British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Tadeu Marroco Buys 4 Shares of Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 4,503 per share, with a total value of £180.12.

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

• On Wednesday, February 4th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average price 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 acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,001 per share, for a total transaction of £160.04.

British American Tobacco Price Performance

BATS opened at GBX 4,388 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 4,345.80 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 4,189.70. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a twelve month low of GBX 2,916 and a twelve month high of GBX 4,806. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60. The company has a market capitalization of £95.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.50, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.07.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last posted its earnings results 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%. Equities analysts expect that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on BATS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 3,300 to GBX 4,150 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on British American Tobacco from GBX 4,400 to GBX 4,900 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Citigroup upped their target price on 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. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,200 price objective on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. 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. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 4,500.

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. 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.