British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Receives Buy Rating from Jefferies Financial Group

Posted by Defense World Staff on Apr 17th, 2026

Jefferies Financial Group reissued their buy rating on shares of British American Tobacco (LON:BATS – Free Report) in a report published on Thursday morning,Digital Look reports. The brokerage currently has a GBX 5,200 price objective on the stock.

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

BATS stock opened at GBX 4,152 on Thursday. British American Tobacco has a one year low of GBX 3,013 and a one year high of GBX 4,806. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.87. The firm has a market cap of £89.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.89, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.12. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 4,411.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 4,237.06.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported GBX 176.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a net margin of 30.23% and a return on equity of 16.33%. On average, equities analysts forecast that British American Tobacco will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Tadeu Marroco sold 9,383 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 4,284, for a total transaction of £401,967.72. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About British American Tobacco

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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.