British American Tobacco - BATS Share Forecast, Price & News

6 Wall Street equities research 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 equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" BATS shares.
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6 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for British American Tobacco's stock. Their BATS share price forecasts range from GBX 3,500 to GBX 4,800. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach GBX 4,068 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 21.4% from the stock's current price.
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British American Tobacco's stock was trading at GBX 2,733.50 at the start of the year. Since then, BATS shares have increased by 22.6% and is now trading at GBX 3,350.50.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 9th 2023.
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British American Tobacco announced a dividend on Saturday, February 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 22nd will be given a dividend of GBX 54.45 per share on Thursday, February 2nd. This represents a dividend yield of 1.58%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 22nd. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.
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British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.71 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 6.49%. 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.
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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).

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

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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One share of BATS stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 3,350.50.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) has a market capitalization of £75.12 billion and generates £26.38 billion in revenue each year.

The company employs 54,365 workers across the globe.

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.