British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Purchases £176 in Stock

Posted by Lauren Steadman on Jun 4th, 2026

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS – Get Free Report) insider Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,400 per share, for a total transaction of £176.

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

On Thursday, May 7th, Tadeu Marroco bought 36 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 4,297 per share, with a total value of £1,546.92.
On Friday, May 8th, Tadeu Marroco bought 6,036 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,426 per share, for a total transaction of £267,153.36.
On Friday, May 8th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 371 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 4,286 per share, for a total transaction of £15,901.06.
On Wednesday, May 6th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,412 per share, with a total value of £132.36.
On Monday, March 23rd, Tadeu Marroco sold 9,383 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 4,284, for a total transaction of £401,967.72.

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

Shares of LON:BATS traded down GBX 61 during trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 4,341. 31,521,705 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 12,724,596. The stock has a market capitalization of £93.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.12. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 12 month low of GBX 3,389 and a 12 month high of GBX 5,326. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 4,461.91 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 4,376.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.47.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BATS has been the subject of several recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,200 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Thursday, April 16th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,750 price objective on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 4,708.33.

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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.