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 $36.21 -0.69 (-1.87 %) (As of 04/3/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$35.78Now: $36.21▼$36.5650-Day Range$27.64MA: $37.89▼$44.0352-Week Range$27.32Now: $36.21▼$45.64Volume2.14 million shsAverage Volume2.50 million shsMarket Capitalization$82.92 billionP/E Ratio8.77Dividend Yield7.29%Beta0.94 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendFinancialsInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial 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™ 3.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingBritish American Tobacco has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $50.00, British American Tobacco has a potential upside of 38.1% from its current price of $36.21.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 269 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesBritish American Tobacco has received 278 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentBritish American Tobacco has received 50.82% “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 7.29%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthBritish American Tobacco has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.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 59.25 % 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 4.98% 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 7.08% in the coming year, from $4.24 to $4.54 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of British American Tobacco is 8.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 11.23.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of British American Tobacco is 8.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 21.62.Price to Earnings Growth RatioBritish American Tobacco has a PEG Ratio of 1.13. 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 0.94. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.3Community Rank: 2.5Dividend Strength: 3.3Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 2.5 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.33 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 Webhttp://www.bat.com/ Phone44-20-7845-1000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.59 Current Ratio0.71 Quick Ratio0.38Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio8.77 Forward P/E Ratio8.54 P/E Growth1.13 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$33.04 billion Price / Sales2.51 Cash Flow$5.53 per share Price / Cash Flow6.55 Book Value$38.44 per share Price / Book0.94Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/AMiscellaneous Employees56,710 Outstanding Shares2,290,000,000Market Cap$82.92 billion Next Earnings DateN/A OptionableOptionable 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. BTI Rates by TradingView British American Tobacco (NYSE:BTI) Frequently Asked Questions How has British American Tobacco's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? British American Tobacco's stock was trading at $37.26 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, BTI shares have decreased by 2.8% and is now trading at $36.21. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of British American Tobacco? 5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for British American Tobacco in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 3 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 announced 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 yield of 7.42%. 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? Shares of British American Tobacco split on Tuesday, February 14th 2017. The 2-1 split was announced on Friday, January 13th 2017. The newly issued shares were distributed 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 guidance has British American Tobacco issued on next quarter's earnings? British American Tobacco updated its FY 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 27th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $26.453-26.967 billion. What price target have analysts set for BTI? 5 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for British American Tobacco's stock. Their forecasts range from $50.00 to $50.00. On average, they expect British American Tobacco's share price to reach $50.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 38.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for British American Tobacco. Has British American Tobacco been receiving favorable news coverage? Media stories about BTI stock have been trending very negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. 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 earned a news impact score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutBritish American Tobacco. Are investors shorting British American Tobacco? British American Tobacco saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 2,614,000 shares, an increase of 42.1% from the February 27th total of 1,840,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,670,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.6 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View British American Tobacco's Current Options Chain. 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), Vector Group (VGR), mCig (MCIG) and White Fox Ventures (AWAW). 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 Plc Ads (BATS), Altria Group (MO), AT&T (T), Philip Morris International (PM), Verizon Communications (VZ), Pfizer (PFE), Reynolds American (RAI), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) and The Coca-Cola (KO). 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 a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Fulton Bank N.A. (0.00%) and Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC. (0.00%). Which major investors are selling British American Tobacco stock? BTI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC.. Which major investors are buying British American Tobacco stock? BTI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fulton Bank N.A.. 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 $36.21. How big of a company is British American Tobacco? British American Tobacco has a market capitalization of $82.92 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 56,710 workers across the globe. View additional information about British American Tobacco. What is British American Tobacco's official website? The official website for British American Tobacco is http://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 4/4/2020 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: What is a resistance level?
