BTI vs. RLX, TPB, ISPR, HPCO, PM, MO, UVV, XXII, KAVL, and PG
Should you be buying British American Tobacco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of British American Tobacco include RLX Technology (RLX), Turning Point Brands (TPB), Ispire Technology (ISPR), Hempacco (HPCO), Philip Morris International (PM), Altria Group (MO), Universal (UVV), 22nd Century Group (XXII), Kaival Brands Innovations Group (KAVL), and Procter & Gamble (PG).
British American Tobacco vs. Its Competitors
British American Tobacco (NYSE:BTI) and RLX Technology (NYSE:RLX) are both tobacco products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.
RLX Technology has a net margin of 21.38% compared to British American Tobacco's net margin of 0.00%. RLX Technology's return on equity of 4.05% beat British American Tobacco's return on equity.
British American Tobacco has higher revenue and earnings than RLX Technology. British American Tobacco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RLX Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
British American Tobacco has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RLX Technology has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
British American Tobacco pays an annual dividend of $2.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. RLX Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. British American Tobacco pays out 60.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RLX Technology pays out 16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
British American Tobacco currently has a consensus target price of $33.00, suggesting a potential downside of 35.51%. RLX Technology has a consensus target price of $2.25, suggesting a potential downside of 0.88%. Given RLX Technology's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe RLX Technology is more favorable than British American Tobacco.
In the previous week, British American Tobacco had 21 more articles in the media than RLX Technology. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for British American Tobacco and 2 mentions for RLX Technology. British American Tobacco's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat RLX Technology's score of 0.00 indicating that British American Tobacco is being referred to more favorably in the media.
16.2% of British American Tobacco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of RLX Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of British American Tobacco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.4% of RLX Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
RLX Technology beats British American Tobacco on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:BTI) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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