Tadeu Marroco Sells 9,383 Shares of British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Stock

Posted by Kyle Jackson on Mar 25th, 2026

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS – Get Free Report) insider Tadeu Marroco sold 9,383 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 4,284, for a total value of £401,967.72.

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

On Wednesday, March 4th, Tadeu Marroco bought 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 4,503 per share, with a total value of £180.12.
On Wednesday, February 4th, Tadeu Marroco bought 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,562 per share, for a total transaction of £136.86.
On Wednesday, January 7th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 4,001 per share, for a total transaction of £160.04.

British American Tobacco Price Performance

Shares of LON:BATS traded up GBX 20 during trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 4,352. 12,692,790 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,000,158. The company has a market capitalization of £94.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.07. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 1-year low of GBX 2,916 and a 1-year high of GBX 4,806. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60. The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 4,415.37 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 4,205.05.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported GBX 176.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a net margin of 30.23% and a return on equity of 16.33%. Equities analysts forecast that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on BATS shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on British American Tobacco from GBX 4,400 to GBX 4,900 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,200 price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 3,300 to GBX 4,150 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 4,450 to GBX 4,850 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 4,500.

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About British American Tobacco

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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.