LON:BATS)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
7/27/2017	S&P Global	Set Price Target	Neutral	GBX 5,600
7/27/2017	Whitman Howard	Reiterated Rating	Hold	GBX 5,300
7/12/2017	Investec	Reiterated Rating	Hold	GBX 5,500
6/29/2017	Credit Suisse Group	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	GBX 6,100
5/23/2017	Berenberg Bank	Reiterated Rating	Buy	GBX 5,670
5/20/2017	Citigroup Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Buy
4/19/2017	Jefferies Group LLC	Boost Price Target	Buy	GBX 5,800 -> GBX 6,600
4/6/2017	BNP Paribas	Set Price Target	Buy	GBX 6,000
3/31/2017	Barclays PLC	Reiterated Rating	Equal weight	GBX 5,200
2/24/2017	Societe Generale	Boost Price Target	Buy	GBX 5,400 -> GBX 5,800
11/15/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Lower Price Target	Buy	GBX 6,000 -> GBX 5,700
11/2/2016	Morgan Stanley	Set Price Target	Buy	GBX 5,400
10/27/2016	Beaufort Securities	Reiterated Rating	Buy
10/25/2016	J P Morgan Chase & Co	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	GBX 5,420
10/24/2016	Royal Bank Of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Underperform	GBX 4,300 -> GBX 4,400
10/21/2016	S&P Global Inc.	Set Price Target	Neutral	GBX 5,200
10/14/2016	Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)	Set Price Target	Buy	GBX 5,500
7/6/2016	Independent Research GmbH	Set Price Target	Neutral	GBX 5,200
5/3/2016	Canaccord Genuity	Boost Price Target	Sell	GBX 3,165 -> GBX 3,585
3/10/2016	AlphaValue	Reiterated Rating	Reduce	GBX 4,128
3/1/2016	Nomura	Boost Price Target	Buy	GBX 4,810 -> GBX 4,930
11/5/2015	SBG Securities	Reiterated Rating	Hold	GBX 4,125
10/28/2015	S&P Equity Research	Set Price Target	Neutral	GBX 4,200
9/11/2015	Panmure Gordon	Reiterated Rating	Buy	GBX 4,200 -> GBX 4,070
7/29/2015	Charles Stanley	Reiterated Rating	accumulate

(Data available from 7/27/2015 forward)

Earnings History for British American Tobacco plc (LON:BATS)
No earnings announcements for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com

Earnings Estimates for British American Tobacco plc (LON:BATS)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $282.22 EPS

Dividend History by Quarter for British American Tobacco plc (LON BATS)

Announced	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
7/27/2017	GBX 56.50	1.06%	8/17/2017	8/17/2017	9/28/2017
2/23/2017	GBX 118.10	2.37%	3/16/2017	3/16/2017	5/4/2017
7/28/2016	GBX 51.30	1.07%	8/18/2016	8/18/2016	9/28/2016
2/25/2016	GBX 104.60	2.7%	3/17/2016	3/17/2016	5/5/2016
7/29/2015	GBX 49.40	1.34%	8/20/2015	8/20/2015	9/30/2015
7/30/2014	GBX 47.50	1.34%	8/20/2014	8/20/2014	9/30/2014
2/27/2014	GBX 97.40	3.02%	3/12/2014	3/12/2014	5/8/2014

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History for British American Tobacco plc (LON:BATS)

Insider Trades by Quarter for British American Tobacco plc (LON:BATS)

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
7/10/2017	Alan Davy	Insider	Buy	21	GBX 5,203	£1,092.63
7/5/2017	Naresh Sethi	Insider	Buy	3	GBX 5,204	£156.12
6/23/2017	Jack Bowles	Insider	Buy	9,000	GBX 5,487	£493,830
6/7/2017	Naresh Sethi	Insider	Buy	2	GBX 5,587	£111.74
5/12/2017	Ricardo Oberlander	Insider	Sell	6,719	GBX 5,371	£360,877.49
5/10/2017	Jack Bowles	Insider	Buy	75,000	GBX 5,296	£3,972,000
5/3/2017	Johan Vandermeulen	Insider	Buy	3	GBX 5,261	£157.83
4/12/2017	Pedro Malan	Insider	Buy	3,000	GBX 5,376	£161,280
4/4/2017	Johan Vandermeulen	Insider	Sell	2,290	GBX 5,285	£121,026.50
4/3/2017	Jack Bowles	Insider	Sell	23,172	GBX 5,294	£1,226,725.68
3/31/2017	Jack Bowles	Insider	Sell	1,618	GBX 5,288	£85,559.84
3/30/2017	Jack Bowles	Insider	Sell	43,400	GBX 5,307	£2,303,238
3/1/2017	Naresh Sethi	Insider	Buy	3	GBX 5,133	£153.99
2/1/2017	Giovanni Giordano	Insider	Buy	2	GBX 4,897	GBX 9,794
1/4/2017	Jerome Abelman	Insider	Buy	3	GBX 4,600	£138
12/7/2016	Nicandro Durante	Insider	Buy	4	GBX 4,343	£173.72
11/2/2016	Nicandro Durante	Insider	Buy	3	GBX 4,615	£138.45
10/5/2016	Nicandro Durante	Insider	Buy	3	GBX 4,951	£148.53
9/7/2016	Durante,Nicandro	Insider	Buy	3	GBX 4,801	£144.03
9/2/2016	Helmes,Marion	Insider	Buy	3,600	GBX 4,809	£173,124
9/1/2016	Helmes,Marion	Insider	Buy	900	GBX 4,758	£42,822
8/18/2016	Jack Bowles	Insider	Sell	511	GBX 4,840	£24,732.40
8/3/2016	Stevens,Ben	Insider	Buy	3	GBX 4,749	£142.47
7/6/2016	Stevens,Ben	Insider	Buy	3	GBX 4,993	£149.79
6/1/2016	Stevens,Ben	Insider	Buy	4	GBX 4,200	£168
5/9/2016	Stevens,Ben	Insider	Buy	13	GBX 4,180	£543.40
5/6/2016	Durante,Nicandro	Insider	Buy	3	GBX 4,122	£123.66
5/4/2016	Stevens,Ben	Insider	Buy	3	GBX 4,122	£123.66
4/6/2016	Durante,Nicandro	Insider	Buy	4	GBX 4,104	£164.16
3/23/2016	Stevens,Ben	Insider	Sell	5,823	GBX 3,995	£232,628.85
3/22/2016	Durante,Nicandro	Insider	Sell	10,425	GBX 3,974	£414,289.50
3/4/2016	Stevens,Ben	Insider	Sell	4,300	GBX 4,021	£172,903
3/2/2016	Stevens,Ben	Insider	Buy	4	GBX 3,990	£159.60
2/3/2016	Stevens,Ben	Insider	Buy	4	GBX 3,840	£153.60
1/6/2016	Durante,Nicandro	Insider	Buy	4	GBX 3,691	£147.64
12/2/2015	Stevens,Ben	Insider	Buy	3	GBX 3,885	£116.55
11/5/2015	Stevens,Ben	Insider	Buy	4	GBX 3,864	£154.56
10/9/2015	Stevens,Ben	Insider	Buy	4	GBX 3,717	£148.68
10/8/2015	Kwan ,Savio	Insider	Buy	40	GBX 3,670	£1,468
9/7/2015	Durante,Nicandro	Insider	Buy	5	GBX 3,371	£168.55
8/7/2015	Stevens,Ben	Insider	Buy	4	GBX 3,831	£153.24
7/3/2015	Durante,Nicandro	Insider	Buy	4	GBX 3,488	£139.52
6/10/2015	Savio Kwan	Insider	Buy	3,000	GBX 3,404.81	£102,144.30
6/8/2015	Ben Stevens	Insider	Buy	536	GBX 3,410	£18,277.60
5/21/2015	Dimitri Panayotopoulos	Insider	Buy	2,750	GBX 3,638.30	£100,053.25
4/30/2015	Dimitri Panayotopoulos	Insider	Buy	550	GBX 3,604.50	£19,824.75
3/30/2015	Ben Stevens	Insider	Sell	9,893	GBX 3,594.50	£355,603.89

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Headline Trends for British American Tobacco plc (LON:BATS) Latest Headlines for British American Tobacco plc (LON:BATS)

Source:

Date	Headline
	British American Tobacco profit jumps on FX effect - MarketWatch www.marketwatch.com - July 27 at 3:14 AM
	TOP NEWS: British American Tobacco Completes Reynolds Takeover www.morningstar.co.uk - July 26 at 2:21 AM
	BAT Completes Acquisition of Reynolds - London South East (registration) (blog) www.lse.co.uk - July 25 at 9:18 PM
	British American Tobacco plc (BATS) Receives Average Rating of "Buy" from Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - July 24 at 11:02 PM
	British American Tobacco plc's (LON:BATS) "Hold" Rating Reaffirmed at Whitman Howard www.americanbankingnews.com - July 23 at 12:00 PM
	PRESS DIGEST- Canada - July 20 finance.yahoo.com - July 20 at 5:52 PM
	Reynolds American's Acquisition by BAT Gets Shareholders' Nod finance.yahoo.com - July 20 at 5:52 PM
	TOP NEWS: British American Tobacco Shareholders Approve Reynolds Buy www.morningstar.co.uk - July 20 at 3:42 AM
	British American Tobacco plc - StreetInsider.com www.streetinsider.com - July 19 at 10:38 PM
	Reynolds shareholders approve $54.5B acquisition by BAT finance.yahoo.com - July 19 at 5:37 PM
	Tobacco industry blocking anti-smoking moves - WHO finance.yahoo.com - July 19 at 5:37 PM
	Cigarette consolidation: British American wins Reynolds finance.yahoo.com - July 19 at 5:37 PM
	RPT-SPECIAL REPORT-Philip Morris takes aim at young people in India, and health officials are fuming - Nasdaq www.nasdaq.com - July 19 at 6:59 AM
	British American Tobacco plc (BATS) to Release Earnings on Wednesday www.americanbankingnews.com - July 19 at 2:58 AM
	Special Report: Philip Morris takes aim at young people in India, and health officials are fuming - Reuters www.reuters.com - July 18 at 5:52 PM
	Woodford equity income fund sells BAT stake, keeps Imperial Brands - Reuters www.reuters.com - July 14 at 6:14 PM
	RPT-SPECIAL REPORT-Inside Philip Morris' campaign to subvert the global anti-smoking treaty - Nasdaq www.nasdaq.com - July 14 at 3:23 AM
	BREAKINGVIEWS-Japan Tobacco drags itself into final frontiers - Nasdaq www.nasdaq.com - July 13 at 5:22 PM
	Special Report: Inside Philip Morris' campaign to subvert the global anti-smoking treaty - Reuters www.reuters.com - July 13 at 5:21 PM
	UBS AG Analysts Give British American Tobacco plc (LON:BATS) a GBX 5,670 Price Target www.americanbankingnews.com - July 13 at 3:34 PM
	British American Tobacco plc (BATS) Insider Alan Davy Buys 21 Shares www.americanbankingnews.com - July 12 at 7:08 AM
	British American Tobacco plc (BATS) Insider Acquires £156.12 in Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - July 10 at 7:50 AM
	Market receives smoke signals for BAT jumbo bond - Reuters www.reuters.com - July 8 at 8:25 AM
	Credit Suisse Group Reiterates "Outperform" Rating for British American Tobacco plc (LON:BATS) www.americanbankingnews.com - July 2 at 9:36 AM
	Altria and Philip Morris' Worst Move So Far in 2017 finance.yahoo.com - June 29 at 5:27 PM
	Japan Tobacco Chases Marlboro Man's Maker in Smokeless Race ... - Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com - June 28 at 9:35 PM
	Japan Tobacco Chases Marlboro Man's Maker in Smokeless Race finance.yahoo.com - June 28 at 9:35 PM
	Insider Buying: British American Tobacco plc (BATS) Insider Buys 9,000 Shares of Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - June 28 at 7:32 AM
	British American Tobacco plc (BATS) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Buy" from Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - June 27 at 8:32 PM
	Why Neil Woodford has bought Vodafone Group plc and sold British American Tobacco plc www.fool.co.uk - June 19 at 10:31 AM
	British American Tobacco plc (BATS) Receives Hold Rating from Whitman Howard www.americanbankingnews.com - June 18 at 8:55 AM
	We Could Be Nearing a Generation That Doesn't Smoke Cigarettes, New Study Hints finance.yahoo.com - June 16 at 4:31 PM
	New US funds would mimic ADRs but cut currency risk -filing - Nasdaq www.nasdaq.com - June 15 at 10:37 PM
	New U.S. funds would mimic ADRs but cut currency risk: filing www.streetinsider.com - June 15 at 2:01 AM
	BAT H1 Trading In Line With View; Revenue To Benefit From Good Pricing www.rttnews.com - June 14 at 8:59 PM
	Form 425 REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC Filed by: British American Tobacco p.l.c. www.streetinsider.com - June 14 at 8:59 PM
	Form 425 REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC Filed by: British American Tobacco plc - StreetInsider.com www.streetinsider.com - June 14 at 3:59 PM
	[$$] BAT gets currency boost as it looks to 'outperform' peers finance.yahoo.com - June 14 at 3:58 PM
	Analysts Upgrade Reynolds as British American Stock... \| Morningstar - Morningstar www.morningstar.co.uk - June 13 at 1:08 PM
	FTSE 100 ends lower as pound climbs, political problems linger - MarketWatch www.marketwatch.com - June 13 at 1:08 PM
	British American Tobacco: The Best Of Big Tobacco? - Seeking Alpha seekingalpha.com - June 12 at 4:53 PM
	Insider Buying: British American Tobacco plc (BATS) Insider Purchases 2 Shares of Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - June 12 at 10:34 AM
	BRIEF-Reynolds American, BAT, Batus and Merger Sub enters into an amendment - Reuters www.reuters.com - June 10 at 2:25 AM
	British vote upset leaves European shares in choppy waters finance.yahoo.com - June 9 at 4:23 PM
	British American Tobacco plc (BATS) Given Average Recommendation of "Buy" by Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - June 2 at 12:49 PM
	BAT's Glo Roll-Out in Japan Sets Up Three-Way War for Smokers - Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com - May 31 at 10:45 AM
	Reynolds Announces Leadership Roles Post Acquisition by BAT finance.yahoo.com - May 31 at 10:45 AM
	British American Tobacco plc (BATS) Given "Buy" Rating at Berenberg Bank www.americanbankingnews.com - May 28 at 9:04 AM
	TOP NEWS: Britvic Profit Hit By Costs As Former BAT Man Named Chairman - London South East (registration) (blog) www.lse.co.uk - May 24 at 11:25 AM
	British American Tobacco plc's (BATS) "Buy" Rating Reaffirmed at Citigroup Inc www.americanbankingnews.com - May 20 at 4:58 PM

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British American Tobacco plc (BATS) Chart for Thursday, July, 27, 2017

This page was last updated on 7/27/2017 by MarketBeat.com Staff