Sigma Planning Corp Reduces Stock Holdings in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI)

Sigma Planning Corp reduced its stake in shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI) by 76.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 8,149 shares of the company’s stock after selling 26,055 shares during the quarter. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in British American Tobacco were worth $239,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. HBC Financial Services PLLC purchased a new stake in shares of British American Tobacco during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. CoreFirst Bank & Trust grew its stake in British American Tobacco by 297.1% during the 3rd quarter. CoreFirst Bank & Trust now owns 945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 707 shares in the last quarter. FSC Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in British American Tobacco by 82.6% during the 3rd quarter. FSC Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,083 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 490 shares in the last quarter. Central Bank & Trust Co. acquired a new stake in British American Tobacco during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, BKM Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in British American Tobacco during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $35,000. 21.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE BTI opened at $29.25 on Monday. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a fifty-two week low of $28.25 and a fifty-two week high of $37.44. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $29.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $30.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a current ratio of 0.91.

British American Tobacco Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.7431 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 20th. This represents a $2.97 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.16%.

British American Tobacco Profile

British American Tobacco p.l.c. engages in the provision of tobacco and nicotine products to consumers worldwide. It also offers vapour, heated, and modern oral nicotine products; combustible cigarettes; and traditional oral products, such as snus and moist snuff. The company offers its products under the Vuse, glo, Velo, Grizzly, Kodiak, Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Camel, Natural American Spirit, Newport, Vogue, Viceroy, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant, Craven A, State Express 555 and Shuang Xi brands.