British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Tadeu Marroco Buys 3 Shares

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco purchased 3 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,092 per share, for a total transaction of £122.76.

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

• On Wednesday, August 13th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 170 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,182 per share, for a total transaction of £7,109.40.
• On Wednesday, August 6th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,207 per share, for a total transaction of £168.28.
• On Monday, August 4th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 396 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,131 per share, for a total transaction of £16,358.76.
• On Wednesday, July 2nd, Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,427 per share, for a total transaction of £137.08.

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

Shares of LON:BATS opened at GBX 4,130 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.47. The business’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 3,976.18 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 3,490.76. The firm has a market capitalization of £90.26 billion, a PE ratio of 2,964.82, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 1 year low of GBX 2,621.79 and a 1 year high of GBX 4,806.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported GBX 162.90 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, equities research analysts expect that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on BATS shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on British American Tobacco from GBX 2,800 to GBX 3,300 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on British American Tobacco from GBX 4,800 to GBX 5,200 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered British American Tobacco to an “underperform” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from GBX 3,000 to GBX 3,400 in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on British American Tobacco from GBX 4,200 to GBX 4,400 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, British American Tobacco currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 4,040.

About British American Tobacco

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.