British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Insider Purchases £153.70 in Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco bought 5 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 3,074 ($39.72) per share, for a total transaction of £153.70 ($198.60).

British American Tobacco Price Performance

BATS opened at GBX 3,145 ($40.64) on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 3,065.20 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 2,906.19. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 52-week low of GBX 2,228.78 ($28.80) and a 52-week high of GBX 3,416 ($44.14). The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63. The stock has a market cap of £69.19 billion, a P/E ratio of -5.07, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported GBX 364.30 ($4.71) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a negative return on equity of 25.94% and a negative net margin of 52.84%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current year.

British American Tobacco Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 19th were issued a GBX 58.88 ($0.76) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 2.54%. This is a boost from British American Tobacco’s previous dividend of $57.72. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 19th. British American Tobacco’s dividend payout ratio is currently -38.08%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 2,800 ($36.18) target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Thursday, December 12th.

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.