British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 4,858.33.

BATS has been the topic of a number of research reports. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,750 price objective on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Friday, May 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on British American Tobacco from GBX 3,600 to GBX 3,800 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,100 price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Friday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 5,200 to GBX 5,500 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd.

British American Tobacco Price Performance

Shares of BATS opened at GBX 4,125.39 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.48, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.47. The company’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 4,396.78 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 4,443.95. British American Tobacco has a 1-year low of GBX 3,677 and a 1-year high of GBX 5,368. The firm has a market capitalization of £88.98 billion, a PE ratio of 14.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.12.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 203.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a return on equity of 13.38% and a net margin of 24.99%. On average, equities research analysts predict that British American Tobacco will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at British American Tobacco

In related news, insider Matthew Wright purchased 5,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 4,500 per share, with a total value of £247,500. Also, insider Tadeu Marroco acquired 377 shares of British American Tobacco stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 4,214 per share, with a total value of £15,886.78. In the last three months, insiders have purchased 5,890 shares of company stock valued at $26,395,990. 0.13% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.