MADDEN SECURITIES Corp Purchases 3,375 Shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI)

MADDEN SECURITIES Corp boosted its position in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI) by 10.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 34,310 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,375 shares during the quarter. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp’s holdings in British American Tobacco were worth $1,246,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Arlington Partners LLC raised its position in shares of British American Tobacco by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Arlington Partners LLC now owns 120,492 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,376,000 after buying an additional 4,610 shares in the last quarter. MBA Advisors LLC bought a new position in British American Tobacco in the 4th quarter worth about $205,000. Savant Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of British American Tobacco by 30.9% during the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 10,392 shares of the company’s stock valued at $377,000 after acquiring an additional 2,456 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of British American Tobacco by 92.0% during the fourth quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 25,171 shares of the company’s stock worth $914,000 after purchasing an additional 12,059 shares in the last quarter. Finally, D Orazio & Associates Inc. increased its position in shares of British American Tobacco by 6.8% in the fourth quarter. D Orazio & Associates Inc. now owns 12,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $462,000 after purchasing an additional 809 shares during the last quarter. 16.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on BTI. StockNews.com lowered shares of British American Tobacco from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. Barclays upgraded shares of British American Tobacco to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, UBS Group raised British American Tobacco from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th.

British American Tobacco Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of BTI opened at $42.31 on Tuesday. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a fifty-two week low of $28.25 and a fifty-two week high of $42.31. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $37.47 and a 200-day moving average price of $36.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.88.

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.