Insider Buying: British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Acquires £135.99 in Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco bought 3 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 4th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 4,533 per share, with a total value of £135.99.

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

• On Wednesday, October 7th, Tadeu Marroco bought 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 4,020 per share, for a total transaction of £160.80.
• On Wednesday, September 2nd, Tadeu Marroco purchased 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 4,130 per share, for a total transaction of £123.90.
• On Monday, August 17th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 377 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 4,214 per share, for a total transaction of £15,886.78.

British American Tobacco Price Performance

Shares of BATS opened at GBX 4,567 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 4,266.88 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 4,404.10. The stock has a market cap of £98.13 billion, a PE ratio of 15.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.11. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 1-year low of GBX 3,794 and a 1-year high of GBX 5,368. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.48, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.47.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on BATS shares. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 3,600 to GBX 3,800 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,100 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Thursday, October 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 5,500 to GBX 5,600 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 1st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 4,875.

About British American Tobacco

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.