British American Tobacco’s (BATS) “Buy” Rating Reiterated at UBS Group

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by investment analysts at UBS Group in a note issued to investors on Friday,London Stock Exchange reports. They presently have a GBX 5,750 price objective on the stock. UBS Group’s target price indicates a potential upside of 25.25% from the company’s current price.

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,200 price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 4,708.33.

British American Tobacco Trading Down 2.5%

Shares of BATS stock traded down GBX 116 during trading hours on Friday, reaching GBX 4,591. 14,690,881 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 12,963,834. British American Tobacco has a 1-year low of GBX 3,279 and a 1-year high of GBX 5,326. The business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 4,446.60 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 4,367.26. 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 firm has a market capitalization of £99.34 billion, a PE ratio of 13.15, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.12.

Insider Activity at British American Tobacco

In other British American Tobacco news, insider Tadeu Marroco sold 9,383 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 4,284, for a total value of £401,967.72. Also, insider Serpil Timuray acquired 47 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 4,372 per share, for a total transaction of £2,054.84. In the last quarter, insiders acquired 6,497 shares of company stock worth $28,696,866. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

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.