British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Tadeu Marroco Sells 9,383 Shares of Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco sold 9,383 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 4,284, for a total transaction of £401,967.72.

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

• On Wednesday, March 4th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,503 per share, for a total transaction of £180.12.
• On Wednesday, February 4th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 4,562 per share, for a total transaction of £136.86.
• On Wednesday, January 7th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 4,001 per share, with a total value of £160.04.

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

Shares of BATS stock opened at GBX 4,348 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of £94.30 billion, a PE ratio of 12.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.07. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 4,417.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 4,206.05. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 52-week low of GBX 2,916 and a 52-week high of GBX 4,806.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported GBX 176.76 EPS for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a return on equity of 16.33% and a net margin of 30.23%. On average, equities analysts expect that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BATS has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 4,400 to GBX 4,900 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 3,300 to GBX 4,150 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,200 price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 4,450 to GBX 4,850 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 4,500.

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. Our corporate purpose is to build A Better Tomorrow™, reducing the health impact of our business, by offering adult consumers a greater choice of enjoyable and less risky*† products compared to cigarettes.