British American Tobacco (BTI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI) is a multinational tobacco and nicotine products company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The company develops, manufactures and markets combustible tobacco products, including cigarettes and other traditional tobacco products, as well as a growing portfolio of potentially reduced-risk nicotine products.

Its brands include Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans and Newport, along with non-combustible products such as Vuse vapor products, glo heated tobacco products and Velo modern oral nicotine pouches. Product availability varies by market and is subject to local regulations.

British American Tobacco was formed in 1902 through the combination of the United Kingdom’s Imperial Tobacco Company and the American Tobacco Company. It expanded its U.S. presence through the acquisition of Reynolds American in 2017, adding brands such as Newport, Camel and Natural American Spirit to its portfolio. The company serves consumers through distributors and retail channels across numerous markets worldwide and has emphasized shifting its business toward new categories, including vaping, heated tobacco and oral nicotine products. Tadeu Marroco has served as the company’s chief executive officer since May 2023.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $61.37 to $61.97
• 50-Day Range: $52.62 to $61.92
• 52-Week Range: $51.80 to $67.30
• Volume: 3.27 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.27 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $125.40 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 5.33%
• Price Target: $68.10
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

British American Tobacco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

British American Tobacco scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 58th out of 169 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

British American Tobacco has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for British American Tobacco is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

British American Tobacco has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.93%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for British American Tobacco are expected to grow by 7.93% in the coming year, from $4.79 to $5.17 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

British American Tobacco has a PEG Ratio of 1.81. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

British American Tobacco has a P/B Ratio of 2.00. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.18% of the float of British American Tobacco has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

British American Tobacco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.86, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in British American Tobacco has recently increased by 27.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

British American Tobacco is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.52%, 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 Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, British American Tobacco will have a dividend payout ratio of 63.83% next year. This indicates that British American Tobacco will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.09

News Sentiment

British American Tobacco has a news sentiment score of 1.09. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for British American Tobacco this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 13 people have searched for BTI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -32% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

33 people have added British American Tobacco to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 371% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, British American Tobacco insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.03% of the stock of British American Tobacco is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

16.16% of the stock of British American Tobacco is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/19 Dividend: 7/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/19 Dividend: 7/10/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/19/2026
• Record date for 11/12 Dividend: 10/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/12 Dividend: 10/02/2026
• Today: 11/03/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Tobacco
• Sub-Industry: Tobacco
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BTI
• Previous Symbol: NYSEMKT:BTI
• CIK: 1303523
• Web: www.bat.com
• Phone: 442078451000
• Fax: 44-20-7240-0555
• Employees: 47,797
• Year Founded: 1902

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for British American Tobacco: $68.10
• High Price Target: $68.10
• Low Price Target: $68.10
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.98
• P/E Growth: 1.81
• 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: 0.64
• Current Ratio: 0.84
• Quick Ratio: 0.50

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $33.77 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.71
• Cash Flow: $6.87 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.02
• Book Value: $31.02 per share
• Price / Book: 2.00

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,025,110,000
• Free Float: 2,024,505,000
• Market Cap: $125.40 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.29