British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Purchases £136.89 in Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Javed Iqbal bought 3 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,563 per share, for a total transaction of £136.89.

Javed Iqbal also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, June 3rd, Javed Iqbal purchased 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 4,400 per share, with a total value of £132.

British American Tobacco Price Performance

LON BATS opened at GBX 4,591 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 4,558.35 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 4,415.20. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 52 week low of GBX 3,508 and a 52 week high of GBX 5,326. 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 firm has a market capitalization of £99.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.15, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.12.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have weighed in on BATS shares. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,750 price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on British American Tobacco from GBX 5,200 to GBX 5,500 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, British American Tobacco currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 4,758.33.

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.