British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Stock Has Average Price Target of GBX 4,875

Shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the six brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has assigned a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 4,875.

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on BATS. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 3,600 to GBX 3,800 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,100 price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Thursday, October 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 5,500 to GBX 5,600 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 1st.

Insider Activity

In other British American Tobacco news, insider Tadeu Marroco purchased 377 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 4,214 per share, for a total transaction of £15,886.78. Also, insider Matthew Wright purchased 5,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 4,500 per share, for a total transaction of £247,500. Insiders acquired 11,892 shares of company stock worth $51,924,772 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

British American Tobacco Stock Up 0.5%

LON BATS opened at GBX 4,452 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of £95.80 billion, a PE ratio of 15.31, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.11. British American Tobacco has a fifty-two week low of GBX 3,794 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 5,368. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 4,182.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 4,387.22. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.48.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 203.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a net margin of 24.99% and a return on equity of 13.38%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that British American Tobacco will post 361.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.