British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Insider Tadeu Marroco Purchases 170 Shares of Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco bought 170 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,182 ($56.58) per share, with a total value of £7,109.40 ($9,619.00).

Tadeu Marroco also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, August 6th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,207 ($56.92) per share, for a total transaction of £168.28 ($227.68).
• On Monday, August 4th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 396 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,131 ($55.89) per share, with a total value of £16,358.76 ($22,133.35).
• On Wednesday, July 2nd, Tadeu Marroco acquired 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,427 ($46.37) per share, for a total transaction of £137.08 ($185.47).
• On Wednesday, June 4th, Tadeu Marroco bought 5 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,378 ($45.70) per share, with a total value of £168.90 ($228.52).

British American Tobacco Price Performance

BATS stock opened at GBX 4,224.20 ($57.15) on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 3,781.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 3,387.92. The company has a market cap of £92.94 billion, a PE ratio of -6.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 12-month low of GBX 2,556.23 ($34.59) and a 12-month high of GBX 4,345 ($58.79).

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported GBX 162.90 ($2.20) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a negative return on equity of 25.94% and a negative net margin of 52.84%. As a group, research analysts predict that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on BATS shares. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on British American Tobacco from GBX 4,800 ($64.94) to GBX 5,200 ($70.36) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on British American Tobacco from GBX 2,800 ($37.88) to GBX 3,300 ($44.65) and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on British American Tobacco from GBX 4,200 ($56.83) to GBX 4,400 ($59.53) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a GBX 3,000 ($40.59) price objective on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 3,960 ($53.58).

British American Tobacco Company Profile

BAT was founded in 1902 and was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1912. A constituent of the FTSE 100 since its creation in 1984, we have evolved, becoming the only truly global company in our sector.

BAT is transforming and is well positioned with a global footprint and multi-category portfolio.