Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA Purchases New Stake in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI)

Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new stake in shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 2,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $77,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in BTI. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new position in British American Tobacco during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. ORG Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of British American Tobacco by 35.1% during the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 1,151 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 299 shares in the last quarter. Kieckhefer Group LLC purchased a new position in British American Tobacco during the fourth quarter worth about $44,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV increased its stake in British American Tobacco by 153.7% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 1,243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 753 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Continuum Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of British American Tobacco by 122.8% during the 3rd quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 1,357 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 748 shares in the last quarter. 16.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

Shares of BTI opened at $38.61 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The stock has a market cap of $80.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.93 and a beta of 0.53. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $37.93 and its 200-day moving average price is $37.10. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 52 week low of $28.25 and a 52 week high of $42.74.

British American Tobacco Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 9th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 30th will be issued a $0.7391 dividend. This represents a $2.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.66%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 30th. British American Tobacco’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 60.57%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. StockNews.com raised British American Tobacco from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 17th. UBS Group raised British American Tobacco from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th.

British American Tobacco Profile

British American Tobacco p.l.c. engages in the provision of tobacco and nicotine products to consumers worldwide. It also offers vapour, heated, and modern oral nicotine products; combustible cigarettes; and traditional oral products, such as snus and moist snuff. The company offers its products under the Vuse, glo, Velo, Grizzly, Kodiak, Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Camel, Natural American Spirit, Newport, Vogue, Viceroy, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant, Craven A, State Express 555 and Shuang Xi brands.