LON:BATSBritish American Tobacco Plc Ads Share Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding British American Tobacco Plc Ads Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add GBX 2,584.50 -46.00 (-1.75 %) (As of 08/14/2020 07:46 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range 2,584.50Now: GBX 2,584.50▼ 2,64450-Day Range 2,491.50MA: GBX 2,817.71▼ 3,140.5052-Week Range 30.97Now: GBX 2,584.50▼ 3,507Volume3.04 million shsAverage Volume4.16 million shsMarket Capitalization£59.29 billionP/E Ratio9.33Dividend Yield7.92%BetaN/A ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendInsider TradesHeadlines British American Tobacco p.l.c. provides cigarettes and other tobacco products worldwide. It manufactures vapour and tobacco heating products; oral tobacco and nicotine products, such as snus, tobacco-free nicotine pouches, and moist snuff; cigars; and e-cigarettes. The company offers its products under the Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Newport, Camel, Natural American Spirit, Vogue, Viceroy, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant, Craven A, Benson & Hedges, John Player Gold Leaf, State Express 555, and Shuang Xi brands. The company sells its products to retail outlets. British American Tobacco p.l.c. was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 4.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingBritish American Tobacco Plc Ads has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on 12 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of GBX 3,470, British American Tobacco Plc Ads has a potential upside of 34.3% from its current price of GBX 2,584.50.Amount of Analyst CoverageBritish American Tobacco Plc Ads has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 3.1 Community Rank Outperform VotesBritish American Tobacco Plc Ads has received 1,156 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesBritish American Tobacco Plc Ads has received 699 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentBritish American Tobacco Plc Ads has received 62.32% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about British American Tobacco Plc Ads and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe BATS will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe BATS will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipBritish American Tobacco Plc Ads is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.92%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthBritish American Tobacco Plc Ads does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of British American Tobacco Plc Ads is 75.84%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, British American Tobacco Plc Ads insiders have sold 132,700.79% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £159.85 in company stock and sold £212,282.07 in company stock. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of British American Tobacco Plc Ads is 9.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 17.46.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of British American Tobacco Plc Ads is 9.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 56.57.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBritish American Tobacco Plc Ads has a P/B Ratio of 0.85. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 4.4Community Rank: 3.1Dividend Strength: 1.7Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.20 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange LON Industry Tobacco Sub-IndustryN/A SectorConsumer Defensive Current SymbolLON:BATS Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.bat.com Phone+44-20-78452000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio72.68 Current Ratio0.89 Quick Ratio0.52Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio9.33 Forward P/E Ratio0.08 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£25.98 billion Price / Sales2.28 Cash FlowGBX 222.36 per share Price / Cash Flow11.62 Book ValueGBX 3,024.10 per share Price / Book0.85Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/AMiscellaneous Employees65,593 Outstanding Shares2,294,220,032Market Cap£59.29 billion Next Earnings DateN/A OptionableNot Optionable GBX 2,584.50 -46.00 (-1.75 %) (As of 08/14/2020 07:46 AM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive BATS News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for BATS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. British American Tobacco Plc Ads (LON:BATS) Frequently Asked Questions How has British American Tobacco Plc Ads' stock been impacted by COVID-19? British American Tobacco Plc Ads' stock was trading at GBX 2,883 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, BATS shares have decreased by 10.4% and is now trading at GBX 2,584.50. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of British American Tobacco Plc Ads? 15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for British American Tobacco Plc Ads in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for British American Tobacco Plc Ads. How often does British American Tobacco Plc Ads pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for British American Tobacco Plc Ads? British American Tobacco Plc Ads announced a dividend on Thursday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 1st will be given a dividend of GBX 52.60 per share on Thursday, November 12th. This represents a yield of 2.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 1st. The official announcement can be accessed at this link. View British American Tobacco Plc Ads' dividend history. What price target have analysts set for BATS? 15 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for British American Tobacco Plc Ads' shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 2,200 to GBX 4,000. On average, they anticipate British American Tobacco Plc Ads' share price to reach GBX 3,470 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 34.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for British American Tobacco Plc Ads. Has British American Tobacco Plc Ads been receiving favorable news coverage? News stories about BATS stock have been trending positive on Friday, according to InfoTrie. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. British American Tobacco Plc Ads earned a news impact score of 2.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about British American Tobacco Plc Ads. Who are some of British American Tobacco Plc Ads' key competitors? Some companies that are related to British American Tobacco Plc Ads include Imperial Brands (IMB), American Heritage International (AHII), Diageo (BTAFF), Electronic Cigarettes (ECIG), Japan Tobacco (JAPAF), Slang Worldwide (SLGWF), Smokefree Innotec (SFIO), Standard Diversified (SDOIB), Swedish Match (SWMAF), Vapor Group (VPOR) and VPR Brands (VPRB). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of British American Tobacco Plc Ads own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other British American Tobacco Plc Ads investors own include British American Tobacco (BTI), Reynolds American (RAI), Imperial Brands (IMB), BP (BP), Vodafone Group (VOD), Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB), AstraZeneca (AZN), Glencore (GLEN), Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB) and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Who are British American Tobacco Plc Ads' key executives? British American Tobacco Plc Ads' management team includes the following people: Mr. Jack Marie Henry David Bowles, CEO, Member of Management Board & Director (Age 55)Mr. John Benedict Stevens, Fin. Director & Exec. Director (Age 60)Mr. Kingsley Wheaton, Chief Marketing Officer & Member of Management Board (Age 46)Mr. Johan Vandermeulen, Regional Director of Europe & North Africa and Member of Management Board (Age 51)Dr. David O'Reilly, Director of Scientific Research & Member of Management Board (Age 53) What is British American Tobacco Plc Ads' stock symbol? British American Tobacco Plc Ads trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "BATS." How do I buy shares of British American Tobacco Plc Ads? Shares of BATS 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 Ads' stock price today? One share of BATS stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 2,584.50. How big of a company is British American Tobacco Plc Ads? British American Tobacco Plc Ads has a market capitalization of £59.29 billion and generates £25.98 billion in revenue each year. British American Tobacco Plc Ads employs 65,593 workers across the globe. What is British American Tobacco Plc Ads' official website? The official website for British American Tobacco Plc Ads is www.bat.com. How can I contact British American Tobacco Plc Ads? British American Tobacco Plc Ads' mailing address is Globe House, 4 Temple Place, LONDON, WC2R 2PG, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-20-78452000. 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