LON:BATS British American Tobacco - BATS Share Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: 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 p.l.c. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. GBX 3,125.50 +10.00 (+0.32%) (As of 02/3/2023 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range 3,097▼ 3,14450-Day Range 3,030▼ 3,430.5052-Week Range 2,915▼ 3,645Volume1.97 million shsAverage Volume3.45 million shsMarket Capitalization£69.88 billionP/E Ratio1,330.00Dividend Yield7.19%Price TargetGBX 4,033 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendInsider TradesHeadlinesSustainability British American Tobacco MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.83 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside29.0% UpsideGBX 4,033 Price TargetShort InterestN/ADividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainability-4.00Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.21Based on 10 Articles This WeekInsider TradingAcquiring Shares£46,071 Bought Last QuarterProj. Earnings GrowthN/ASee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.25 out of 5 stars 3.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingBritish 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/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of GBX 4,033, British American Tobacco has a forecasted upside of 29.0% from its current price of GBX 3,125.50.Amount of Analyst CoverageBritish American Tobacco has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next N/A Short Interest Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for BATS. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipBritish American Tobacco is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.19%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthBritish American Tobacco does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of British American Tobacco is 115.15%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Previous Next 0.0 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreBritish 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 SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for British American Tobacco is -4.00. Previous Next 2.9 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentBritish 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Defensive companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for British American Tobacco this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest13 people have searched for BATS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 225% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows21 people have added British American Tobacco to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 91% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 1.7 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, British American Tobacco insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £460.71 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of British American Tobacco is 1,330.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 141.69.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of British American Tobacco is 1,330.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 255.30.Price to Earnings Growth RatioBritish American Tobacco has a PEG Ratio of 0.84. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBritish American Tobacco has a P/B Ratio of 0.96. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) StockBritish 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.Read More Receive BATS Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for British American Tobacco and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address BATS Stock News HeadlinesFebruary 5, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comTadeu Marroco Purchases 5 Shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) StockFebruary 2, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comThe Goldman Sachs Group Analysts Give British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) a GBX 3,800 Price TargetFebruary 5, 2023 | Wall Street Watch Dogs (Ad)A gold storm is coming…“We are in the early stages of a mania – the calm before the storm.”...February 2, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBritish American Tobacco (LON:BATS) PT Set at GBX 4,000 by JPMorgan Chase & Co.February 2, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBritish American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Given a GBX 4,700 Price Target by Jefferies Financial Group AnalystsJanuary 31, 2023 | msn.comIs the 7%+ British American Tobacco dividend yield safe?January 25, 2023 | marketwatch.comBritish American Tobacco falls Wednesday, underperforms marketJanuary 24, 2023 | marketwatch.comBritish American Tobacco falls Tuesday, underperforms marketFebruary 5, 2023 | Wall Street Watch Dogs (Ad)A gold storm is coming…“We are in the early stages of a mania – the calm before the storm.”...January 17, 2023 | msn.comBAT South Africa confirms retrenchment process, blames ban and illicit tobacco tradeJanuary 16, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comThe past five years for British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:BAT) investors has not been profitableJanuary 16, 2023 | reuters.comBritish American Tobacco South Africa proposes restructuring, 200 jobs at riskDecember 28, 2022 | msn.comBAT Bangladesh keeps topping NBR honours chartDecember 26, 2022 | msn.comNEPC recognises BAT for non-oil export promotionDecember 16, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comShould Investors Buy Big Tobacco Stocks?December 15, 2022 | marketwatch.comBritish American Tobacco rises Thursday, outperforms marketDecember 15, 2022 | reuters.comBritish American Tobacco closes Swiss plant, lays off 226 -paperDecember 8, 2022 | msn.comBritish American Tobacco's shift to vapes and other 'new category' products gathers pace as sales growDecember 8, 2022 | msn.comBritish American Tobacco doubles down on vaping as smoking industry shrinksDecember 1, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comInvestors in British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) have unfortunately lost 5.5% over the last five yearsNovember 24, 2022 | uk.finance.yahoo.comShould I buy British American Tobacco shares?November 19, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks That Wall Street Absolutely Loves Right NowNovember 11, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comBritish American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:BAT) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The BusinessOctober 17, 2022 | markets.businessinsider.comReynolds' Tobaccoville Facility Earns Alliance for Water Stewardship CertificationOctober 4, 2022 | uk.finance.yahoo.comHere’s the British American Tobacco dividend forecast for 2022 and 2023October 4, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comJudge says ITG liable for Florida tobacco settlement payments and must compensate ReynoldsSeptember 30, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comBritish American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Stock's On A Decline: Are Poor Fundamentals The Cause?See More Headlines View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive BATS Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for British American Tobacco and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address BATS Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 11/10 Dividend9/29/2022Dividend Payable11/10/2022Ex-Dividend for 2/2 Dividend12/22/2022Dividend Payable2/02/2023Today2/05/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)2/09/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON Industry Tobacco Sub-IndustryN/A SectorConsumer Defensive Current SymbolLON:BATS CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.bat.com Phone+44-20-78452000FaxN/AEmployees54,365Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price ForecastGBX 4,033 High Stock Price ForecastGBX 4,700 Low Stock Price ForecastGBX 3,500 Forecasted Upside/Downside+29.0%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.83 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Trailing P/E Ratio1,330.00 Forward P/E Ratio7.59 P/E Growth0.84Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Pretax MarginN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/A Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio60.59 Current Ratio0.88 Quick Ratio0.47 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£26.38 billion Price / Sales2.65 Cash FlowGBX 167.71 per share Price / Cash Flow18.64 Book ValueGBX 3,260.60 per share Price / Book0.96Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares2,235,866,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£69.88 billion OptionableNot Optionable BetaN/A Key ExecutivesMr. Jack Marie Henry David Bowles (Age 59)CEO, Member of Management Board & Director Comp: $4.66MMr. Tadeu Luiz Marroco (Age 57)Fin. & Transformation Director, Member of Management Board and Exec. Director Comp: $2.33MMr. Kingsley Wheaton (Age 50)Chief Growth Officer & Member of Management Board Mr. Johan Vandermeulen (Age 55)Regional Director of Europe & Member of Management Board Dr. David O'Reilly (Age 57)Director of Research & Science and Member of Management Board Mr. Jerome B. Abelman (Age 59)Director of Legal & External Affairs, Gen. Counsel and Member of Management Board Mr. Luciano Comin (Age 53)Regional Director for Americas & Sub-Saharan Africa and Member of Management Board Mr. Paul Lageweg (Age 53)Director of New Categories & Member of Management Board Mr. Guy Meldrum (Age 51)Member of Management Board Ms. Hae In Kim (Age 49)Director of Talent, Culture & Inclusion and Member of Management Board More ExecutivesKey CompetitorsImperial BrandsLON:IMBDiageoLON:DGEReckitt Benckiser GroupLON:RKTUnileverLON:ULVRTescoLON:TSCOView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsTadeu MarrocoBought 5 shares on 2/1/2023Total: £15,560.00 ($3,112.00/share)Tadeu MarrocoBought 4 shares on 1/4/2023Total: £13,416.00 ($3,354.00/share)Tadeu MarrocoBought 5 shares on 12/7/2022Total: £17,095.00 ($3,419.00/share)Tadeu MarrocoBought 4 shares on 11/2/2022Total: £13,204.00 ($3,301.00/share)Tadeu MarrocoBought 5 shares on 10/5/2022Total: £16,255.00 ($3,251.00/share)View All Insider Transactions BATS Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell British American Tobacco stock right now? 6 Wall Street 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 research analysts is that investors should "buy" BATS shares. View BATS analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is British American Tobacco's stock price forecast for 2023? 6 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for British American Tobacco's stock. Their BATS share price forecasts range from GBX 3,500 to GBX 4,700. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach GBX 4,033 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 29.0% 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 2023? British American Tobacco's stock was trading at GBX 3,281.50 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BATS stock has decreased by 4.8% and is now trading at GBX 3,125.50. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. When is British American Tobacco's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 9th 2023. View our BATS earnings forecast. How often does British American Tobacco pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for British American Tobacco? British American Tobacco declared a dividend on Saturday, February 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 22nd will be paid a dividend of GBX 54.45 per share on Thursday, February 2nd. This represents a dividend yield of 1.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 22nd. The official announcement can be seen 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 7.19%. 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.Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is British American Tobacco's stock price today? One share of BATS stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 3,125.50. How much money does British American Tobacco make? British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) has a market capitalization of £69.88 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. 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