NYSE:BTIBritish American Tobacco Stock 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 Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $34.63 +0.63 (+1.85 %) (As of 08/13/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$34.39Now: $34.63▼$34.7950-Day Range$33.22MA: $36.19▼$39.4752-Week Range$27.32Now: $34.63▼$45.64Volume3.64 million shsAverage Volume2.28 million shsMarket Capitalization$79.30 billionP/E Ratio8.38Dividend Yield7.77%Beta0.87 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media 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™ 3.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingBritish American Tobacco has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $50.00, British American Tobacco has a potential upside of 44.4% from its current price of $34.63.Amount of Analyst CoverageBritish American Tobacco has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.5 Community Rank Outperform VotesBritish American Tobacco has received 276 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesBritish American Tobacco has received 285 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentBritish American Tobacco has received 50.80% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about British American Tobacco and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe BTI will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe BTI will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipBritish American Tobacco is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.77%, 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 65.13%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, British American Tobacco will have a dividend payout ratio of 59.78% next year. This indicates that British American Tobacco will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, British American Tobacco insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 5.18% of the stock of British American Tobacco is held by institutions. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for British American Tobacco are expected to grow by 6.89% in the coming year, from $4.21 to $4.50 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of British American Tobacco is 8.38, 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 is 8.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 47.90.Price to Earnings Growth RatioBritish American Tobacco has a PEG Ratio of 1.29. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBritish American Tobacco has a P/B Ratio of 0.92. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.4Community Rank: 2.5Dividend Strength: 3.3Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 2.5 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.35 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Cigarettes Sub-IndustryN/A SectorConsumer Staples Current SymbolNYSE:BTI Previous SymbolNYSEMKT:BTI CUSIPN/A CIK1303523 Webwww.bat.com Phone44-20-7845-1000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.63 Current Ratio0.89 Quick Ratio0.53Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio8.38 Forward P/E Ratio8.23 P/E Growth1.29 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$33.04 billion Price / Sales2.40 Cash Flow$5.46 per share Price / Cash Flow6.34 Book Value$37.62 per share Price / Book0.92Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/AMiscellaneous Employees53,185 Outstanding Shares2,290,000,000Market Cap$79.30 billion Next Earnings DateN/A OptionableOptionable $34.63 +0.63 (+1.85 %) (As of 08/13/2020 04:00 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive BTI News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for BTI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. British American Tobacco (NYSE:BTI) Frequently Asked Questions How has British American Tobacco's stock been impacted by COVID-19? British American Tobacco's stock was trading at $37.26 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BTI stock has decreased by 7.1% and is now trading at $34.63. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of British American Tobacco? 7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for British American Tobacco in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for British American Tobacco. How often does British American Tobacco pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for British American Tobacco? British American Tobacco declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, December 18th will be given a dividend of $0.6721 per share on Monday, February 8th. This represents a $2.69 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.76%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 17th. View British American Tobacco's dividend history. When did British American Tobacco's stock split? How did British American Tobacco's stock split work? British American Tobacco's stock split before market open on Tuesday, February 14th 2017. The 2-1 split was announced on Friday, January 13th 2017. The newly created shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Monday, February 13th 2017. An investor that had 100 shares of British American Tobacco stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split. What price target have analysts set for BTI? 7 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for British American Tobacco's shares. Their forecasts range from $50.00 to $50.00. On average, they expect British American Tobacco's stock price to reach $50.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 44.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for British American Tobacco. Has British American Tobacco been receiving favorable news coverage? News stories about BTI stock have trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. British American Tobacco earned a media sentiment score of -2.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about British American Tobacco. Are investors shorting British American Tobacco? British American Tobacco saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,770,000 shares, an increase of 14.9% from the April 30th total of 4,150,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,810,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.7 days. View British American Tobacco's Short Interest. Who are some of British American Tobacco's key competitors? Some companies that are related to British American Tobacco include Philip Morris International (PM), Altria Group (MO), SWEDISH MATCH A/ADR (SWMAY), Vector Group (VGR), mCig (MCIG) and White Fox Ventures (AWAW). View all competitors. 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 Altria Group (MO), British American Tobacco Plc Ads (BATS), AT&T (T), Philip Morris International (PM), Verizon Communications (VZ), Pfizer (PFE), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AbbVie (ABBV), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) and Exxon Mobil (XOM). Who are British American Tobacco's key executives? British American Tobacco's 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's stock symbol? British American Tobacco trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BTI." Who are British American Tobacco's major shareholders? British American Tobacco's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include FMR LLC (0.49%), Newport Trust Co (0.17%), Federated Hermes Inc. (0.12%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.12%), Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (0.11%) and Raymond James & Associates (0.09%). Which major investors are selling British American Tobacco stock? BTI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC, Marshall Wace North America L.P., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Fiduciary Trust International LLC, Newport Trust Co, Waverton Investment Management Ltd, and Epoch Investment Partners Inc.. Which major investors are buying British American Tobacco stock? BTI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Federated Hermes Inc., Horizon Investments LLC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Pendal Group Ltd, Raymond James & Associates, Pacer Advisors Inc., Advisory Research Inc., and Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC. How do I buy shares of British American Tobacco? Shares of BTI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is British American Tobacco's stock price today? One share of BTI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $34.63. How big of a company is British American Tobacco? British American Tobacco has a market capitalization of $79.30 billion and generates $33.04 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $7.28 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.13 on an earnings per share basis. British American Tobacco employs 53,185 workers across the globe. What is British American Tobacco's official website? The official website for British American Tobacco is www.bat.com. How can I contact British American Tobacco? British American Tobacco's mailing address is GLOBE HOUSE 4 TEMPLE PLACE, LONDON X0, WC2R 2PG. The company can be reached via phone at 44-20-7845-1000 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 8/13/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. 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