British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Sets New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

Shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 3,619 ($49.03) and last traded at GBX 3,614 ($48.96), with a volume of 18356439 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 3,546 ($48.04).

British American Tobacco Trading Up 1.8%

The company has a market cap of £79.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.88. The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 3,257.32 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 3,125.09.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Serpil Timuray purchased 3,275 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 4th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,200 ($43.35) per share, for a total transaction of £104,800 ($141,986.18). Also, insider Tadeu Marroco bought 206 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 3,379 ($45.78) per share, with a total value of £6,960.74 ($9,430.62). Insiders have bought a total of 4,096 shares of company stock valued at $13,204,030 over the last 90 days. 10.55% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.