Rep. Lisa C. McClain Purchases Shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI)

Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently bought shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI). In a filing disclosed on September 12th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in British American Tobacco stock on August 4th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “CHARLES SCHWAB BROKERAGE ACCOUNT 924” account.

Representative Lisa C. McClain also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) on 8/28/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) on 8/19/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) on 8/19/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Amedisys (NASDAQ:AMED) on 8/18/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Kite Realty Group Trust (NYSE:KRG) on 8/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) on 8/13/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) on 8/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) on 8/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of US Foods (NYSE:USFD) on 8/13/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Agree Realty (NYSE:ADC) on 8/13/2025.

British American Tobacco Price Performance

British American Tobacco stock opened at $54.70 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $55.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $48.04. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a one year low of $34.17 and a one year high of $59.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.55. The firm has a market cap of $112.54 billion, a PE ratio of 11.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.76 and a beta of 0.40.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On British American Tobacco

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BTI. GQG Partners LLC grew its holdings in British American Tobacco by 59.8% during the first quarter. GQG Partners LLC now owns 9,598,465 shares of the company’s stock valued at $397,089,000 after purchasing an additional 3,590,916 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its holdings in British American Tobacco by 2,066.9% during the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 3,476,001 shares of the company’s stock worth $164,519,000 after purchasing an additional 3,315,589 shares in the last quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd increased its position in shares of British American Tobacco by 20.7% during the second quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 14,503,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $686,473,000 after buying an additional 2,482,737 shares during the period. Citigroup Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of British American Tobacco by 833.5% in the second quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 2,121,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $100,430,000 after buying an additional 1,894,617 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of British American Tobacco by 201.6% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,748,324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $130,078,000 after acquiring an additional 1,837,106 shares during the period. 16.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on BTI shares. Morgan Stanley restated an “underweight” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on British American Tobacco in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Friday, June 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered British American Tobacco from a “sector perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Finally, Argus upgraded British American Tobacco from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $62.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, September 8th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $51.00.

About Representative McClain

Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan’s 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan’s 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.

About British American Tobacco

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.